I called Gatsby's house a few minutes later, but the line was busy.

几分钟以后我打电话到盖茨比去，但一直占线。

Hello, caller. I'm afraid the line is still busy.

你好，访客，恐怕他的电话还是占线。

No, I tried to call her but the line was busy.

没有，我试着给她打电话，但一直占线。

Andand don't get discouraged if the phone lines are jammed.

因为电话占线而放弃。

Not yet. Line is busy. I will ring later, but that hotel is never full in march.

还没有。对方占线。我晚些时候再打，但馆3月份从来会客满。

And we ask the public not to call in so that the Zodiac himself can reach us.

请民众拨打进来占线 好让黄道带本人可以和我们连线。

I really really hate to call someone and have the busy.

我真的真的讨厌打电话时遇到占线。

Your line will be busy if your phone is off the hook.

如果您的电话处于摘机状态，您的线路将会占线。

" The line is busy, Sir, " chanted the operator.

“电话占线， 先生，” 接线员喊道。

Do you realize this? - I do realize.

威勒先生 你占线两个多小时了。

She rang Mrs Tavett but the line was engaged.

【engaged】她打电话给塔韦夫人，但电话占线。

You know, I... We're fine, we don't need anything.

我本来打给你 但你说别占线。

I called Sonya, but her line was busy.

【busy】我给索尼娅打过电话，但是占线。

The line's been busy all day.

但一整天都占线。

I've been trying to get through to the bank for hours, but the line is always busy.

例子: 我试着打通银行的电话已经好几个小时了, 但是电话总是占线。

And some of the reasons why you can't get through: " The line is busy" .

还有一些打通的原因：“线路占线” 。

I don't know why I never found this out, because every time I got a busy signal, I'd be like, hello?

我知道为什么我以前没发现这个，因为每次我听到占线音时，我都会说，喂？

And so many people are calling in that they would find each other on these busy signal lines and figured out, hey, wait a minute, this is a thing.

而且打电话的人这么多， 他们在这些占线信号线上互相找到了对方，并意识到，嘿，等等，这事儿能成。