标准美国英语口语 16 Making phone calls

Unit 16 Making phone calls

301.Telephone,i will get it.

302.Hello,this is Marry from the Taipei new station,what can i do for you?

303.Hello,Mary,this is Min wang calling from NewYork.

304.It is an international call.

305.Who do you wish to speak to?

306.Hello,this is John Black,may i speak to mr David Richson?

307.Sorry,you must have a wrong number.

308.Sorry,there is nobody here called David Richson?

309.But there is not a Danel,she is not here.

310.He was rude,he hang up on me.

311.Sorry,David is not here right now.

312.May i take a message?

313.May i leave a message for David?

314.Hold on a minute,please,David ,it is for you.

315.David who,we have three Davids here.

316.I am calling about the reporter position you advertised¹ on the internet.

317.I look at the resume² that your emailed,very impressive,please hold on a minute.

318.I called the whole morning,but the line was always busy.

319.Operator,i'd like make a collect call to Temper³ Florida,the number is 8135638878,my name is David Richson.

320.Operator,i'd like to place a person to person call.

Conversation One Telephone,i will get it

Hello,this is Mary from the Taipei new station,what can i do for you?

Hello,Marry,this is Lin Wang,calling from NewYork.

Hi,Mr Wang,who do you wish to speak to?

May i speak to David please?

Davids who,we have 5 Davids in the office.

Oh,sorry,David Richson.

Please hold on a miniute,offer your call to Mr Richson.

Thank you.

You are welcome.

Conversation Two Hello,this is Richson

Is this Mr David Richson?

Yes.

Hello,Mr David Richson,this is Min Wang calling from NewYork,i am calling about the reporter position you advertised on the internet.

Oh,yes,Mr Wang,i look at your resume you emailed,very impressive,are you a P.M.~ meet someone like you,i was thinking of calling you this afternoon,and having a telephone interview.

That is wonderful.

Conversation Three Hello,this is Rilly Jiang

May i speak to Danel Richson?

Sorry,you must have a wrong number.

I donot think so,i'd like to talk to Dane,i call the whole morning,but the line was always busy.

Oh,sorry,i was using the internet,and sorry too,there is nobody here called Dane Richson.

Is this 3625935404?

Yes.

But i didnot get wrong number,his friend gave me this number,i met Dane in London,can you please give him a message?

But there isnot Dane Richson here.

Please donot hang up on me,i am looking for Dane Richson,he owes⁴ me a ride in his red BMW convertible,i ask Bob Paky for his number just indicates every got to Taiwan.

When did you meet your Mr Richson?

You know guest two years ago at a party,we have marvelous⁵ time,he is about the hotest guy ever met.

How tall is your Mr Richson?

Oh,he is not very tall,about 172 centmeters,ride here with a came stush,he was working with Bob from internet company called the Taipei new station.

I know Bob Parker?

Bob is party goer,i want to that crazy party with him two years ago,i thought he has the hottest body until i met Dane.

Maybe so,i dated Bob for a while.

Cool,what is coincidence?

Small world.Bob was a fun guy,i broke up are engagement⁶ at october almost two years ago.

Oh,sorry.about what i said about going to that party with Bob,i````

Bob is a play boy,he is vector for sexy transmated diseases,pity any women that jumps into bed with him,let's forget about Bob,his history and not worth talking about.

Ok,right.

Later,i started dating David Richson,David is about five foot seven interest about 172 centmeters,red hair with a cute masash,hot body,and yes,he works⁷ for the Taipei new station and has a beatiful red BMW convertible,we were married three month ago,now were expecting a baby girl in about six month.

Oh,oh,i`congratulations.

Thank you.

I am so embarrased,i thought his name is Dane.

No,David,he is the only Richson work for the Taipei new station.

Ya,i am sorry,i feel really foolish.he``i am really not a babble,i was stupid,i mean i want to love not casual⁸ sex.

Love and lost are two different words that confused⁹ most of us,my mother always said learn and do better,she has been dead almost a year now,funny how i never used to listen to her when she was alive,now i try to remember everything she ever taught me.

Because your pregnant¹⁰.

Yes,it has many hunger for my mother's reason,do you still need to leave a message for David?

Forget i called,ok?

I won't say anything to David,but i will include you in my prayers,hope you find a wonderful husband,goodbye.

Thank you,Bye Bye.

1 advertised   

v.公布( advertise的过去式和过去分词 )；宣传；展现；宣传（自己的事）

参考例句：

• The news of his appointment filtered out before it was officially advertised. 他被任命的消息在还没正式公布前就被透漏出去。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• They advertised their goods. 他们为他们的商品做广告。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 resume   

v.（中断后）继续，恢复；n.摘要，简历

参考例句：

• We'll stop now and resume at two o 'clock.我们现在停下来，到两点再干。
• My resume shows that I have the right qualifications for the job.我的简历表明我正符合这项工作的条件。

3 temper   

n.恶劣的心情，心绪焦躁；性情，脾气

参考例句：

• The man lost his temper and struck out wildly.那人因发怒而大打出手。
• One day the man flew at me in a temper.一天,那个人冲着我大发脾气。

4 owes   

v.亏欠，负债，感恩；感激( owe的第三人称单数 )；应把…归功于；欠…债；（对位高权重者）忠诚

参考例句：

• He owes a lot of money to Mr. Smith. 他欠史密斯先生许多钱。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The city's success owes much to its geographic position. 这座城市的成功很大程度上归功于它的地理位置。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 marvelous   

adj.奇迹般的，惊人的，了不起的

参考例句：

• It'seems to me a most marvelous book.这本书我觉得奥妙之至。
• I congratulate you on this marvelous opportunity.恭喜你获得这样一个极好的机会。

6 engagement   

n.订婚，婚约，约定，约会

参考例句：

• I can't see you on Monday because I have a previous engagement.星期一我不能见你，因为我有约在先。
• It was my mother's very own engagement ring.这正是我母亲自己的订婚戒指。

7 works   

n.作品，著作；工厂，活动部件，机件

参考例句：

• We expect writers to produce more and better works.我们期望作家们写出更多更好的作品。
• The novel is regarded as one of the classic works.这篇小说被公认为是最优秀的作品之一。

8 casual   

adj.漠不关心，冷漠的；随便的，非正式的；偶然的，碰巧的

参考例句：

• He earns a living by casual labour.他靠做临时工为生。
• The guests wore casual clothes.客人们穿着便服。

9 confused   

adj.困惑的，烦恼的

参考例句：

• They asked so many questions that they confused me.他们问了许多问题，都把我弄糊涂了。
• A wise man is never confused.智者不惑。

10 pregnant   

adj.怀孕的，怀胎的

参考例句：

• She is a pregnant woman.她是一名孕妇。
• She is pregnant with her first child.她怀了第一胎。