Caller : Hello, can I speak to Annie Wan (anyone)? 哈羅,我可以和Annie Wan(聽上去像anyone「任何人」)通話嗎?
Operator : Yes, you can speak to me.可以你可以和我講。
Caller : No, I want to speak to Annie Wan (anyone)! 不,我找「任何人」。
Operator : You are talking to someone! Who is this? 你不正在和我講話嗎,請問你叫什麼名字?
Caller : I』m Sam Wan (Someone). And I need to talk to Annie Wan (anyone)! It』s urgent. 我是Sam Wan(聽上去像「某人」),我要找「任何人」,有急事!
Operator : I know you are someone and you want to talk to anyone! But what』s this urgent matter about? 我知道你是「某人」,也知道你要找「任何人」,有什麼急事呢?
Caller : Well… just tell my sister Annie Wan (anyone) that our brother Noel Wan (no one)has in ol ed in an accident. Noel Wan (no one)got injured and now Noel Wan (no one) is being sent to the hospital. Right now, A ery Wan (e eryone) is on his way to the hospital. 我嘛,我要告訴我的妹妹「任何人」,哥哥Noel Wan(聽上去像「沒人」no one)受了傷,「沒人」送醫院。現在A ery Wan(聽上去像「每個人」)正在去醫院的路上。
Operator : Look if no one was injured and no one was sent to the hospital, then the accident isn』t an urgen t matter! You may find this hilarious but I don』t ha e time for this!原來沒人受傷,有什麼著急的!我沒時間和你逗樂子。
Caller : You are so rude! Who are you? 你這是什麼態度?你叫什麼?
Operator : I』m Saw Lee (Sorry).我叫Saw Lee(聽上去像「對不起」,sorry)
Caller : Yes! You should be sorry. Now gi e me your name!!! 你真應該說對不起,你告訴我你的名字叫什麼?!
if you are smart enough, you won't do as LZ said. this is pretty stupid. You always can tell people first about your name even if your name pronounces like "someone" or "anyone". people still can tell that. Don't assume others as dum as you do....