外企工作必备英语口语精讲(3)
<p>5. <span word="He">He</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="lunch">lunch</span>. <span word="Would">Would</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="again">again</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="hour">hour</span> <span word="later">later</span>?他出去吃午餐了, 你要不要一小时后再打来?</p><p>受到中文的影响, 许多人要讲某人‘出去’吃午餐了常会说成, "<span word="He">He</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="lunch">lunch</span>." 其实这个 <span word="went">went</span> 是多余的, 通常老美只讲 <span word="be">be</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="something">something</span> 就行了. 如果要再简化一点, 单说, "<span word="He">He</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="lunch">lunch</span>." 或是 "<span word="He">He</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="on">on</span> (<span word="lunch">lunch</span>) <span word="break">break</span>." (他正在休息时间.) 这样子也可以.</p><p>如果别人要找的人不在, 通常我们有二种选择, 第一种是请别人晚点再打来, 除了像例句用 <span word="try">try</span> <span word="again">again</span>/ <span word="call">call</span> <span word="again">again</span> 之外, 我们也可以用 <span word="call">call</span> <span word="back">back</span>/ <span word="try">try</span> <span word="back">back</span> 这样的讲法. 例如你可以建议别人, "<span word="Why">Why</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="in">in</span> 30 <span word="minutes">minutes</span>?" (你何不 30 分钟后再打来呢?) 第二种选择就是请对方留言, 客气一点的讲法是, "<span word="May">May</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="message">message</span>?" 或是 "<span word="Would">Would</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="message">message</span>?" (你想留言吗?)</p><p>6. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="machine">machine</span>.她不在这里, 但是你可以打她的电话答录机.</p><p>老美管电话答录机叫 <span word="answering">answering</span> <span word="machine">machine</span> 或是也有少数人叫 <span word="answer">answer</span> <span word="machine">machine</span>. 但是在一般的对话中常常简称 <span word="machine">machine</span>. 例如 "<span word="You">You</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="machine">machine</span>." 就是说, 你可以打她的电话答录机留言. 或是你打电话给某人, 但你想他很可能不在, 这时你就可以说, "<span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="expecting">expecting</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="machine">machine</span>." (我想会是电话答录机接的电话.) 如果是 "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="check">check</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="machine">machine</span>." 则是说我要检查电话答录机里的留言.</p>
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