外企工作必备英语口语精讲(5)
<p>9. <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="calling">calling</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="check">check</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="status">status</span>.我打电话来查看我订单的状况.</p><p>以前我因为不知道 <span word="check">check</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="status">status</span> 这个用法, 常拉拉杂杂讲了一堆才能表达我的意思. 例如我可能会说, "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="ordered">ordered</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="yesterday">yesterday</span>. <span word="Can">Can</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="check">check</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="shipped">shipped</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="not">not</span>." 这句话听起来是不是蛮笨的? 后来我暗中观察, 同样的情况原来老美居然都简简单单地说 "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="check">check</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="status">status</span>." 或是 "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="track">track</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="status">status</span>." 就能完整地表达这句话的意思, 真是太神奇了.</p><p>这让我想到有一次在机场也是, 我想问柜台小姐我的朋友倒底坐哪一班飞机, 那班飞机有没有慢分, 他大概几点会到, 当我好不容易讲完这么长一串时, 柜台小姐居然只回了我一句, "<span word="You">You</span> <span word="wanna">wanna</span> <span word="check">check</span> <span word="passenger">passenger</span> <span word="status">status</span>?" 差点没昏到, 原来我只要用 <span word="check">check</span> <span word="passenger">passenger</span> <span word="status">status</span> 就行了喔?</p><p>10. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="referred">referred</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Gordon">Gordon</span>. 我是 <span word="Gordon">Gordon</span> 先生介绍我来的.</p><p>打电话到别人公司如果是有求于人的话,例如要去应征啦或是推销东西啦, 最好能先攀点关系啦! 例如最常用的招数, 我是某某人介绍来的, 就是 "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="referred">referred</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="someone">someone</span>." (注意, 介绍在这里用 <span word="refer">refer</span> 而不是用 <span word="introduce">introduce</span>.) 还有呢? 如果你今天拿到了该公司的折价卷, 则最好也是开宗明义地说, "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="coupon">coupon</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="product">product</span> <span word="is">is</span> 50% <span word="off">off</span> <span word="today">today</span>." (我是根据你们折价卷上的号码打过来的, 它上面写着今天产品五折优待.) 这样子让他想赖都赖不掉. 总之呢? 先表明自已是怎么搭上这条线的, 这样子别人才不会有突兀的感觉啦</p>
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