H.: You bought a used one?
M.: No, Afua gave me her family's old one. It doesn't work too well. When people leave messages, it records only the first few seconds.
H.: That's better than nothing, I guess.
M.: Yeah. I can find out who's calling, but not what they wanna say. What are you doing here?
H.: (vaguely) Oh, checking out some suppliers. Hey, have you heard? I'm starting my own business.
(Words and Phrases)
"answering machine" 留守番電話
"checking out some suppliers" 納入業者を何軒か調べている
