1、打公用电话
1. I’m calling from a public phone, so I’ll call her again.
2. I’m not at home now, so I’ll call her around three o’clock again.
3. May I use your phone?
4. Would you mind if I use your phone?
5. How do I get an outside line?
翻译&解析:
1. 我现在是打公用电话,
2. 我现在不在家里,
3. 我可以借您的电话用一下吗?
4. 你不介意我用你的电话吧?
5. 如何打外线? ?
解析:*1. public phone 是公用电话, pay phone 也是(投币式)公用电话;而公用电话亭则是telephone booth.*2. 在外打公用电话就表示无法让对方回电, 所以通常会再告知下次联络时间或方式.
*3. 有时找不到公用电话, 必要时需向商家借用电话, 或者在别人的公司借电话时可用以上几句.
*4. outside line 是“电话外线”, 而extension 为电话(内线)分机.
2、打错电话:
1. I’m sorry I have the wrong number.
2. Is this 02-2718-5398?
3. Sorry to have bothered you.
4. I’m sorry. I think I must have dialed the wrong number.
5. Could I check the number? Is it 2211-3344?
翻译&解析
1. 抱歉我打错电话了.
2. 这里是02-2718-5398吗?
3. 很抱歉打扰你了.
4. 很抱歉. 我想我一定是打错电话了.
5. 我可以核对一下电话号码吗?是不是2211-3344?
解析:1. 区域号码是 area code2. 电话号码的念法: 02-2211-3224念成:area code zero-two,
two-two-one-one-three-two-two-four.* 0 可念成 oh 或 zero* 22 可念成 two-two 或 double two
3、抱歉这么晚打来的说法:
1. I’m sorry to call you so late. 对不起这么晚打电话来.
2. I hope I didn’t catch you at a bad time. 抱歉这种时候找你.
3. I hope I didn’t wake you up so early. 我希望这么早没有吵到你. ǔ?
4. I’m sorry to call you so early. 对不起这么早打电话来.
5. I’m sorry to bother you at this hour. 很抱歉在这时打扰你.
4、有急事时的表达方法:
1. It’s urgent. Could I have her mobilephone number? 我有急事, 可不可以告诉我她的手机号码?
2. Could you tell me where I can reach her? 能不能告诉我在哪里可以找到她?
3. This is an emergency. I need to get in contact with him right now. 能不能告诉我在哪里可以找到他.
5、若对方不在的说法:
1. It’s nothing important. 没什么重要事.
2. It’s nothing urgent. Thank you ,good-bye. 没什么要紧事,
3. I’ll call her again. 我会再打给她.
4. I’ll call back later. 我稍后会再打来.
5. Please ask Miss Chen to call me back. 请陈小姐给我回电话.