In his office, he had a dummy phone that rang whenever he stepped on a secret button under his desk; he would then cite urgent business to chase away guests who had overstayed their welcome.

在办公室里，他安装了一部假的电话；每当按下桌下的秘密按钮时，他就用一些看似要紧的事物打发走那些待得太久的客人。

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When his phone rang, instead of dutifully answering it, he casually tossed it away.

手机响的时候，他非但没有按部就班地去接听，而是将手机随手扔掉。

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Six miles away, Mal 'akh was moving through the corridors of the U.S. Capitol Building with a cell phone pressed to his ear. He waited patiently as the line rang.

六英里外，马拉克正走在美国国会大厦的走廊上，手机紧贴着耳朵，耐心地等着电话接通。

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When this Fall Fashion issue was a precious few weeks away, I rang up FORBES GLOBAL's man in Europe, Richard Heller, with a plea.

FORBES: Talk isn't cheap

He said that if she rang a bell on the desk while he was away he would come running back, and she could eat one marshmallow but would forfeit the second.

NEWYORKER: Don��t!

The supporter was taken away on a stretcher from the ground to hospital as a round of applause by both sets of supporters rang out.

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