Definition: In this task, given a sentence in the Japanese language, your task is to convert it into the English language.
Input: かれらは、しかし、すぐに、新型の電話は在庫が少ないことを知り、他の国々が経験したように電話のアクティベーションの遅延を経験した。
Output:
They soon learned, however, that the new phones were in short supply, and like other countries experienced delays in activating the phones.