5. 轉告消息
Key Sentences(重點句子)
79．Yes．I'll go to get him．
在，我去叫他。
80．I'm so glad I've got hold of you at last．
我很高興終於找到了你。
81．Were you trying to get in touch with me，Peter？
你一直在找我嗎，彼得？
82．I'm off today．
我今天休息。
83．Listen，Mike，I've got news for you．
聽着，邁克，我有消息告訴你。
84．You don't know me，but this is Garl Mattews．
你不認識我，我叫卡爾·馬修斯。
85．I'm calling on behalf of Dave Kennedy．
我代大衛·肯尼迪先生打電話給你。
86．So he gave me your telephone number and let me give you acall．
所以他給了我你的電話號碼讓我給你打個電話。
87．And what time would suit you best？
什麼時候最適合你？
88．You can call us from the lobby and we'll come down．
你可以在大廳給我們打電話，然後我們就下來。
89．Please say hello to Dave for me and thank you so much forcalling me．
請代我向大衛問好，非常感謝你打電話給我。
90．She asked me to ask you if you would be able to meet here to-day at 3∶30 p．m．
她要我問你是否能在今天下午三點半和她見面。
91．But you can page her．
但是你可以傳呼她。
92．What is the number of her beeper？
她的傳呼是多少？
93．Fine．Thanks for the message．
好。謝謝你的口信。
Dialogue A
(A：Robert B：Peter C：Mike)
A：Hello．
B：Hello．Is that Mike？
A：No，this is Robert，his brother，Speaking．
B：Oh hello，Robert．This is Peter．How are you？
A：Fine，thanks，and you？
B：I'm very well．Is Mike there？
A：Yes．I'll go get him．
C：Hello．Mike speaking．
B：Hello．Mike？This is Peter speaking．I'm so glad I've got holdof you at last．
C：Were you trying to get in touch with me，Peter？ I'm off to-day．
B：That's good to know．Listen，Mike，I've got news for you．
C：What is it？
B：My sister Jane is coming back from America．
C：That's great．When is she coming back？
B：Next weekend．
C：Next weekend？OK．And I want to know how long she willstay here this time．
B：About a week． Let's get together tonight and plan a party forher．
C：All right．I'll come to your place at 8 o'clock．
B：Good．I'll be waiting for you．
C：See you later．
B：Good-bye．
Dialogue B
(A：Stan Summers B：Carl Mattlews)
A：Hello．
B：Hello．Can I speak to stan Summers，please？
A：Speaking．
B：Oh．Mr．Summer．You don't know me，but this is Carl Mat-tews．I'm calling on behalf of Dave Kennedy．
A：Oh．So you're a friend of Dave's．How is he anyway？
B：oh，he's doing well and will be promoted again．
A：That's good to hear．Carl，what are you doing in New York？
B：Dave and I are attending a conference at the Hilton untilThursday．And Dave is busy now．So he gave me your tele-phone number and let me give you a call．He wants to know ifyou will have any time at all to got together tonight or Thurs-day evening．
A：Well，tonight there's a banquet I have to go to．But Thursdayevening I'm free．
B：Good．Thursday evening．And what time would suit you best？
A：Seven-thirty would be good for me．
B：Yes，that's fine．So that's 7∶30 p．m．on Thursday at Hilton．
I'll book the table．And my room's 2120．Dave's is 2122．Youcan call us from the lobby and I'll come down．
A：Fine．I'm looking forward to it！
B：Me，too．See you on Thursday，then．
A：Please say hello to Dave for me and thank you so much for call-ing me．Good-bye．
Dialogue C
(A：Roland B：Mr．Zhang)
A：Hello．May I speak to Mr．Zhang？
B：Yes，speaking．
A：Hi，Mr．Zhang．This is Roland．Miss Lee telephoned．She askedme to ask you if you would be able to meet her today at 3∶30p．m．
B：Sorry，but I'll have a meeting then．Please tell me her call num-ber and I'll explain it to her personally．
A：Miss Lee said she would not be in her office this afternoon，butyou can page her．
B：What is the number of her beeper？
A：It's 6594968-99806．
B：Fine．Thanks for the message．Good-bye．
A：Bye．
Words and Expressions
touch vt．觸摸；接觸；碰到
weekend n．週末
party n．黨，政黨；聚會，宴會
behalf n．利益
on behalf of 代表某人
anyway ad．無論如何，無論怎樣
conference n．商議；會談
Hilton 希爾頓
banquet n．宴會
suit v．對……適合；(使)適合
lobby n．前廳；穿堂
look forward to 渴望，盼望
page v．找人，尋找
beeper BP機
