每周一早晨，保险公司的电话接线员听取周末发生的机车事故，将数十条标准化问题的答案输入电脑。

Every Monday morning, telephone operators at insurance firms listen to stories of the weekend's motoring mishaps, typing the answers to several dozen standard questions into their computers.

人们担心，开采矿藏可能导致流经山脉的数十条常年溪流以及两条大河出现干涸，污染物还可能给果园和秧苗带来损害，比如一些药用作物。

It is feared the mine could dry up dozens of perennial streams and two rivers that run through the hills, while pollution could damage fruit orchards and plants said to possess medicinal properties.

对患有打电话恐惧症的人而言，他们可以在一间满是陌生人的屋子里侃侃而谈，也可以在一天中发出数十条短信，但一需要给别人打电话时，他们就会浑身颤栗。

Those who suffer from telephobia might be comfortable delivering a talk in a room full ofstrangers or might send dozens of text messages a day, but get shivers when they need to talkon the phone.