Calling a company

A：ABC Company, my name is Lucy. How can I help you?

B：Hello, Lucy, this is Monica. I’m calling for the accountant position. I saw the information about the vacancy on your company’s website. Is it still available?

A：Thank you for your interest. The position is still available. Have you already sent your CV to us?

B：No, not yet. First, I want to check about the availability and see if you could give more information.

A：It is urgent for us to fill this position now and I would like to stress that English is a must because of the international contacts and most likely traveling abroad very soon. If all these is not problem for you, I recommend you to mention these in your cover letter and send it to me directly.

B：The notification period of my current job is not that long and I’m quite profession to English and I am happy with the traveling abroad as I’m good dealing with the people from other cultures. It makes the whole job even more interesting. I will send my resume to you still this week.

A：ABC公司，你好，我是Lucy，请问您有什么事?

B：Lucy，你好!我是Monica。我想询问一下贵公司的会计岗位。我在贵公司的主页上看到了职位招聘信息，请问这个信息现在还有效吗?

A：谢谢您的关心。目前我们还没有找到何时的人选。您给我们投简历了吗?

B：还没有。我想先确认一下这个职位现在是不是还空缺着，同时想多了解一下。

A：目前我们急需这方面的人才，我们也希望应聘者的有较好的英语水平，因为这个职位可能需要经常和出差国外，和外国人接触，如果这些条件您都符合，我建议您直接写一封信给我们，直接寄给我就可以了。

B：我目前的工作的通知时间不是很长，我本人英语水平也很不错，另外我擅长与不同国家的人打交道，喜欢出差国外。我现在对这份工作更加有兴趣了。我会在本周内给您发简历的。

Is it still available?

请问这个信息现在还有效吗?

available 有用的，有效的，如：Several cars are available within this price range.

在这个价格范围内，有好几种汽车可供选购。

Do you have a room available?

你们有空房间吗?

同义词：obtainable 可获得的;可取得的

如：Are his records still obtainable?

他的唱片还能买到吗?

区别：

错句: Details are available by calling this number.

订正: Details can be obtained by calling this number.

翻译: 通过拨打这个电话号码可以获得详情。

分析: 这里强调细节的“获得”，需通过拨打电话，而available只是客观表示细节的存在。

注意：近几年available比obtainable和procurable用得更为普遍。