希瑟在家吗?
(Hold phones)
Laura : Hello?
劳拉：喂?
Eric : Hi! Is Heather there?
诶力克：嗨，希瑟在吗
Laura : May I know who’s speaking?
劳拉：请问你是哪位
Eric : This is Eric Martin.
诶力克：我是诶力克·马丁
Laura : Heather's not here right now.
劳拉：希瑟现在不在
Eric: Do you know when she’ll be back?
诶力克：你知道她什么时候回来吗
Laura : She went to the store to buy some groceries. She might be back in another 20 minutes. Would you like to leave a message?
劳拉：我去商店买东西去了。大概20分钟后就回了。你要留言吗
Eric: Yes, would you please tell her Eric Martin called?
诶力克：好的，麻烦你告诉她我打电话了好吗
Laura : Sure. I'll tell her you called once she’s back.
劳拉：好的，她一回来我就告诉她
Eric: OK. Thanks.
诶力克：好，谢谢
Leaving a Message at an Office.办公室留言
(Please hold phones)
Lisa: Hi! Can I speak to Mr. John Cain?
丽萨：请帮我呼叫一下约翰·该隐吗
Deck: I’m sorry. He just left for a meeting. Is it something urgent?
德克：抱歉，他刚去开会了。有什么急事吗
Lisa: Well, I just need to ask him something about the printing job he gave us. Could you take a message for him?
丽萨：恩，我想问问他关于他给我们的绘画工作的事。你能帮我给他留言吗
Deck: Yeah, sure!
德克：好的
Lisa: Okay, just let him know that the design hasn’t arrived yet, and we can’t keep the schedule if it doesn’t reach us within 2 hours.
丽萨：好，麻烦你告诉他如果设计方案两个小时内没到，我们就不能按时交工了
Deck : Alright, I will tell him that.
德克：好的，收到
Asking to Leave a Message.
请求留言
(Hold phones)
Laura: Hi! May I speak with Mr. Martin?
劳拉：请帮我呼叫马丁先生
Lisa: Mr. Martin is not at home. May I know who’s calling?
丽萨：马丁现在不在家。请问您是哪位
Laura: It’s Laura Pattinson. When can I talk to him?
劳拉：我是劳拉·蒲定孙。他什么时候回来
Lisa: I’m not sure when he’ll be back. Do you want to leave a message?
丽萨：我不太确定。你需要我帮您留言吗
Laura: Yes, please. Could you remind him about tomorrow’s Association party? It’s important for him to be there on time.
劳拉：好的，你告诉他明天的联谊会。请他务必按时参加
Lisa: Alright. I’ll let him know.
丽萨：恩，好的，我会告诉他的
Forgot to Read the Message?
忘记读取留言
Laura: Hey! Why weren’t you there at the party?
劳拉：嗨，你怎么没去晚会
Eric: What party?
诶力克：什么晚会
Laura: I left a message with your wife asking you to be there at the Association’s party. Didn’t you get it?
劳拉：我向你的妻子留言告诉你务必参加联谊会。你没有收到?
Eric: Ooops. She always pens down the messages for the calls I get in the day. I forgot to read yesterday’s.
诶力克：天啊，她总是把当天的留言记下来，我忘了看昨天的了
Laura: Fantastic! You just missed one of the most important business events!
劳拉：怎么这样?你错过了一场最重要的商务会议
Eric: Never mind! There’ll be many other opportunities.
诶力克：没关系，还有机会
Vocabulary
Groceries : Food, fruits or other things you eat that you can buy from a grocery store or a supermarket.
Pens down : Pen down is to write down. Sometimes people also say jot down.
Association : An association is a group of people who’ve come together for some common goal.
Opportunities : Opportunities are happenings or incidents which you can benefit from in some way if you take the right action.
