电话英语—留 言(4-2)

Dialogue¹ A

　

(A：Jan Wise² B：Receiver)

A：Hello．Can I speak to Mr．Clark？

B：May I have your name，Please？

A：This is Jan Wise speaking．

B：Hold on，please…I'm sorry，but he's on another line now．

Would³ you care⁴ to hold？

A：Well，I need to leave in a ninute．Could⁵ you take a message，Please？

B：Gertainly．

A：It's a little complicated… I'm Mr．Clark's former⁶ classmate．

B：OK．

A：I was⁷ supposed⁸ to meet Mr．Clark for lunch at 12∶30 at Ernierestaurant with a friend of us，Miss White…

B：Ernie…Miss White——OK…

A：But Miss White's flight⁹ arrived late，and I need to pick¹⁰ her upat the airport now…

B：Airport——OK…

A：So please tell him that the time is changed to 1∶00…

B：One o'clock…

A：And I hear that Miss White likes to eat Chinese food recently，so I want to meet at Beijing restaurant instead¹¹ of Ernie's． Bythe way，please tell him not to book the table，I have done it al-ready．

B：Beijing restaurant… Chinese food——OK，Miss Wise，I'll givehim the message．Anything else？

A：That's all．Thank you for trouble¹² taken．Good-bye．

B：Good-bye

1 dialogue   

n.对话；vi.对话；vt.用对话表达

参考例句：

• Practise the dialogue in pairs.两人一组练习对话。
• The dialogue went on until nine o'clock.谈话一直到九点。

2 wise   

adj.明智的，有学问的，有智慧的，聪明的

参考例句：

• He was wise to give up smoking.他戒烟是明智的。
• Even the wise are not always free from error.智者千虑，必有一失。

3 would   

aux.will的过去式；愿，要；常常；大概；将要，会

参考例句：

• Why would you say that?为什么你会这么说？
• Would you please help me?你能帮帮我吗？

4 care   

n.小心，照料，忧虑；v.关心，照顾，喜爱，介意

参考例句：

• I really care about the students in my class.我的确喜欢这个班上的学生。
• Her work is to take care of the children.她的工作是照料好孩子。

5 could   

v.能，可能(can的过去式)；aux.v.(can的过去式)能；可以

参考例句：

• Could I open the window?我可以打开窗子吗？
• I could wait ten minutes.我可以等十分钟。

6 former   

adj.从前的，前者的；n.形成者，模型，样板

参考例句：

• She broke the former record.她打破以前的记录。
• The former held a light in his hand.前者手里拿着一个灯。

7 was   

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在

参考例句：

• He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
• He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

8 supposed   

adj.（按规定、法律、协议等）（不）应当；假定的；（只用于否定句）不准；（对某人所说的话表示气愤或不大理解）那是什么意思v.料想( suppose的过去式和过去分词)；意味着；[用于被动语态]认为应该；[用于祈使句]让

参考例句：

• Journalists are supposed to be politically neutral. 新闻工作者在政治上应持中立态度。
• I was supposed to be writing a letter but I'm afraid I got sidetracked . 我本来应该在写信，但后来恐怕是分心干别的去了。

9 flight   

n.飞行，飞机的航程，航班；逃跑

参考例句：

• I want to change my flight.我想变更飞行班次。
• I lost my flight ticket.我的飞机票丢了。

10 pick   

n.精选，掘；鹤嘴锄；vt.摘，掘，凿，挑选，挖，挑剔；vi. 摘，掘，凿，挖，挑选

参考例句：

• Please don't pick the flowers.请勿攀折花木。
• We are going to pick apples.我们要去摘苹果。

11 instead   

adv.代替；顶替

参考例句：

• She decided to leave here on Sunday instead of Monday.她决定星期日而不是星期一离开这里。
• Will you go to the party instead of me?你替我赴宴好吗？

12 trouble   

n.苦恼，麻烦；故障；动乱；vt.麻烦 vi.费神

参考例句：

• I hate to trouble you.我真不愿麻烦你。
• The trouble is that he doesn't have enough money.麻烦在于他缺钱。