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　　第二章 日常生活   第一节 电话往来  16电话留言

　　我能替您捎个口信吗？May I take a message?

　　我会把口信转达给他的。I’ll give him the message。

　　我会告诉他你来过电话。I’ll tell him that you called。

　　我会尽力和他取得联系的。I’ll do my utmost to make contact with him。

　　你可以给他留个口信，他一有空就给你打回去。You can leave him a message, and he’ll get back to you the moment he’s free。

　　请让他给我回个电话。Please have him return my call。

　　我能留个口信吗？ Can I leave a message?

　　都是些不重要的事，不用留言了。It’s all about something unimportant, so there’s no need to leave a message。

　　Leaving a Message

　　Frank：This is Frank speaking. May I ask who is calling?

　　Jane：This is Jane. I would like to speak with Mr. Wang, please。

　　Frank：I’m sorry, he’s not here at the moment. He’s gone to the International Business Center。

　　Jane：When do you expect him back?

　　Frank：I’m not sure. He didn’t say when he’d return. If you’d like, you can leave him a message, and he’ll get back to you the moment he’s free。

　　Jane：Yes, thank you. When he gets back, please let him know that Jane called and I need him to call me back。

　　Frank：Does he have your number?

　　Jane：Yes, he does. But I’ll give it to you again, 5-2-6-4-4-5-3-6.

　　Frank：That was 5-2-6-4-4-5-3-6, right?

　　Jane：Yes. Thank you very much。

　　Frank：You’re welcome。

　　第二章 日常生活   第一节 电话往来 17打错电话

　　我准是拨错号了。l must have dialed the wrong number。

　　这儿没有这个人。Nobody here by that name。

　　对不起，你打错了。Sorry, I think you have the wrong number。

　　我肯定你打错电话了。I’m sure that you have the wrong number。

　　他也许是换新号码了。对不起打扰了。

　　He probably changed to a new number. I’m sorry I bothered you。

　　你打错电话了。请到电话簿里去查询正确的电话号码吧。

　　You have dialed the wrong number. Please look up the correct number in the telephone directory。

　　对不起，打扰了。I’m sorry that I have disturbed you。

　　没关系。That’s all right。

　　Dialing a Wrong Number

　　Frank：Hello!

　　Jane：Is Patti there?

　　Frank：I’m sorry, I’m afraid you’ve dialed the wrong number. There is no Patti here。

　　Jane：Wrong number? Are you sure? I called yesterday and she was there。

　　Frank：I’m sure you have the wrong number. This one has been my number for more than 20 years。

　　Jane：That’s impossible. I remember the number clearly. Isn’t this 763-4565?

　　Frank：No, it isn’t. It’s 736-4565. It seems you’ve misdialed。

　　Jane：Really? I’m so sorry I bothered you. I’ll try again。

　　Frank：That’s all right. This sort of thing happens all the time to everyone。

　　Jane：Yeah, I guess it does. Sorry again for bothering you。

　　Frank：No worries。

　　第二章 日常生活   第一节 电话往来 18挂断电话

　　我现在有点急事。Something urgent has come up。

　　都讲完了吗？Is that all?

　　回头我给你打回去好吗？这儿有点急事。

　　Can I call you back? There is an emergency。

　　谢谢你打电话过来。Thank you for calling。

　　很高兴跟你通话。It’s been nice talking to you。

　　请代我向大家问好。Please say hello to everyone for me。

　　我的另一部电话响了。My other line is ringing。

　　给我你的号码，我过会儿给你打过去。

　　Give me your number, and I’ll call you back。

　　我不再占用你的时间了。I won’t keep you any longer。

　　抱歉，我要挂电话了。Sorry, I’d better go now。

　　现在我太累了，我得去睡觉了。再见。

　　I’m too tired now. I have to go to sleep. Goodbye。

　　Hanging up

　　Ann：Hello, three-five.。。

　　Sam：Is that Ann?

　　Ann：I’m sorry. I’m very tired. I’m going to bed early. I didn’t have a good time and I don’t really want to see you again。

　　Sam：What are you talking about? We had a great time. We laughed and talked all night last time。

　　Ann：It was hardly all night. And I recall it was you doing all the laughing at your own jokes。

　　Sam：That’s not fair. We had fun. Give me a second chance. Can we meet tomorrow night for drinks at the pub?

　　Ann：No, I’m sorry. I’m going to meet some friends tomorrow evening. And I’m too tired now. I have to go to sleep. Goodbye。

　　Sam：But Ann.。。

　　第二章 日常生活   第一节 电话往来 19手机座机通话障碍

　　我的手机电池没电了。The battery of my mobile phone is dead。

　　我的电话快没电了。My phone is running out of battery。

　　我忘了给电池充电了。I forgot to recharge the battery。

　　我忘记带手机充电器了。I forgot to take the mobile charger。

　　我把手机给关了。I had my cell phone power off。

　　没有信号。There is no signal。

　　我不会发短信。I don’t know how to send messages。

　　我的电话余额不足了。My balance is not enough。

　　我忘记买充值卡了。I forgot to buy the recharge card。

　　你的手机无法接通。Your cellphone could not be reached。

　　你的手机停机了。Your number is out of service。

　　我忘记你的号码了。I forgot your number。

　　我打不通。I couldn’t get through。

　　我不会用电话卡。I don’t know how to use a calling card。

　　电话占线。The line is busy。

　　她正在通话。Her line is busy at the moment。

　　你过一会儿再打来好吗？  Could you call back later?

　　我听不清你说话。I can’t hear you clearly。

　　你能大点儿声吗？ Could you please speak up a little?

　　我的电话坏了。My phone is out of order。

　　有好多杂音。There is a lot of noise。

　　听上去我们的线路有问题。Sounds like a problem with our lines。

　　你真应该换一部电话机。You really should change to a new telephone。

　　他换电话号码了。He has changed his number。

　　Telephone Connection Difficulties

　　Doris：You’re late。

　　Leo：I’m sorry. It was too cold and my car couldn’t start. I had to warm it up in the garage with a heater. I tried to call you, but couldn’t get a connection。

　　Doris：Couldn’t get a connection?

　　Leo：Yes. Your number is out of service。

　　Doris：Really? I didn’t know. Let me check. You’re right。

　　Leo：So I couldn’t get through。

　　Doris：It’s a serious problem. I’m expecting an important call. The theater guild is supposed to call me this evening and discuss my play. What will happen if they can’t reach me?

　　Leo：Well, the only thing you can do is pay the fee to recover your service。