打电话和接电话英语口语用语
电话英语中最基本的就是打电话和接电话,而中文和英文在电话用语方面更是有着很大的区别,比如,我们中文中如果是接电话会说:我是某某人,请讲,所以对应的英语翻译是:i am --.speaking,plea。但是英语却不是这样的,正确的英语是:This is --speaking。
我们先通过以下三段对话来了解一下这方面的差异:
Dialogue A
A:Hello?
B:Hello.is this 4474716?I'd like to speak to Mr.Wang,plea?
A:I'm sorry.Mr.Wang is out right now.
B:May I know when he'll be back?
A:I don't know,but he will certainly be back for lunch.This is his wife speaking.Can I take a message for him?
B:Thank you,Mrs.Wang.Plea tell him to be at the airport one hour before tomorrow afternoon.
A:Very good.I'll let him know as soon as he comes back.But,may I have your name,plea?
B:This is Lin Ming.Thank you.Bye.
A:Good-bye.
Dialogue B
A:Good morning.
B:Good morning.This is Li Gang here I'm calling from New York in America.
A:How can I help you?
B:I'm trying to get hold of Mr.Chen.Is he available?
A:I'll just find out for you,sir… Hello,are you still there? Unfortunately,Mr.Chen is not available at the moment.Would you like me to put you through to Mr.Li?
B:Yes,plea.That's very kind of you.
A:You're welcome.
旋律的英文 Dialogue C
(A:Jane B:Mary C:Sue)
A:Hello!
B:Hello! Good morning.Who is that speaking?
A:It's Jane.I'm so sorry that I made such an early phone call.
B:It's nothing.Who do you wish to talk to?
A:Is Sue James in?
B:Sue!Jane wants you on the phone.
A:Hello!Is Sue there?
C:Yes,speaking.
A:Oh,sorry,I'm afraid I won't attend the meeting this morning.Last night I had a sore throat and I started getting bot.
C:Do you have a temperature?Have you taken it?
A:No,haven't yet.
C:Don't worry about the meeting.You'd better go to e a doctor.I wish you will soon be well.
A:Thank you,Sue.Bye.
B:Bye.
通过以上三段小对话,我们了解了电话英语的一些基本的口语用法和表达。下面我们来学习一下电话英语中的一些常用的词汇。
Words and Expressions
available a.可得到的,可达到的
airport n.机场,航空站
New York n.纽约
unfortunately ad.不幸地,遗憾地
welcome a.受欢迎的
attend vt.出席,参加
非谓语动词练习题
sore a.痛的,疼痛发炎的
throat n.咽喉,喉咙
America n.美国
e a doctor 看医生,就诊
put through (电话用语)把……接通
最后我们来复习一下电话英语中接听电话一些口语用语:
1.Hello,is this 4474716? 喂,是4474716号吗?
2.I'd like to speak to Mr.Wang. 我想和王先生讲话。
3.I'm sorry.Mr.Wang is out right now. 对不起,王先生现在不在。
4.May I know when he'll be back?您能告诉我他什么时候回来吗?
5.This is his wife speaking. 我是他的妻子。
6.Can I take a message for him?要我转告吗?
7.May I have your name,plea?请问您是谁?
8.Is he available? 他能接电话吗?
9.I'll just find out for you.我给您看看他在不在?
10.Hello,are you still there?喂,您没挂断吧?
11.Who is that speaking?请问您是谁?
12.I'm so sorry that I made such an early phone call.对不起我这么早打电话。
13.Who do you wish to talk to?您要找谁呀?
14.Is Sue James in?休·詹姆斯在吗?
15.Hello!Is Sue there?喂!是休吗?
16.Yes,speaking.是的,我就是。
接电话
The phone is&
如果对方正巧找的就是你,该如何回答?
如果找别人,又该如何回答?
若对方找的人不在或因为其他原因无法接听,你又该说些什么?
喂!我是汤姆。Hello! This is Tom.
○ Yes! Tom Jones. 喂! 我是汤姆?琼斯。
○ Yeah! Jones residence. 喂! 这儿是琼斯家。
★ residence n. 住处,住所
■ 在电话里说“我是…”要用“This&”,而不是“I am…”。
我就是。This is him.
○ Speaking. 请讲。
■“This is him.”意思是“我就是(你找的那个‘他专业英语翻译器’)”,如果打电话的人要找的是一位女性,那么接听的人则可以说 “This is her.”。
哪位?Who’s speaking?start什么意思
cem
= Who’s that speaking, plea?
= May I ask who is calling?
= Who’s calling?
= Who is that?
■ 在确认对方是谁¬时,不能说“Who are you?”或者“Are you…?”。
请稍等,我看他在不在。Hang on a moment, plea. I’ll e if he’s in.
○ One moment, plea. 请稍等。
○ Just a cond, plea. 请稍等。
○ Hold the line. 别挂。
○ Hold, plea. 请别挂。
○ Plea hold. 请别挂。
shore
莉莉,有你的电话。 Lily, there’s a phone call for you.
= Lily, you’re wanted on the phone.
他现在正忙着呢。He is tied up right now.
○ He’s on another line. 他正在接另外一个电话。
■“be tied up”指“没有空闲,时间被占用”。
抱歉,他不在。Sorry, he’s out.
= Sorry, he’s not in.
= I’m sorry, he’s not here at the moment.
○ Sorry, he’s on lunch break. 抱歉,他在午休。
○ Sorry, he is not available. fly love抱歉,他不在/没时间。
★ available a. 有空的,可以接听电话的
● lunch break“午休时间”
对不起,让你久等了。I’m sorry to have kept you waiting.
= Sorry to have kept you waiting.
= Sorry to keep you waiting.
我把电话给你转过去。Let me transfer your call.
撒谎英文★ transfer v. 转移,转接
你要跟谁通话?Who do you want to talk to?
= Who do you want to speak with?
= Who do you wish to speak to?
FUN 轻松:看图
“The main office nt us a microwave oven for our half-baked ideas.”
Answering the Telephone
Linda:Hello! Who is speaking?
John:Hello! This is John. I want to speak to Linda.
Linda:This is her.
John:Hi, Linda. I’m just calling to invite you to a dinner party tomorrow evening.implement什么意思
Linda:Really? What time and where? ?
>oh susanna