3. 等候与回电

36．Yes．You have the right number．

是的，您打对了。

37．Please connect me with Mr．Lee．

请帮我接李先生。

38．Who is calling，please？

请问您是哪一位？

39．Are you still on the line？

你没挂断吧？

40．I'm sorry，but he has a visitor right now．

对不起，他现在有客人。

41．Could you hold a little longer？

请再多等一会儿。

42．Or shall I put you through to his secretary？

或者我给您接到他的秘书那儿，好吗？

43．Shall I tell him you called？

我告诉他您来过电话，好吗？

44．Well，actually，I'd rather call back later．

我还是迟些再打来吧。

45．When is a good time to call？

什么时候打来最合适？

46．Why don't you try agian in an hour？

一个小时后您再打过来，好吗？

47．Good afternoon．David Brown's office．

下午好。这里是大卫·布朗办公室。

48．This is Prof．Davis from the University of Washington．

我是华盛顿大学的戴维斯教授。

49．Would you mind waiting a few minutes？

您等一会儿好吗？

50．I'll just trying to find him．

我正试着找他呢。

51．Yes．Go ahead，please．

是的，请讲。

52．I'm sorry，but he is in a meeting now．

很抱歉，他正在开会。

53．The best time to catch him would be 5∶30．

最容易找到他的时间是5∶30。

54．Could you possibly ask him to call me back？

你可以叫他给我回个电话吗？

55．Of course．What number are you on？

好的。您的号码是多少？

56．He has my number but I'll give it to you just in case．

他有我的号码，但我还是给你吧，以防万一。

57．There is a call from Wang Ling．

有王玲打来的电话。

58．She is on her way．

她马上来。

59．I'll hold．

我等一下好了。

60．It's been a while．

好久不见了。

61．It's nice to hear from you．

很高兴你打来电话。

Dialogue A

(A：Dave Kennedy B：Receiver)

A：Hello．Is this 985-6634？

B：Yes．You have the right numbr．

A：Please connect me with Mr．Lee．

B：Who is calling，please？

A：This is Dave Kennedy．

B：One moment，please．(a moment later) Hello，Mr．Kennedy？

Are you still on the line？

A：Yes。

B：I'm sorry，but he has a visitor right now．Could you hold a littlelonger？Or shall I put you through to his secretary？

A：No，thanks．

B：Shall I tell him you called？

A：Oh，no，no．Well，actually，I'd rather call back later．When is agood time to call？

B：Why don't you try again in an hour？He will be free then．

A：OK．Thanks a lot．Good-bye．

B：Good-bye．

Dialogue B

(A：Receiver B：Prof．Davis)

A：Good afternoon．David Brown's office．

B：bd afternoon．This is Prof．Davis from the University ofWashington．

A：Can I help you？

B：I'd like to speak to Mr．Brown．Is he there？

A：Would you mind waiting for a few minutes？I'm just trying tofind him．

B：Certainly．Thanks．(Pause)

A：Hello．Are you there？

B：Yes．Go ahead，please．

A：I'm sorry，but he is in a meeting now．The best time to catchhim would be 5∶30．

B：Gould you possibly ask him to call me back？It's rather urgent．

A：Of course．What number are you on？

B：He ha my number bur I'll give it to you just in case．It's2235-7561．

A：OK．Mr．Davis．I'll have Mr．Brown get in touch with you assoon as the meeting is over．

B：Thank you．It's very kind of you．

A：You're welcome．Good-bye．

Dialogue C

(A：Wang Ling B：Fang Fang's father C：Fang Fang)

A：Hello．This is wang Ling．May I speak to Fang Fang？

B：I'll put you through．Hold on，please，(Voice：Fang Fang，there's a call from Wang Ling！)Hello？Are you there？She ison her way．

A：I'll hold，thank you．

C：Hi．Wang Ling．This is Fang Fang speaking．Oh，It's been awhile．It's nice to hear from you．How have you been？

A：Fine，thank you．And you?

C：Quite well．Last month，I had a very nice holiday．

A：Where did you go？

C：To Beijing．And I travelled around．

A：Very good．Oh，by the way，I'm having a party at my house onFriday．Can you come？

C：Sure．Thank you．

Words and Expressions

number  n．数，数字，号码

connect  vt．/vi．连接；联系

line  n．线，线条，界线

visitor  n．访问者；参观者；游客

secretary  n．秘书

actually   ad．实际上

rather   ad．相当；宁可

university   n．(综合性)大学

Washington   n．华盛顿

certainly  ad．一定，必定

possibly  ad．可能的；也许，或者

travel  vi．/vt．旅行，行进；移动n．旅行

get in touch with 与……保持联系

as soon as 一……就

on one's way 在去……的路上

hear from 收到……的来信

by the way 随便说；在途中，在路上