電話實(shí)用英語:留言(二)

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Dialogue A
    (A:Jan Wise B:Receiver)
    A:Hello.Can I speak to Mr..Clark?
    B:May I have your name,Please?
    A:This is Jan Wise speaking.
    B:Hold on,please…I’m sorry,but he’s on another line now.
    Would you care to hold?
    A:Well,I need to leave in a minute.Could you take a message,Please?
    B:Certainly.
    A:It’s a little complicated… I’m Mr..Clark’s former classmate.
    B:OK.
    A:I was supposed to meet Mr.Clark for lunch at 12∶30 at Ernie restaurant with a friend of us,Miss White…
    B:Ernie…Miss White——OK…
    A:But Miss White’s flight arrived late,and I need to pick her up at the airport now…
    B:Airport——OK…
    A:So please tell him that the time is changed to 1∶00…
    B:One o’clock…
    A:And I hear that Miss White likes to eat Chinese food recently,so I want to meet at Beijing restaurant instead of Ernie’s. By the way,please tell him not to book the table,I have done it al-ready.
    B:Beijing restaurant… Chinese food——OK,Miss Wise,I’ll give him the message.Anything else?
    A:That’s all.Thank you for trouble taken.Good-bye.
    B:Good-bye
    Dialogue B
    (A:Jim Brown B:Receiver)
    A:Hello.This is Jim Brown of the Export Department.May I speak to Mr..Wang?
    B:I’m sorry,but he is out of the office right now.
    A:When will he be back?
    B:He should be back at any moment.
    A:I wonder if you could give Mr..Wang a message for me?
    B:Yes,certainly.Just a minute.I’ll get a pen.(Pause)Okay,please carry on.
    A:There will be a very urgent meeting at three o’clock and I would like Mr..Wang to attend it.
    B:Okay,an urgent meeting…three o’clock…May I ask what it’s regarding?
    A:Yes.It’s regarding the foreign exchange market and our sales strategy this year.
    B:Shall I tell Mr..Wang to prepare any material?
    A:Yes,thank you.
    B:I’ll let him know,Mr..Brown.
    A:Thank you very much.Bye.
    B:Bye.
    Dialogue C
    (A:Mary B:Receiver C:John’s voice)
    A:Hello.Is John in?
    B:No,can I take a message?
    A:No.I really need to talk to him personally.
    B:Would you like to leave a message on his voice mail,then?
    A:Yes.Thank you.
    B:Hold on and I’ll transfer you.(Pause)
    C:Hi,this is John.I’m not available to take your call,but please leave your name,number and a brief message.I’ll get back to you as soon as possible.
    A:Hi,John.It’s Mary and I really need to talk to you.I won’t be able to go to the party with you.Please call me at 556-3243when you get back.
    Words and Expressions
    complicate vt.使複雜;使麻煩
    former a.以前的;前者
    suppose vt.讓;猜想;假定,以為
    restaurant n.飯店,飯館
    flight n.飛行,飛翔,航班
    change v.改變,變化;更換,交換
    recently a.近來的;最近的,目前的
    instead ad.代替,頂替
    book n.書,書籍,v.定,預(yù)定
    trouble n.煩惱;苦惱;困境;麻煩
    department n.部;(大學(xué)等的)系
    export vt.輸出;把……出口
    attend v.出席,照顧
    regard v.考慮,認(rèn)為,把……看作是
    exchange v.交換;調(diào)換,兌換;交流
    market n.(交易)市場;(集)市
    sale n.出售,出賣;賤賣,大減價(jià)
    strategy n.戰(zhàn)略,策略
    material n.材料;原料;資料
    personally a.親自的;就個(gè)人而言
    voice mail語音信箱
    transfer v.遷移;調(diào)動(dòng);變換;傳輸
    brief a.簡略的,簡短的