每日會(huì)話第一期62
J: Hello? Can I speak to Mr. Smith?
A: I'm sorry, but he's out now. May I take a message?
J: Yes. This is John Brown. I'd like to meet him next Monday morning around 10 o'clock.
A: Let me check his schedule... Yes, I think he can see you. But could you call again around five to make sure?
J: 喂？能請(qǐng)史密斯先生聽電話嗎？
A: 抱歉，他現(xiàn)在不在。要我傳話嗎？
J: 好的。我是約翰布朗。下星期一早上十點(diǎn)左右我想跟他見個(gè)面。
A: 我來(lái)查查他的時(shí)間表... 可以，我想他可以見你。不過(guò)，五點(diǎn)左右你可以再打電話來(lái)確定一下嗎？
重點(diǎn)解說(shuō)：
★ He's out now.一語(yǔ)亦可說(shuō)成He's not in.
★ May I take a message?「要我傳話嗎？」此語(yǔ)用于來(lái)電者所找的人不在時(shí)，請(qǐng)教對(duì)方需不需要自己代為傳話。反之，「我可以留話嗎？」英語(yǔ)說(shuō)成May [Can] I leave a message?。
★ call again「再打電話」cf. I'll call you back.「我會(huì)回你電話。」上文的最后一句另有變通的說(shuō)法，Could I have your number? We'll call you back as soon as [when] he's in.「能告訴我你的號(hào)碼嗎？他一回來(lái)我們會(huì)立刻回你電話?！?
★ make sure ~「確定(某事)」
