對話壹
Is Daisy there? Daisy 在嗎?
Speaking. 我就是，說吧。
That's me. 我就是。
This is Daisy. 我就是 Daisy.
This is she. 我就是。(註: 男的用 This is he.)
You're speaking/talking to her. 妳正在跟她說話。
對話二
May I speak to Mr. Gates? 請問 Gates 先生在嗎?
He's out. 他出去了。
He's not here right now. 他現在不在這裏。
He's in a meeting right now. 他現在正在開會。
You've just missed him. 妳剛好錯過他了。
He's just stepped out. 他剛好出去了。
對話三
Do you know when he will be back? 妳知道他什麽時候會回來嗎?
I'm sorry. I don't know. 抱歉, 我不知道。 I have no idea. 我不知道。
He should be back in 20 minutes. 他應該二十分鐘內會回來。
對話四
Can I leave a message? 我可以留個話?
Yes. Go ahead, please. 可以, 請繼續。
Of course. Hold on for just a second so I can grab a pen and paper. 當然, 稍等壹下讓我拿個紙筆。
Sure, if you can excuse me for just a second. Let me find a piece of paper to write it down. 當然, 如果妳可以等我壹下下, 讓我找張紙寫下來。
對話五
When he comes back, can you have him call me at (206) 5551212? 他回來後, 能不能讓他打 (206) 5551212 這個號碼給我?
Can you repeat again, please? 能不能請妳再重復壹次?
(Say) Again, please? 再說壹次好嗎? Pardon? 抱歉。請再說壹次。
Come again, please? 再說壹次好嗎? Im sorry? 抱歉。請再說壹次。
對話六
Is Brandon there? Brandon在嗎?
Yes, he is. One moment, please. 他在。請稍等。
Hold, please. 請稍等。
Hold on, please. 請稍等。
Let me see if he's here. Hang on. OK? 我看看他在不在。等壹下，好嗎?
對話七
Paul, can you answer the phone? I'm busy. Paul，妳能不能去接電話?我在忙。
Can you get it, Paul? My hands are tied. Paul, 妳能不能去接電話?我現在不能接。
Yes, dear. 是的，親愛的。
對話八
Who called? 誰打來的?
No one. He hung up on me. 沒人。他把電話掛了。
Wrong number, I guess. He hung up without saying a word. 打錯了，我想。他壹句話也沒說就把電話掛了。