剧码： Office Talk

Elaine在柜台遇到外国客户……

Elaine: Can I help you?

Client: I'm looking for someone who works here, but I lost his business card. His name's Jong or Jang or something like that.

Elaine: Chang?

Client: Yeah, that sounds right.

Elaine: There are about twenty people named Chang who work here. What department?

Client: Let me think...accounting, finance, something like that.

Elaine: [Checks office directory] Eric Chang in accounting?

Client: That's him!

Elaine: I'll call him and tell him you're here.

Client: I appreciate your help.

Elaine: Would you like to have a seat over there? It'll just be a minute. And can I have your name?

Client: Here's my card.

Elaine:OK. I'll have him come up to get you.

business card

名片，也可称作name card或简称card

Please give me your business card.

请惠赐一张名片。

department (n.)

部门

A: Where do you study?

你在哪里念书?

B: At Harvard, in the English department.

哈佛英文系。

finance (n.)

财务

I have a BA in finance.

我有财务的学士学位。

appreciate (v.)

感激

Do you appreciate my suggestions?

你觉得我的建议对你有帮助吗?

something like that

诸如此类的

A: Do you work for the government?

你为政府工作吗?

B: Something like that. Actually, I'm a spy.

可以这么说。其实，我是个间谍。

accounting (n.)

会计

She's in the accounting department.

她属于会计部。

office directory

办公室名册，分机表

Look up his number in the office directory.

在公司分机表上找一下他的号码。

Office Talk

伊莲:有什么我能帮您的吗?

客户:我在找一位在这儿工作的人，但是我弄丢他的名片了。他姓蒋或是简之类的。

伊莲:是张吗?

客户:对，听起来是。

伊莲:大约有二十个姓张的在这儿工作。是哪个部门的?

客户:我想想看……会计、财务之类的吧。

伊莲:(查办公司名册)是会计部的艾瑞克张吗?

客户:就是他!

伊莲:我来打电话告诉他您来了。

客户:非常谢谢你的帮忙。

伊莲:请在那边坐一下好吗?只要一下就来了。请教大名?

客户:这是我的名片。

伊莲:好的。我请他上来接您。