Oh, hello, John. Are you using your dictating machine this morning?

你好啊，John，你今天上午要用你的听写机吗？

Oh, hello, John. Are you using your dictating machine this morning? I've got a long report I must dictate. Can I borrow your machine?

你好，约翰。你今天上午要用录音机吗？我有个长报告要录音。我能借用你的录音机吗？

His office had soundproofing on the ceiling, a gray steel desk with two matching chairs, a gray dictating machine on a gray stand, a telephone and pen set of the same color as the walls and floor.

他的办公室在天花板上安装了隔音设备，一张灰色的钢制办公桌和两把相配的椅子，灰色支架上放着一台灰色的听写机，一部电话和一套与墙壁和地板颜色相同的钢笔。