Eztalk美语【133】Run into a foreign client 遇到外国客户

剧码： Office Talk

Elaine在柜台遇到外国客户……

Elaine: Can I help you?
Client: I'm looking for someone who works here, but I lost his business card. His name's Jong or Jang or something like that.
Elaine: Chang?
Client: Yeah, that sounds right.
Elaine: There are about twenty people named Chang who work here. What department?
Client: Let me think...accounting¹, finance, something like that.
Elaine: [Checks office directory] Eric Chang in accounting?
Client: That's him!
Elaine: I'll call him and tell him you're here.
Client: I appreciate your help.
Elaine: Would you like to have a seat over there? It'll just be a minute. And can I have your name?
Client: Here's my card.
Elaine:OK. I'll have him come up to get you.

business card
名片，也可称作name card或简称card
Please give me your business card.
请惠赐一张名片。

department (n.)
部门
A: Where do you study?
你在哪里念书？
B: At Harvard, in the English department.
哈佛英文系。

finance (n.)
财务
I have a BA in finance.
我有财务的学士学位。

appreciate (v.)
感激
Do you appreciate my suggestions?
你觉得我的建议对你有帮助吗？

something like that
诸如此类的
A: Do you work for the government?
你为政府工作吗？
B: Something like that. Actually, I'm a spy.
可以这么说。其实，我是个间谍。

accounting (n.)
会计
She's in the accounting department.
她属于会计部。

office directory
办公室名册，分机表
Look up his number in the office directory.
在公司分机表上找一下他的号码。

Office Talk
伊莲:有什么我能帮您的吗？

客户:我在找一位在这儿工作的人，但是我弄丢他的名片了。他姓蒋或是简之类的。
伊莲:是张吗？
客户:对，听起来是。
伊莲:大约有二十个姓张的在这儿工作。是哪个部门的？
客户:我想想看……会计、财务之类的吧。
伊莲:（查办公司名册）是会计部的艾瑞克张吗？
客户:就是他！
伊莲:我来打电话告诉他您来了。
客户:非常谢谢你的帮忙。
伊莲:请在那边坐一下好吗？只要一下就来了。请教大名？
客户:这是我的名片。
伊莲:好的。我请他上来接您。

1 accounting   

n.会计，会计学，借贷对照表

参考例句：

• A job fell vacant in the accounting department.财会部出现了一个空缺。
• There's an accounting error in this entry.这笔账目里有差错。