打电话用语

A: Robin¹, I was² wondering⁴ if there are any right or wrong ways to make a phone call? I have been learning⁶ English for a long time and still can't make a correct⁷ phone call!

　　我想知道打电话时有没有什么方法，我学英语很久了，可还是不能正确的打电话

　　D: WellThe most important⁸ is to always introduce⁹ yourself¹⁰ politely¹². A common¹³ mistake¹⁴ that many Chinese people make is to say: "I am *****" when in fact¹⁵ you should say " This is *****".

　　重要的是别忘了礼貌的介绍自己。中国人常犯的错误就是他们总说I am……实际上我们说this is……

　　A: Oh, I will have to remember that!

　　噢。我得记住这个

　　D: Another thing that might¹⁶ interest¹⁷ you is, you should never say " I want to talk to *****" or " who am I talking to", these are both considered¹⁸ rude¹⁹. A better way is to say " Could²⁰ I please speak to*****" or " "May I ask whose speaking?"

　　另外还有。记住，不要说，我想同。。。说话，或是谁在说话，好一点的说法是，我可以同，，，说话吗？或请问您是谁啊？.

　　A: You're right, That does sound so much more polite¹¹!

　　对，这样听起来礼貌多了

　　D: Another thing to remember is that there are different ways of conducting²¹ phone calls depending²² on who you are talking to, i.e⁵. If you are talking to someone²³ about business²⁴ or work it is always best to be as³ formal²⁵ as possible²⁶. When you talk to friends however²⁷, you can be very informal²⁸…

　　另外还有要注意你在和谁通话。谈工作时要正式一些。和朋友打电话时要随意一些

　　A: What do you mean by informal?

　　怎么叫随意？

　　D: I mean, instead²⁹ of answering the phone "hello, this is ***** speaking" You can say things like "what's up, who's this?" and " hey what's going³⁰ on?". .

　　我是说接电话时不用说你好，我是****。你可以说哪位？和嘿，有什么事？

　　A: OK, I see.

　　这样啊

　　D: There are some more "rules" that I can give if you are interested³¹?

　　还有呢

　　A: Sure!

　　什么？

　　D: It is a good idea to ask someone if they are busy before you start having a long conversation³². In my opinion³³ it is a good idea to keep phone calls as brief³⁴ as possible…

　　长谈之前要问对方忙不忙。不过我觉得电话还是短一些好。

　　A: (chuckles) Why make your calls short?

　　{笑声}我知道了，可为什么要短一些呢？

　　D: Well for one thing it keeps you're phone bills³⁵ low³⁶ (laughs) and another is many people are busy, and don't have time to chat³⁷ away for a long time..

　　首先这样可以省话费。另外人们都很忙，没时间聊很久

　　A：I think you are right…Speaking of which, I need to go myself³⁸, a movie I want to see is coming on TV…I'll talk to you later³⁹.

　　我想你说得对，说起忙，我得走了，电视上有我喜欢的片子。再聊吧

　　D: OK, talk to you later.

　　好，再见

　　Attention⁴⁰ Please…特别提醒…

　　{1}this is……是我们经常犯的错误，受汉语的影响，我们打电话时总说I am….我是….,我们的办法就是养成习惯.

　　{2}Could I speak to…我可以喝***讲话吗？和May I ask who is speaking?我可以问一下您是哪位吗？这是很礼貌的说法。可千万别说成who am I talking to ?或是I want to talk to……这是很不礼貌的说法{3}和朋友聊天的时侯，就没必要搞得那么正式了，通常的说法是what's up,buddy?或what's going on?最近怎么样？

　　Related Words…相关词汇

　　Hot line wrong number receiver pay phone operater extension number

1 robin   

n.知更鸟，红襟鸟

参考例句：

• The robin is the messenger of spring.知更鸟是报春的使者。
• We knew spring was coming as we had seen a robin.我们看见了一只知更鸟，知道春天要到了。

2 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。

3 as   

conj.按照；如同

参考例句：

• He got work in a hotel as a waiter.他在一家旅馆找到了当服务生的工作。
• In the hotel,the old men were drinking away as usual.在旅馆里，这些老人和往常一样喝个不停。

4 wondering   

adj.显出（或感到）惊奇，觉得奇怪，疑惑的

参考例句：

• Jane had been wondering that selfsame thing. 简也一直在为同一件事纳闷。
• She was wondering how to act to her superior. 她想知道怎样对待她的上司。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 e   

n.英语字母表的第5个字母；C大调音阶中的第三音

参考例句：

• The "e" in " time" is a silent letter. time中的e不发音。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• You've made a mistake -- you've left out the letter e. 你出了一个错，把字母e 落了。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

6 learning   

n.学问，学识，学习；动词learn的现在分词

参考例句：

• When you are learning to ride a bicycle,you often fall off.初学骑自行车时，常会从车上掉下来。
• Learning languages isn't just a matter of remembering words.学习语言不仅仅是记些单词的事。

7 correct   

adj.正确的；vi.改正，纠正；vt.改正

参考例句：

• She gave a correct answer.她给了个正确的答案。
• Choose the correct one from these words.选择正确的词填空。

8 important   

adj.重要的；重大的；严重的

参考例句：

• It's important to find out what he is doing.弄清他在干什么是重要的。
• This is a very important problem.这个问题很重要。

9 introduce   

vt.介绍；引进；提出

参考例句：

• Allow me to introduce myself.请允许我自我介绍一下。
• Let me introduce myself to you.让我向您做个自我介绍。

10 yourself   

pron.你自己

参考例句：

• I need you to do it yourself.我要你亲自做。
• Late again,Tom?I hope you can explain yourself.汤姆，又迟到了？我希望你能说明理由。

11 polite   

adj.有礼貌的，客气的；斯文的，有教养的

参考例句：

• It's not polite to stare at a girl in the face.盯着姑娘的脸瞧是不礼貌的。
• She is a polite girl.她是一个文雅的姑娘。

12 politely   

adv.客气地，斯文地，殷勤地，优雅地，委婉地

参考例句：

• He has a politely diffident manner.他的态度是客气中带有羞怯。
• He cannot refuse if you ask politely.如果你客气一点的话,他是不会拒绝的。

13 common   

adj.共同的，平常的，普通的；n.平民，普通，公地，公园

参考例句：

• Man and the monkey have many things in common.人和猿有许多共同之处。
• Britain and America share a common language.英国和美国共用一种语言。

14 mistake   

n.错误，误会；v.犯错，误认

参考例句：

• Don't make the same mistake again.不要再犯同样的错。
• I made a mistake but you should give me a chance.我犯了一次错误，但你应该给我一次机会。

15 fact   

n.事实，实情，论据

参考例句：

• It is close to fact.这更接近于事实。
• I'm going there tomorrow,as a matter of fact.其实，我明天是准备去那里。

16 might   

aux./v.(may的过去式)可能；可以，允许

参考例句：

• It looks as if it might snow.看起来好像要下雪了。
• Might I ask a question?我能问个问题吗？

17 interest   

v.引起…关注；使…感兴趣

参考例句：

• She lost interest in him.她对他失去兴趣。
• He developed an interest in science.他养成了对科学的兴趣。

18 considered   

adj.经过仔细考虑的；经过深思熟虑的；受尊敬的；经过深思熟虑的看法v.考虑( consider的过去式和过去分词)；想；注意；看重

参考例句：

• The law is the final arbiter of what is considered obscene. 何谓猥亵最终由法律裁决。
• She considered her options. 她仔细考虑了自己的各种选择。

19 rude   

adj.粗鲁的；无礼的

参考例句：

• How can you be so rude?你怎么可以这么粗鲁呢？
• It is rude to point.指指点点是不礼貌的。

20 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。

21 conducting   

v.引导( conduct的现在分词 )；带领；控制；传导

参考例句：

• They took the lead in conducting the experiments. 他们带头做试验。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Conducting business with her is fine but I find that actually conversing with her is quite difficult. 和她做生意很愉快，但我发觉和她交谈实在困难。 来自《简明英汉词典》

22 depending   

v.依靠( depend的现在分词 )；依赖；信赖；决定于

参考例句：

• We are depending on you to finish the job. 我们指望你来完成这项工作。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He has a wife and family depending on him. 他有妻儿老小要扶养。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

23 someone   

pron.某人，有人

参考例句：

• I can hear someone knocking.我听到有人敲门。
• Someone wants to see her.有人找她。

24 business   

n.商业， 买卖， 交易， 生意， 事情， 事物， 营业， 商行

参考例句：

• My father built his business on years of hard work. 我父亲多年奋斗创立了自己的事业。
• We must finish up this business in a day or two. 我们必须在一两天内把这事结束。

25 formal   

adj.正式的，正规的，形式的

参考例句：

• The letter is written in a formal style.这封信是用正式文体写的。
• Today's trend is toward less formal clothing.眼下时尚趋向于穿着随便。

26 possible   

adj.可能的

参考例句：

• It is possible to go to the moon now.现在有可能登上月球。
• They got the work over as quickly as possible.他们尽快地结束了工作。

27 however   

adv.然而；conj.然而，可是，不过

参考例句：

• It's raining hard.However,I still want to go there.虽然下着大雨，我还是想去那儿。
• However, this does not always happen.然而，这种情况并不总是发生。

28 informal   

adj.非正式的，不拘礼的，通俗的

参考例句：

• I got an informal reception.我受到了非正式接待。
• The leaders met over informal lunches.领袖们在非正式午餐时进行会晤。

29 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？

30 going   

n.去，离去，地面(或道路)的状况，工作情况；(复数形式）goings: 行为；adj.进行中的，流行的，现存的

参考例句：

• We're going to listen to a report this afternoon. 今天下午我们要去听报告。
• He hates leaving the office and going on holiday.他不愿离开办公室去度假。

31 interested   

adj.感兴趣的；拥有权益的；有成见的v.使…感兴趣(interest的过去分词)

参考例句：

• to be interested in wildlife conservation 对野生动物保护感兴趣
• I told him I wasn't interested, but he wasn't deterred. 我已告诉他我不感兴趣，可他却不罢休。

32 conversation   

n.谈话，交谈

参考例句：

• Conversation is one of pleasures of life.交谈是人生一大乐趣。
• We'll carry on a conversation with her tomorrow.我们将于明天与她会谈。

33 opinion   

n.看法，意见；v.判断，意见，主张

参考例句：

• My opinion is on the whole the same as yours.我的意见大体上同你的差不多。
• I quite agree to your opinion.我很赞成你的看法。

34 brief   

n.摘要，简报，公事包；adj.简短的，简洁的；v.对...作简报，摘要

参考例句：

• She made a brief note on the telephone pad.她在电话通讯簿上记下简短的话。
• The book ends with a brief summary.这本书以一个简要的归纳结束。

35 bills   

n.账单( bill的名词复数 )；钞票；清单；广告

参考例句：

• We pay all our bills by direct debit . 我们以直接借记方式支付所有账单。
• Better insulation of your home will help to reduce heating bills. 增加房子的隔热性能会有助于减少供暖费用。

36 low   

aaj.低，矮；低级的，下层的，卑贱的；低声的

参考例句：

• Your price is too low.你们的价格太低。
• This is a small and low house.这是一个小而低矮的房子。

37 chat   

n.闲谈；vi.闲谈，聊天

参考例句：

• They like to chat over tea.他们喜欢一边喝茶一边聊天。
• They're having a chat.他们在聊天。

38 myself   

pron.我自己

参考例句：

• Should I do it myself?我应该自己做吗？
• I woke up to find myself in the hospital.我醒来发现自己在医院里。

39 later   

adv.过后，后来；adj.以后的，更后的，较晚的

参考例句：

• He didn't turn up until half an hour later.半小时后他才出现。
• This part of the hospital was built on later.医院的这个部分是后来增建的。

40 attention   

n.注意，注意力，关心，关注

参考例句：

• I hope you will give attention to this problem.希望你对此给予关注。
• Pay attention to your spelling.请注意拼写。