2分钟英语课堂：留言 Leaving Messages in English

Is Heather Home?

希瑟在家吗?

(Hold phones)

Laura : Hello?

劳拉：喂?

Eric : Hi! Is Heather there?

诶力克：嗨，希瑟在吗

Laura : May I know who’s speaking?

劳拉：请问你是哪位

Eric : This is Eric Martin.

诶力克：我是诶力克·马丁

Laura : Heather's not here right now.

劳拉：希瑟现在不在

Eric: Do you know when she’ll be back?

诶力克：你知道她什么时候回来吗

Laura : She went to the store to buy some groceries. She might be back in another 20 minutes. Would you like to leave a message?

劳拉：我去商店买东西去了。大概20分钟后就回了。你要留言吗

Eric: Yes, would you please tell her Eric Martin called?

诶力克：好的，麻烦你告诉她我打电话了好吗

Laura : Sure. I'll tell her you called once she’s back.

劳拉：好的，她一回来我就告诉她

Eric: OK. Thanks.

诶力克：好，谢谢

Leaving a Message at an Office.办公室留言

(Please hold phones)

Lisa: Hi! Can I speak to Mr. John Cain?

丽萨：请帮我呼叫一下约翰·该隐吗

Deck: I’m sorry. He just left for a meeting. Is it something urgent?

德克：抱歉，他刚去开会了。有什么急事吗

Lisa: Well, I just need to ask him something about the printing job he gave us. Could you take a message for him?

丽萨：恩，我想问问他关于他给我们的绘画工作的事。你能帮我给他留言吗

Deck: Yeah, sure!

德克：好的

Lisa: Okay, just let him know that the design hasn’t arrived yet, and we can’t keep the schedule if it doesn’t reach us within 2 hours.

丽萨：好，麻烦你告诉他如果设计方案两个小时内没到，我们就不能按时交工了

Deck : Alright, I will tell him that.

德克：好的，收到

Asking to Leave a Message.

请求留言

(Hold phones)

Laura: Hi! May I speak with Mr. Martin?

劳拉：请帮我呼叫马丁先生

Lisa: Mr. Martin is not at home. May I know who’s calling?

丽萨：马丁现在不在家。请问您是哪位

Laura: It’s Laura Pattinson. When can I talk to him?

劳拉：我是劳拉·蒲定孙。他什么时候回来

Lisa: I’m not sure when he’ll be back. Do you want to leave a message?

丽萨：我不太确定。你需要我帮您留言吗

Laura: Yes, please. Could you remind him about tomorrow’s Association party? It’s important for him to be there on time.

劳拉：好的，你告诉他明天的联谊会。请他务必按时参加

Lisa: Alright. I’ll let him know.

丽萨：恩，好的，我会告诉他的

Forgot to Read the Message?

忘记读取留言

Laura: Hey! Why weren’t you there at the party?

劳拉：嗨，你怎么没去晚会

Eric: What party?

诶力克：什么晚会

Laura: I left a message with your wife asking you to be there at the Association’s party. Didn’t you get it?

劳拉：我向你的妻子留言告诉你务必参加联谊会。你没有收到?

Eric: Ooops. She always pens down the messages for the calls I get in the day. I forgot to read yesterday’s.

诶力克：天啊，她总是把当天的留言记下来，我忘了看昨天的了

Laura: Fantastic! You just missed one of the most important business events!

劳拉：怎么这样?你错过了一场最重要的商务会议

Eric: Never mind! There’ll be many other opportunities.

诶力克：没关系，还有机会

Vocabulary

Groceries : Food, fruits or other things you eat that you can buy from a grocery store or a supermarket.

Pens down : Pen down is to write down. Sometimes people also say jot down.

Association : An association is a group of people who’ve come together for some common goal.

Opportunities : Opportunities are happenings or incidents which you can benefit from in some way if you take the right action.