Unit3　Making Phone Calls　打电话

Part I．Sample Dialogue示范对话

In this conversation，Miss Wang calls Mr．Wilson and makes an appointment with him．Mr．Wilson is going to meet the Managing Director．You should knowhowto make an appointment by making phone calls．

在这个对话当中，王小姐打电话给威尔逊先生，和他订了约会。威尔逊先生准备去见总经理，你应当学会如何通过打电话订约会。

A—Miss Wang　B—Mr．Wilson

A　Hello．May I speak to Mr．Wilson，please?

您好，我找威尔逊先生。

B　Hello．This is Wilson speaking．Who's calling，please?

您好，我就是。请问您是哪一位?

A　This is Wang．I hope I'm not disturbing you．Did you have a good sleep?

我是王。希望我没有打扰您。您休息得好吗?

B　No，not at all．I had a good sleep last night and I feel quite refreshed now．

没事儿，不打扰。我昨天睡得很好，现在很精神。

A　How do you like your room?

您对您的房间满意吗?

B　Very comfortable．And the attendants are quite obliging．

非常舒服，服务很周到。

A　I'm glad to hear that．I'd like to make an appointment with you，if I may，Mr．Wilson．

您这么说我很高兴。威尔逊先生，如果可以的话我想跟您订个约会。

B　Certainly．

当然。

AOur Managing Director will meet you at 10:00 this morning．Would that be convenient?

今天上午我们总经理想和您见面，不知是否方便?

B　Yes，that's fine．I look forward to meeting your Managing Director and we can talk about the contract．

没问题。我也期待着与总经理先生见面，我们可以谈一下合同。

A　I'll pick you up at 9:30 in the lobby．Is that all right?

我九点半在大厅接您，行吗?

B　Yes，sure．Thank you for calling．Good-bye．

可以。谢谢您打来电话。再见。

A　Good-bye．

再见。

Part II．Useful Sentences常用句子

1．This is Wilson speaking．Who's calling?

我是威尔逊。您是哪一位?

2．May I speak to Mr．Wilson?

请找威尔逊先生。

3．Can I ask him to call you when he's back?

他回来后，我让他打给您，可以吗?

4．Operator，would you please put me through to Mr．Wilson?

小姐(先生)，请帮我接威尔逊先生。

5．He is on the other line．Can I take a message?

他在接电话，我可以捎个信吗?

6．Hold on，please．I'll find out the exact time of the appointment．

请稍等(请别挂断)。我查一下约会的确切时间。

7．May I have your name and phone number please?

您可以留下姓名和电话吗?

8．I'd like to make an appointment with you．

我想和您预约一下。

9．Tomorrow won't do，I'm afraid，because I have another/ prior appointment/engagement．

明天恐怕不行，因为我已另有约会。

10．Can we make it next Monday?

我们定在下周一好吗?

11．I want to have a talk with you about the plan．What time would be convenient for you?

我想和您谈谈这个计划，您什么时间合适?

12．Mr．Wilson，what a nice surprise to talk to you．

威尔逊先生，接到您的电话真叫人惊喜。

13．Then when can I reach him?

那我何时可以找到他?

14．I'd like to leave a message telling him to call me back．My number is 5812473，extension 8374．

我想留话让他给我回电话。我的号码是5812473转3874。

Part III．New Words and Expressions单词和短语

Wilson威尔逊(人名)

speak to和……通话

disturb打扰

to have a good rest好好休息

a cold shower冷水浴

attendants服务员

obliging周到的;乐于助人的

to make an appointment with sb．和……订约会

certainly当然

managing director总经理

convenient方便的，便利的

to look forward to盼望，期盼

general manager总经理

contract合同

to pick sb．up去接某人

lobby(旅馆、酒店等)大厅

to call sb．back给某人回电话

operator接线员

to put sb．through to sb．帮某人接通某人的电话

to be on the line在接电话

to take a message to sb.捎个信

to hold on请别挂断

to find out找出，弄明白

Part IV．Compose a conversation based on the following situation．情景对话

You make a phone call to Mr．Brown，one customer from the USA．Your general manager wants to invite him to dinner tomorrow evening．You make an appointment with Mr．Brown．