第17章 4 You’ve got a call! (5)

　　A: I’m afraid I have to say good-bye. B: Sure. Nice talking to you. A: Nice talking to you too.甲：我恐怕要说再见了。乙：好的，很高兴和你通话。甲：我也是。

　　I’m sorry to have taken so much of your time.　对不起，占用您这么多时间。

　　A: I’m sorry to have taken so much of your time. B: Oh, no trouble at all.甲：对不起，占用您这么多时间。乙：噢，没关系的。

　　■ Plus Plus:与这句意思相近的句子还有： I apologize for taking up so much of your time. I’m sorry that I took up so much of your time. 11 I’ll be looking forward to hearing from you again.　我很期待您的下次来电。

　　A: I’ll call you back next week sometime. B: I’ll be looking forward to hearing from you again. A: Alright. Bye.甲：我下周给你回电话。乙：我很期待您的下次来电。甲：好的，再见。

　　12 It’s been a pleasure talking to you.　很高兴能跟您通话。

　　A: I have to run. It’s been a pleasure talking to you. B: Same with me. Goodbye.甲：我得赶紧走了。很高兴能跟您通话。乙：我也是。再见。

　　■ Plus Plus:与这句意思相近的句子还有： It’s been nice talking to you. 13Call me back anytime.　你随时可以给我来电话。

　　A: I really need to go, but call me back anytime. B: OK, I will.甲：我真的得挂了，但是你随时可以给我来电话。乙：好的，我会的。

　　■ Plus Plus:与这句意思相近的句子还有： Call me again any time. I’d always like to hear from you. Call me again whenever you’d like. ■ Plus Plus:与这句意思相近的句子还有： Call me again any time. I’d always like to hear from you. Call me again whenever you’d like.

　　invite [in'vait] v. 邀请 urgent ['4:d94nt] adj. 紧急的 glad [gl1d] adj. 高兴的 look forward to期待get off放下

　　> Conversation

　　会 话 演 练

　　Unit 22 1. How’ve you been?这是地道的美语口语，用来打招呼或者表示“别来无恙”。

　　类似的说法还有：

　　How’s it going?

　　What’s up?

　　2. He is hanging out with his friends.hang out是指和朋友一起做一些事。看电影、逛街、聊天都算，也不限指异性朋友。例如：

　　I like to hang out at mall with my friends.　我喜欢和我的朋友一起去购物中心闲荡。

　　3. By the way...by the way是英语口语中使用频率极高的一个搭配，表示“顺便说说；顺便提起”。例如：

　　By the way, what happened to the money?　顺便问一句，那笔钱后来怎么样了？

　　4. He must forget to tell you.forget to do sth.表示“忘记做某事”。例如：

　　I forget to tell that you don’t need to come today.　我忘了告诉你，你今天不用来了。

　　5. Got it.Get it.的意思是“明白了”。

　　You got it! 的意思是“你总算明白了！”例如：

　　That’s what I mean. You got it.　我就是这个意思，你明白了。

　　6. How come?How come? 的意思就是“怎么会？为什么？”例如：

　　How come you didn’t come to join us last night?为什么你昨天晚上不来和我们一起玩呢？How come you eat so little?　你为什么吃得那么少？

　　7. Be careful next time.be careful表示“当心，小心”。例如 :Be careful about what you say.　对你所说的话要小心。You should be careful when making a promise.　你应当谨慎作出承诺。

　　［模 拟 对 话］ >>>You’ve got a call!Chapter 4 Answering the Phone

　　Tom: Hello. May I speak to Mary, please?

　　John: Hold on.

　　Tom: Thank you.

　　John: There’s a phone call for you, Mary.

　　Mary: Speaking. Who’s calling, please?

　　Tom: Hi, Mary. This is Tom.

　　Mary: Oh, hi, Tom. How’ve you been?

　　Tom: Just fine. I say.

　　Mary: So, what?

　　Tom: Aren’t you busy tomorrow evening?

　　Mary: Let me see. Uh...Sorry, I’ve made an appointment with Lily who is my college and asked me out for a cup of beer.

　　Tom: Uh...I plan to go out with you.

　　Mary: Sorry again. Oh, why don’t we dine out and then go to the bar together?

　　Tom: Sounds like a good idea. But are you sure that your friend is OK with me? I’ve never seen her before.

　　Mary: I think it will be great. She is a charming and vivacious girl.

　　Tom: I think you’d better ask her first.

　　Mary: OK. Let me call and ask. I will call you back later.

　　Tom: Okay. If she feels fine with us, then I’ll pick up you two at

　　6:00.

　　Mary: OK. Thank you for inviting us. I have to call her now. I will call back. Bye, Tom.

　　Tom: Bye now.

　　接电话

　　汤姆：喂，请找一下玛丽。约翰：稍等。汤姆：谢谢。约翰：玛丽，有个电话找你。玛丽：我是玛丽。请问哪位？汤姆：你好，玛丽。我是汤姆。玛丽：哦，你好，汤姆。你还好吗？汤姆：一切都好。玛丽：那么，什么事？汤姆：我说，明天晚上你不忙吧？玛丽：让我想想。啊，对不起，我和同事莉莉约好了去酒吧喝几杯。汤姆：啊，我本打算和你出去的。玛丽：对不起了。嘿，我们为什么不一起吃晚饭然后去酒吧玩儿？汤姆：好主意。但是你的朋友没问题吗？我从没见过她。玛丽：我觉得挺好的。她是个有魅力和活力的女孩。汤姆：我想你还是先问问她比较好。玛丽：好的，我给她打电话问问。一会儿我再给你打回去。汤姆：好的。如果她觉得没问题的话，我会在 6点钟接你们。玛丽：谢谢你邀请我们。我得给她打电话了，我会打回来的。拜

　　拜，汤姆。汤姆：拜拜。

　　Leave a Message

　　Ann: Hello, this is Ann speaking. Bob: Hi, may I speak to Frank? Ann: Sorry, Frank is not in right now. May I have your name, please? Bob: This is Bob. When will Frank be back?

　　Ann: I am not sure. He is hanging out with his friends, but I could take a message for you if you like.

　　Bob: Yes, please. I want to tell him that I will be late for his party tomorrow tonight.

　　Ann: Yes, no problem. By the way, do you know that we changed place for the party?

　　Bob: What? I don’t know.

　　Ann: Oh, he must forget to tell you. He decided to hold the party at John’s house.

　　Bob: Got it. Thank you. Ann: You are welcome. See you tomorrow. Bob: See you.

　　安：　喂，我是安。鲍勃：嘿，我想和弗兰克通话。安：　对不起，他现在不在。能告诉我您的姓名吗？鲍勃：我是鲍勃。他什么时候回来？安：　他和朋友出去玩儿了，我也不知道什么时候回来。如果你愿

　　意，我可以帮你留个言。鲍勃：好的。我想告诉他，明天晚上他的派对我会晚点到。安：　好的，没问题。顺便问一句，你知道我们派对改地点了吧？鲍勃：什么？我不知道。安：　哦，他一定是忘了通知你了。他决定在约翰家开派对。鲍勃：知道了。谢谢你。安：　不用谢，明天见。鲍勃：明天见。

　　Wrong Number

　　Anna: Hey, why didn’t you answer my phone?

　　Amy: What? When did you call me?

　　Anna: Last night, I want you to go shopping with me.

　　Amy: Which phone number did you dial? My cell phone or my home telephone?

　　Anna: Your cell phone.

　　Amy: Impossible, there wasn’t any record.

　　Anna: But I really did. Look, this is the record.

　　Amy: How come? Wait, this is not my phone number. You’ve dialed the wrong number.

　　Anna: Ah, yes, I dialed the wrong number. I am sorry.

　　Amy: Be careful next time.

　　打错电话

　　安娜：嘿，你为什么没接我电话？艾米：什么啊？你什么时候给我打电话的？安娜：昨晚，我想要你早点来这儿。艾米：你打的是哪个电话号码？我家的还是我的手机？安娜：你的手机。艾米：不可能。没记录啊。安娜：但是我真的打了。看，这是通话记录。艾米：怎么会这样？等等，这不是我的电话号码。你拨错电话号码了。安娜：啊，是的，我打错电话了，抱歉。艾米：下次认真点哦。

　　promise ['pr3mis] v. 答应 charming ['t52:mi6] adj. 有吸引力的 appointment [4'p3intm4nt] n. 约会 vivacious [vi'vei54s] adj. 活泼的 college ['k3lid9] n. 同事 hang out出去玩dine out外出吃饭