TELEPHONE CALL
Tang: Good morning! This is the Machinery Import and Export Corporation. What
Can I do for you?
Anna:May I speak to Mr. Pan, your manager?
Tang:Hold the line, please. I’ll putyou through to his office.(A few seconds later)
Sorry, Mr. Pan isn’t in for the moment. Who’s that speaking?
Anna:It’s Anna Brown from Britain. I’m one of Mr. Pan’s customers. When is he
coming back?
Tang: Not until eleven, I’m afraid. Will you call back then?
Anna:Takes a look at her watch) But I’m leaving for Singapore in an hour. And it’s
not nine yeat. Would you mind taking a message for me?
Tang: Not at all. Hang on awhile. Let me fetch a pen and a sheet of paper… OK.
go ahead, please.
Ana: Please tell Mr. Pan I have agreed to his proposal for a joint venture producing
sport shoes. Details will be discussed after my returning from Singaproe.
Tang:I’ve put it down. What else?
Anna:Yes. I hear you use up-to-date technology in thefactory. I’d like to see some of the machines so that I can get a better idea. Will you arrange…
Tang:That can be done easily. Anything more?
Anna:No more. Thank you for the trouble taken. Good-bye!
Tang:Smooth journey!
NEW WORDS
telephone 電話 ahead 向前
call 呼喚，拜訪 agree 同意
achinery 機械 proposal 提議
produce 生產 manager 經理
joint venture 合營企業 hold 握住，抓住
sports shoes 運動鞋 line 線
etail 詳情，細節 customer 顧客
return 回來 discuss 討論
Singapore 新加坡 use 使用
mind 介意 up-to-date 直到現在的，最新的
idea 主意 awhile 一會兒
trouble 麻煩 fetch 取來
smooth 順利的 sheet 一片紙
easily 容易的
PHRASES AND EXPRESSIONS
hold the line 別掛線
put through （打電話）
for the moment 暫時
not until 直到……才
call back 回電話
take a look 瞧一瞧
leave for 離開……去某處
in an hour 1小時內
Would you mind… 您是否介意……
take a message 捎信
hang on （打電話）別掛線
go ahead 進行，開始做
agree to 同意
I’d like to do something 我想（愿意）做某事
