A Hi, Jasmine. It’s Uncle Eric calling. Is your father at home? B I’m afraid not. Can I take a message? A Sure. Do you have a pen? B Yes! A OK. Tell him to give me a call at 656-8871. B Will do!
A 嗨,潔思敏。我是艾瑞克叔叔。妳爸爸在家嗎? B 恐怕不在。我可以幫你留話嗎? A 好呀。妳有筆嗎? B 有! A 好的。請告訴他打 656-8871這個號碼給我。 B 好的!
單字片語 Vocabulary and Phrases
1call vi. & vt. (給某人)打電話 & n. 通話 call sb back 回撥電話給某人 give sb a call (at + 電話號碼) (撥某電話號碼)給某人打電話
When did Sheryl call yesterday?
雪柔昨天什麼時候打電話來?
I ’ll call Sheryl later.
= I’ll give Sheryl a call later.
我待會兒會打電話給雪柔。
2message n. 訊息 take a message (幫某人)留言 leave a message with sb 留言給某人轉告
3tell vt. 告訴,告知(三態為:tell, told, told) tell sb to V 告知某人從事…… tell sb about sth 告訴某人某事
Riley told me about her trip to Austria.
萊莉告訴我她的奧地利之旅。
4Will do! 好的!(為口語用法,用於表示回答者將會執行被要求的事。)
口語技能 Speaking Skills
1 Can I take a message? 我可以幫你留話嗎?
通話時若要「替他人留話」須使用動詞 take;若要「自己留話」則須使用動詞 leave。
Can / May I take a message? 我可以幫你留話嗎? Can / May I leave a message? 我可以留話嗎? A Is Rosie there? B She’s not in. May I take a message? A It’s Jim. Tell her to call me back. Thanks. A 蘿西在嗎? B 她不在。我可以幫你留話嗎? A 我是吉姆。請她回電給我。謝謝。
A Can I speak to Teresa, please? B Sorry. She’s off today. A Oh. Can I leave a message? A 請問我可以和泰瑞莎說話嗎? B 抱歉。她今天請假。 A 喔。我可以留話嗎?