国际电话常用语精选

 　　Hello. May I speak to Mr. Brown?

　　Yes, this is he speaking.

　　Whos speaking, please?

　　Im sorry, he is not in now.

　　Would you like to leave a message?

　　Mr. Brown is on another line now.

　　Hold the line a moment, please.

　　May I have Ext. 5883?

　　I cant¹ hear you.

　　Would you speak a little louder?

　　Im sorry. I have the wrong number.

　　You are wanted on phone.

　　Will you ask him to call me back later?

　　I was cut off. Will you connect me again?

　　Well call you back in a few minutes. Will you hang up and wait, please?

　　I want to place an overseas call to New York.

　　Could you tell me the time and charges after the call?

　　Sorry, I cant wait. Please cancel the call.

　　This is the Singapore operator². Would you connect me with Mr. Lee in the International Department?

　　This is the overseas operator in the United States. You have an overseas collect call from Mr. Smith in San Francisco. Will you accept the charges?

1 cant   

n.斜穿，黑话，猛扔

参考例句：

• The ship took on a dangerous cant to port.船只出现向左舷危险倾斜。
• He knows thieves'cant.他懂盗贼的黑话。

2 operator   

n.（机器、设备等的）操作员；电话接线员

参考例句：

• He is a computer operator.他是个电脑操作员。
• The telephone operator connected us.话务员给我们接通了电话。