1·"I want to send a telegram."—"Fine, to whom?"
“我想发个电报。” — “好的，给谁？”
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
2·The telegram was to be mailed that night.
电报要在那天晚上发出去。
3·"We must send a telegram to check whether Barrymore is in London or at Baskerville Hall," said Holmes.
“我们必须发封电报去核实一下巴里摩尔此时是在伦敦还是在巴斯克维尔庄园里。”福尔摩斯说道。
4·How much did the telegram cost?
拍那份电报花了多少钱？
—— 《新英汉大辞典》
5·I sent him a telegram, congratulating him on his success.
我给他发去一个电报，祝贺他的成功。
1·I once sent a dozen of my friends a telegram saying "flee at once — all is discovered." They all left town immediately.
我曾经给我的十二个朋友发电报说“事情暴露，马上离开。”他们所有人立刻离开了这个城市。
2·Previously, we can only send letters or telegram, which is too slow and expensive.
以前，我们只能写信或者发电报，不仅慢而且还贵。