Practice
Image you are a nurse of a hospital and you are calling Mr. Wang, but he is not in. His secretary is answering the phone. Fill in the blanks according to the Chinese version provided.
Secretary: Hello?
You: __________(1)_______________ (您好,王先生在吗?)
Secretary: I am sorry, but he is not in now. Would you like to leave a message?
You; _____________(2)_______________(是的,请告诉他给医生办公室打个电话)
Secretary: 8875425. OK. What time he’d better call?
You: __________(3)____________ (最好使今天下午2点左右)
Secretary: I’ll tell him as soon as he’s back.
You; _________(4)___________
Secretary: You are welcome. Goodbye.
Key:
Hello. May I speak to Mr. Wang.
Yes, please tell him to call the doctor ‘s office. The number is
It’d be best if he could call this afternoon at about 2 o’clock.
Thanks a lot.
Imagine a woman is calling Mrs. Wang, but she’s not in. You are answering phone.
You: (1) (电话响了,你拿起话筒)
Lady:Hello. May I speak to Mrs. Wang, please?
You: (2) (告诉对方她现在不在,并询问是否有什么事需要转告。)
Lady:Yes, please. Tell her to call me, please.
You: (3) (告诉对方她一回来你就转告她。)
Lady:Thanks.
You: (4) (表示客气。)
Key:
Hello!
I’m sorry. But she’s not in at the moment. Would you like to leave a message?
I’ll tell her as soon as she’s back.
You’re welcome.