there are the pips

there are the pips
listen to this 中的一句话,全文如下：
Clara:That number has been engaged for ages.Nobody can be that popular.I wonder if her number has been changed.I think I'll try again.
(Sound of dialing and ringing tone.)
Sue:3346791.
Clara:Is that you,Sue?
Sue:Who's calling?
C1ara:This is Clara.Clara Ferguson.Don't you remember me?
Sue:Clara!Of course I remember you.How are you?I haven't heard from you for at least two years.What are you doing?
Clara:Nothing very exciting.That's one reason I'm ringing.I need some advice.
Sue:Advice.Hmm.That's a good one.I've just been sacked.
Clara:There are the pips.Hang on,Sue.
Clara:What do you mean ...you've just been sacked?Sue,you're the most successful woman I know.
Sue:That's probably why I've been sacked.But let's talk about you.You said you needed some advice.
Clara:I certainly do.I wanted to ask you about interviews.Have you had a lot of them?
Sue:Yes,I have.Too many.
Clara:So,could you tell me the sort of questions you're usually asked?
Sue:Let me think.The first ten questions are almost always the same.I call them the 'whys','hows' and 'wheres'.
(Sound of pips.)
Clara:Not again.Don't go away,Sue.I've got one more coin.
Clara:Are you there,Sue?
Sue:Yes,I'm still here.
Clara:Sorry,I didn't understand what you were telling me.Could you repeat it?
Sue:It's very boring,but here you are:
I'm always asked:
Why I want to leave my present job?
Why I am interested in the new job?
How I intend to get to work?
How long I intend to stay in the job?
Where I live?
Where I went to school?
How much I'm paid in my present job?
How much I expect to be paid in the new job?
Oh yes.I'm always asked if I'm married.
(Sound of pips.)
Clara:That's it,Sue.No more coins.I'll write to you soon ...and many thanks.

pip就是短促的“嘀”声,像电台里整点报时“北京时间XX点整”前面那个"嘀..."就是pip.
在这段里pips就是指电话里的提示音,提醒你通话费快没了、快没钱了.
Clara:There are the pips.Hang on,Sue.我这儿有提示音.等一下,Sue.（投了个硬币,继续通话）
(Sound of pips.) 电话提示音
Clara:Not again.Don't go away,Sue.I've got one more coin.不要这样了.别走开,我还有一个硬币.（又投了个硬币,继续通话）
(Sound of pips.) 电话提示音
Clara:That's it,Sue.No more coins.I'll write to you soon ...and many thanks.就这样吧,没硬币了.我随后再写信给你.
其他的不用我翻了吧,楼上的童鞋都给翻了个大概了,虽然里面有不少错误,大意还差不多吧.
第一句我给翻一下吧,不然看着太别扭了.That number has been engaged for ages.这个号码占线也太长时间了.