"让你的手指头代你走路。"跟着中国的进世,越来越多的外资企业将进进中国市场,我们与外商打仗的机遇随之增多。东方人是极度注意事前电话预定的。关于我们中国人来说,若何准确利用英语电话用语,本领到达预期的目标呢?
良多自以为能用英语举行简朴会话的人,在面临用英语通电话的场所就会变得惶恐失落措,手足无措也是罕见的事。实在,用英语打电话有一定的形式及惯用语,笔者简朴回纳如下:
"喂"可以连喊几声,挂电话打招呼时,只需说一次就够了。也可视情况说 Good morning (afternoon , evening)。习尚上,英语国家的人(分外是美国人)打电话一同头就自报姓名或自己的电话号码,乃至是义务单元或住址等等。如: "Hello ( Good morning ,"(喂,你好,我这儿的电话号码是2856123。)或" This is Marg"(我是玛丽)。有的人在接电话时只回答Hello,而期待对方开始说话。可是如许做法肯定地使对方提出"Is this 7856111?"(这是7856111电话吗?)或 "Is that Peter"(这是彼得家吗?)如许的题目,势必招致双方在正式通话前破费不少时候与口舌。因此,不要只说Hello 罢了,这一点与我们海内双方通话的气象相差甚远。
"Sorry you"(对不起,你拨错号了。)或简朴回答:"Sorry wrong number,"不要一言不发地就挂断电话。异样,若是我们自己拨错了号码也该简朴地向对方说:"Sorry ,(I"再挂断电话。
用中文打电话或接电话时,可以问:"你是谁?"但用英语通话时,则万万不可以问:"Who are you?"问对方是哪一位时,可以用以下几种体例:
"I am "如果对方找的恰是自己,可用" Yes ,speaking "即可。
"You"或"Someone wants you on the phone(有人打电话找你)。也可说"There"(有你的电话)。
"It"或"For you Tom"(汤姆,找你的),若来电话时对方要找的人正在隔壁房间或在别处办事,你接了电话今后要过往叫他,请对方稍等一下时,可用Hold on (the time)please, Hold on a moment , please, just a moment, please, Don"May I take a message for you?"(我可以给你带个口信吗?)大概"Would you like to leave a message?"(你要留吗?)反之亦然,若是你打电话给某人,对方正巧不在,你也可以要求接电话的人带个口信或留个条子,就说:"Could you take a message for me please ?"然后你可酌情简朴地向接话者说:"Please tell him that I want to speak to him 。"(请转告他我有事要通知他),或"Tell him that I called(通知他我来过电话)也可说:"Will you please tell him to call me back later?"(请你通知他回个电话给我,好吗?)
"I am sorry to make a phone call to you when you are very busy "。(你现在恰是很忙的时候,我却打电话给你,很对不起)。如果你有非常紧急的事需打电话给某人,又是清早或半夜了,可以说:"I am sorry to have called you so early ,but"(这么早打电话给你,对不起,可是"I am sorry to have called you at such a late time but "(这么晚打电话给你,真对不起,可是"Excuse me 或 Excuse me for a moment"(对不起,请稍等一下),再次拿起话筒时,天然要向对方抱歉,应该说:"I am sorry to have kept you waiting so long "(很负疚让您久等了)。熟人之间也可以直接说:"Are you still there "?(你还听着吗?)。
结束通话时,可以说:"Call me at any time"(随时打电话来),"Please say hello to everyone "(请代我向巨匠问好),"Nice talking to you "(很愉快与你通话)等等。电话中的分离通俗用Good bye !或See you !
另外,电话号码在英语中的读法。通俗按号码的顺序读数字的读音即可。数字0,即可读作Zero,连在一同的相通的数字还可读成double…。 如0771-5678900 读作zero double seven one five six seven eight nine zero zero 询问对方电话号码时,可以说 Could you tell me your telephone number ? What’s your number? Can you tell me his home number等。
末了,笔者列举一段英语电话会话实例以供读者参阅:
(The telephone is ringing电话铃响了)
James: Hello This is Johnsons Company. May I help you?
A Man: I’d like to speak to the manager please.
James: Hold the line, please. I’ll see if he is around. Linda, It’s for the manager. Do you know where he is now?
Linda: I think he has gone out and won’t be back for quite a while.
James: Hello ,Sir. The manager isn’t in at the moment. Can I take a message?
The man:oh!yes , please. Just tell him I’ll expect his call at 10 this evening. My number is 4856659,Thanks.
詹姆斯:你好!这里是约翰逊公司,我能帮助吗?
A Man:我想找你们司理。
詹姆斯:请稍等一下,我看他在不在。林达,是找司理的,你晓得他往哪了?
林达:他年夜概出往了,要一阵子本领返来。
詹姆斯:你好,西席,我们司理此时不在,要留个口信吗?
The man:噢,是的。请通知他我今晚10点钟等他的回话,我的电话号码是4856659,感谢。
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