情景会话口袋书人际篇 第609期:接待客户(3)

9. I am told to get the information from every caller.

我奉命询问每位访客的来意。

还能这样说：

I am ordered to inquire your intention.

An order that I should ask is the purpose from every visitor.

谚语：

Every dog is a lion at home.

夜郎自大。

10. Would you mind waiting?

您愿意等一会儿吗?

还能这样说：

Would you please have a seat for a while?

Would you like to wait for a moment?

应用解析：

body and mind 肉体和精神

11. We have a small but highly respectable company.

我们公司规模虽小，商誉极佳。

还能这样说：

Our company is small-sized but has a good reputation.

Though small in size, our company has a good fame.

应用解析：

be famed for 以……出名;

come to fame 成名

12. I greet you on behalf of our manager.

我代表我们经理前来迎接您。

还能这样说：

I greet you in the name of our manager.

I, as a representative of our manager, greet you.

应用解析：

on behalf of 代表，为了;

on sb.'s behalf 以某人的名义，为了某人，代表某人