10、 On the Phone打电话

（1）Social Call 社交电话

A：Hello?
喂？

B： Hi, is Jane there?
喂，简在吗？

A：May I ask who’s calling?
请问是哪位？

B：This is Martin.
我是马丁。

A：Hold on, I’ll get her.
等等，我去叫他。

B：Thanks.
谢谢。

C：Hello?
喂？

B：Hi, Jane, this is Martin. How are you doing?
喂，简，我是马丁。你好吗？

C：I’m great, how are you?
很好，你好吗？

B：Fine. I was wondering if you’d like to go out to dinner tonight?
很好。你今天晚上想不想跟我出去吃饭？

C：That would be terrific. Where should we go?
好啊。去哪儿？

B：I thought we could try that new place on the corner by your apartment building.
我想我们可以去你住处拐角处的那个新开的饭馆。

C：Good idea. What time should we meet?
好。咱们什么时间见面？

B：Why don’t I come pick you up at around 7:00?
我7点左右来接你怎么样？

C：I’ll be ready!
那我等你！


（2）Business Call 公务电话

A：Li Yang Crazy English Company, good morning.
早上好，李阳疯狂英语公司。

B：Good morning. May I speak to Andrew Zhang, plase.
早上好。请找一下安德鲁•张。

A：I’m sorry, Mr. Zhang is in a meeting at the moment. Can he call you back?
对不起，张先生在开会。可以让他给你回电话吗？

B：Sure thing.
当然可以。

A：Can I have your name and number, please.
请把你的名字和电话号码给我。

B：Yes, this is Peter Chen from Beijing. I’m at 87367059.
好的，我是北京的彼得•陈。我的号码是：87367059。

A：I’ll have him call you right back.
我让他很快给你回电话。

B：Thanks.
谢谢。


A：Mr. Chen, please.
请找陈先生。

B：I’m sorry, Mr. Chen just stepped away from his desk. May I take a message?
对不起，陈先生刚好走开了。要给他留言吗？

A：Would you ask him to call Mr. Zhang from Li Yang Crazy English Company?
请叫他给李阳疯狂英语公司的张先生打个电话好吗？

B：May I ask what this is in reference to?
可以问问是关于什么事情吗？

A：I’m just returning his call.
我是回他的电话。

B：OK. I’ll give him the message.
好的。我会转告他。

A：Thanks. Good-bye.
谢谢。再见。

额外成就感

电话英语
message 留言
* Can I leave a massage for Tom?
我可以给汤姆留言吗？
* Please take my phone messages for me. I’m going to be out of the office for a while.
请帮我记一下电话留言。我要出去一会。

call back 再打来电话
* Tell Kim I’ll call her back ten minutes later.
我十分钟后再给金姆打电话。
* I’m so busy right now I can’t really talk. I’m going to have to call you back later.
我现在很忙，不能跟你多说。一会再打电话给你。

return a call 回电话
* I haven’t spoken to her yet; she won’t return my calls.
我还没跟她说上话呢，她不肯给我回电话。
* I don’t know what time we’re leaving tomorrow. I’m still waiting for Jim to return my call.
我不知道明天几点走。我还在等吉姆给我回电话。

hold on 稍等，不要挂电话
* Don’t hang up. Hold on, I’ll get him. 别挂电话。等一下，我去找他。
* I’m not sure if I have the information you need. Hold on for a minute and I’ll look.
我不能确定这有没有你想要的信息。别挂电话，我帮你查一下。