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本帖最后由 evaxiaofan 于 2010-11-29 11:19 编辑
Useful telephone vocabulary and phrases in English
►Making contact - Hello/Good morning/Good afternoon ..
- This is John Brown speaking.
- Could I speak to .......... please?
I'd like to speak to .......... please. - I'm trying to contact ..........
►Giving more information
• I'm calling from Tokyo/Paris/New York/Sydney
• I'm calling on behalf of (Mr. X ...)
►Taking a call
• X speaking Can I help you?
►Asking for a name/information
• Who's calling please?
• Who's speaking?
• Where are you calling from?
• Are you sure you have the right number/name?
►Asking the caller to wait
• Hold the line please
• Could you hold on please
• Just a moment please
►Connecting
• Thank you for holding
• The line's free now ..... I'll put you through
• I'll connect you now / I'm connecting you now.
►Giving negative information - I'm afraid the line's engaged. Could you call back later?
- I'm afraid he's in a meeting at the moment
- I'm sorry. He's out of the office today / He isn't in at the moment.
- I'm afraid we don't have a Mr/Mrs/Miss ... here
- I'm sorry. There's nobody here by that name.
- Sorry. I think you've dialled the wrong number.
I'm afraid you've got the wrong number.
►Telephone problems
• The line is very bad. Could you speak up please?
• Could you repeat that please?
• I'm afraid I can't hear you.
• Sorry. I didn't catch that. Could you say that again please?
►Leaving/taking a message
• Can I leave/take a message?
• Would you like to leave a message?
• Could you give him/her a message?
• Could you ask him/her to call me back?
• Would you like him/her to call you back?
• Could you tell him/her that I called?
• Could you give me your name please?
• Could you spell that please?
• What's your number please? |
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