Ruth chats with her boyfriend on the phone for hours.

露丝和她的男友在电话上聊天一聊就是几个钟头。

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Imagine if you called up a business colleague on the phone, and you were put on hold for a few hours while the colleague prepared a response for your request.

想象您在与一个同事打电话，而必须在电话机上等几个小时，直到同事给您的请求准备好响应这种情景。

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Over the next three days in the hotel, I settled into a rhythm of eating three meals a day, watching preparations for the British royal wedding on TV, and talking with my mom by phone every few hours.

在宾馆的之后三天里，我稳定地每天吃三顿饭，看着电视上英国准备皇家婚礼的过程，隔几个小时就给妈妈打个电话。

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So common sense would dictate not to talk on the phone for hours if your small and ring fingers go numb.

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"There were multiple calls to this number, where he would stay on the phone for hours, " Couric told ABC's "World News with Diane Sawyer" on Wednesday.

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"There were days when Scott was on the phone for hours with tax people trying to figure out what he was supposed to do in order to comply, " Ms. Comstock says.

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