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生活中該如何正確地使用英語打電話呢?不擅長英語口語的人接到英語電話時,千萬不要手足無措。如果不會復(fù)雜的英文句式,試著記住以下幾個簡單又實(shí)用的表達(dá),能讓你輕松應(yīng)對英語電話。
情景對話
A: Hello, this is Jeffrey Black from Hisco Technology Company. Can I speak to Alexander Walker?
B: Alexander Walker? Im sorry. Im afraid youve got the wrong number. Theres nobody here by this name.
A: Sorry, Ive dialed(撥號) the wrong number.
Dial again...
C: Good morning, Thomson Company. How may I help you?
A: Good morning, is Alexander Walker in?
C: Excuse me, who is this?
A: This is Jeffrey Black speaking. Can I speak to Alexander Walker?
C: Hold the line, please. Ill get him to the phone.
C: Sorry, hes not available(有空的) right now. He is attending a meeting. Would you like to leave a message?
A: OK.
C: Hold on for just a second so I can grab(抓住) a pen and paper. OK, go ahead, please.
A: Will you please tell him to call me at 736897... when he is available?
C: Sorry, I have poor telephone reception here. Can you slow down and repeat it again?
A: Sure, please tell him that Jeffrey from Hisco Technology Company has called, and please let him call back at 736897666 when he finishes meeting.
C: 736897666. OK, I will pass the message on to him.
A: Thank you very much.
C: You are welcome!
A:您好, 我是海思科科技公司的杰弗里·布萊克。能請亞歷山大·沃克接電話嗎?
B:亞歷山大·沃克?對不起,恐怕您打錯電話了,這里沒有叫這個名字的人。
A:不好意思,我打錯號碼了。
再次撥通電話……
C:早上好,湯姆森公司。有什么可以幫您的嗎?
A:早上好,請問亞歷山大·沃克在嗎?
C:不好意思,請問您是?
A:我是杰弗里·布萊克,能請亞歷山大·沃克接電話嗎?
C:請別掛斷電話,我讓他來接電話。
C:對不起,他現(xiàn)在沒有空接電話,他正在參加一個會議。您需要給他留言嗎?
A:好的。
C:稍等一下,我去拿筆和紙。好啦,請說吧。
A:請告訴他,有空時給我回個電話,我的電話號碼是736897……
C:不好意思,我這里的電話信號不好。
您能說慢點(diǎn),再重復(fù)一遍嗎?
A:當(dāng)然可以。請告訴他,海思科科技公司的杰弗里打過電話找他,請他會議結(jié)束后回電736897666。
C:736897666。好的,我會轉(zhuǎn)告他的。
A:非常感謝。
C:不客氣!
Tips
1. 詢問致電人信息
·Who is speaking/ calling? 誰在說話?
·Excuse me, who is this? 不好意思,請問您是?
·May I have your name? 請問您的名字是什么?
2. 介紹自己
·This is Jeffrey Black/ This is Jeffrey Black speaking. 我是杰弗里·布萊克。
·Hello, Jeffrey speaking. 您好,我是杰弗里。
3. 信號不好/串線
·I have bad/ poor cellphone reception. 我的手機(jī)信號不好。
·We have a bad connection/ a bad line. 電話線路好像有問題。
·The lines are crossed. 串線了。
4. 通話聲音太小/對方說話太快
·Could you speak up, please?/ Would you please speak a little louder? 您能大點(diǎn)聲嗎?
·Would you slow down, please?/ Could you please speak a little slowly? 您能說慢點(diǎn)嗎?