雙語故事:要等一會嗎？

【英文原文】

Would you care to hold?——要等一會嗎？

There I was, my first day On the Job as a receptionist, handling one phone call after another like an old pro, when an employee stopped by my desk. "Have you ever done this before?" she asked. "No," I said. "Thought not. You just told that caller, `The person you want is on vacation. Would you care to hold?'"

【中文譯文】

作爲公司的前臺接待員，第一天上班時，我一個接着一個地接聽電話，就象那些身經百戰的老接待員一樣。 當一個員工走過我的桌子時，她問，“你以前幹過前臺的活嗎？” “沒有”，“我說。 “我想你就沒幹過。 你剛纔跟打電話來的人說，‘你想找的人休假去了。你要不要等一會？’”