倘若对方想的人不在家或公司时,你要怎么办呢?在办公室的时候,你可以说I'm sorry——he's off today.(很抱歉,他今天休假)。向对方说明不在的理由有:没有上班、出差、外出用餐等等。假使你晓得外出的人大概什么时候回来时,你可以告诉对方约略的时间,如此会使人倍感亲切。如果不知道,直截了当地告诉对方即可。现在,就让我们来学习被指名接听的人不在时的应答吧!
这是请总机或接线生接电话,而对方没人接听时常听到的回话。也常用 There's no answer.。有时电话接不通的原因是由 The line is busy.(占线接不通)。
2.告知很快就回来 She'll be right back. (她马上会回来)
此处的right是[立刻、马上]之意。这句话可以改换为She'll be back very soon.。口语上用right back较为自然。电话讲到一半,须让对方稍等时,就说I'll be right back.或I'll be right with you.(我马上回来)。
3.告知离开座位 I'm sorry, but he's not at his desk now. (很抱歉,他现在不在座位上)
如果是[暂时离开位子],就说 I'm sorry,but he's away from his desk at this moment.(抱歉,他现在不在位子上)。他刚刚还在就说 He has just stepped out.(他刚走开)。这时他正好回来,就说 Oh, here he comes.(噢,他来了!)
4.告知尚未上班 I'm sorry-he hasn't come in yet. (对不起他还没有进来)
如果知道何时会回到公司时,就说 I'm sorry,but he won't be in until ten this morning.(对不起,他 10 点钟以前不会来)。此处的 in 是指 in the office 之意。
5.告知已回家 I'm sorry--she's gone home for the day. (很抱歉——她今天已经回家了)
She's gone.用现在完成式,表示(她已回家)而现在不在此地之意。外出之后不会再回来,就说 She's gone for the day. 就可以了。这时的回答可以用 OK, I'll try again tomorrow.(知道了,我明天再打)。
6.转告正在用餐 I'm sorry,but he's out to lunch now. (很抱歉,他现在出去吃午饭)
out to lunch 是[出去吃午饭]的惯用语。最近也有人用来表示[反应迟钝,笨笨的]之意。[正在休息]可以用 He's on a break now.或 He's having a break now.来表示。
7.告知有访客 I'm sorry--she has a visitor right now. (对不起,她现在有客人)
如果在公司或办公室[接待顾客]时,就说读mbaI'm sorry--she's with a customer
right now.。前来购物的顾客是周冬雨高中照片customer,来商谈业务的可户称为client。(她在开会)就说 I'm sorry--she 's in a meeting now.。
8.告知他正在忙 I'm sorry--he's tied up at the moment. (对不起——他正在忙)
同样是(他在忙)的说法,如果用 He's busy.乍听之下,似乎有他忙碌得本身比什么都重要的味道。假如说 He's tied up.的话,则语气较为缓和,含有(他因为很忙,所以此刻无法分身来接电话)的意味。
9.告知外出 I'm sorry--she's not in the office now. (很抱歉——她现在不在办公室)
I'm sorry--she's out now.是(她目前出去,不在了)之意。如果要说清楚一点的话,可以加 She's out doing
some errands.(她出去办一点事)。errands 是指[无关紧要的差事(如到银行办一点事)]
等。
10.告知休假 I'm sorry--he's off today. (对不起——他今天休假)
He's off.是(他休息,不上班),而 get off work 是[下班]之意。如果[每星期一休息]的话,是说 He's off Mondays.(他每星期一休息,不上班)。
11.告知请病假 I'm sorry--she's sick today. (对不起——她今天请病假)
一般简单的回答,只说She's off today.(她今天休假),但看情形也可以说明理由,如:She's on sick leave now.(她现在修病假),或She's on maternity leave now.(她正在修产假)。call in sick 是[用电话请病假]的意思。
12.告知出差 I'm sorry,but she's in Chicago on business. (对不起,她出差到芝加哥了)
不说明出差地点而只说She's out of town on business.(她出差去了)也可以。[国外出差]时可以用abroad,或out of the country来代替out of town.[出差]可以用on a business trip.
13.告知在休假 I'm sorry-she's on vacation. (很抱歉——他正在休假中)
I vacation [长期休假];take a vacation [度假};take a day off [休一天假]。如果你晓得休假到什么时候,不妨告诉对方,如 He's on vacation until next Monday.(他休假到下周一)。
14.告知已调动 I'm sorry,but he moved to our Chicago office. (很抱歉,他调到芝加哥的分公司去了)
也可以用 I'm sorry,but he was transferrd to our Chicago office.(抱歉,他已调到芝加哥分行去了)。[纽约总行]是 the head_quarters in New York,[海外分行]是 our overseas branch .
陈晓东资料15.告知已离职 I'm sorry--he's not with this company anymore. (对不起,他已离职了)
也可以说 I'm sorry--he'sno longer with us. (他已经离职了)。要说明(他上个月离职了)用 leave 也可以,如 He left this company last month. quit是[(自己)辞职],got fired 是[被开除,解雇]之意。
16.告知尚未回家美国电话号码 He hasn't come home from work. (他下班还没有回来)
这是打来家里的时的打法;也可以说 He hasn't come home yet.如果对方问 Do you have any idea when he'll get home?(您知道他什么时候会回家?)时,就说Probably around seven.(大概七点左右)。
17.告知在旅行中 She's on a trip now. (她正在旅行中)
只说 She's out of town.(它出城远行)也可以。如果可以说明出城的目的与地方的话,向对方说 She's in Europe.(她在欧洲),或 She went to Hawaii on vacation.(她到夏威夷度假)等。
18.告知已就寝 He's gone to bed. (他去睡了)
也可以说 He's sleeping.(他正在睡觉)。如果是在洗澡或上厕所时,就说 I'm sorry--he cannot come to the phone right now.(对不起,他现在无法来接电话)就可以了。
19.告知外出购物 She's out doing some shopping right now. (她现在出去买些东西)
要说明[出去办一点事]时,可以用 She's out doing some errands right now.如果想不出适当的说法,或没必要说出理由时,简单地说 She's not at home right now.就可以了。
20.告知在生病休息 He's ill in bed. (他卧病在床)
在美国,ill常用sick来代替。如果说(有一点不舒服)就用 He's not feeling well.或 He 's just taking it easy.(他只是在休息一下而已)即可。
21.询问回来时间 Do you have any idea when she'll be back? (你知道她什么时候回来吗?) Do you have ?是征求对方[有没有好办法...]时的一种常用的说法。Do ?带有要求对方说出确切回答的口气。什么时候会回来?)是用What time does she usually come home?
22.询问何时才能回电话 When can I expect his call? (他什么时候才能给我回电话?)
想要的人不在,而接听的人说唐一菲演过的电视剧I'll have him call you(back).(他回来,我就叫他打电话给你)时,可以用这例句来问对方。此时,如果对方说as soon as she gets home 时,就可以用上面(21)句再问何时可能回来。
23.告知有急事 It's urgent! (是急事!)
魔域师傅有急事要对方时,说I need to talk to him right now.(我现在有急事要跟他说)。如果,对方接电话的人不替你转界时,只好说It's urgent. 或This is an emergency.
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