作者： 360abc

Gilly and Nate are chatting on the phone

Gilly: Did you like the Chanel bag that I got?
Nate: You must have a rich boyfriend because that bag is so expensive!
Gilly: I bought it on eBay. It was only one-tenth of the original price. And the purchase was so easy.
Nate: No kidding! Then how do you know the bag’s real?
Gilly: Well, it came with a certificate, and it looks real. But auctioning on eBay is risky.
Nate: A risk I would never take…
Gilly: Then you haven’t browsed eBay before…get online. Don’t hang up!

purchase (n.)
购买
A: Hi! Thank you for calling Fred’s Furniture Warehouse.
嗨！感谢您来电费德家具大卖场。
B: Hello. I’m calling to make a sofa purchase.
哈啰。我打电话来要买沙发。

auction (v.)
拍卖
A: Where did you get your computer so cheap?
你计算机在哪里买的，这么便宜？
B: I got it through an online auction.
我在网络拍卖上买的。

hang up
挂断电话
Don’t hang up on me! I’m not finished.
别挂我电话！我还没说完。

one-tenth (a.)
十分之一的
I have only one-tenth the money that you have.
我的钱只有你的十分之一。

certificate (n.)
证明书
A: Are you an English teacher?
你是英文老师吗？
B: Yes. I even have my TESOL certificate.
对。我甚至有TESOL认证。

browse (v.)
（上网）浏览
I like browsing CNN.com.
我喜欢浏览CNN的网站。

吉莉和奈特在电话上聊天

吉莉：你喜欢我买的那个香奈儿包包吗？
奈特：你一定是交了个有钱男友，因为那个袋子超贵的！
吉莉：我在eBay上面买的。它只有原价的十分之一。而且很容易就买到了。
奈特：真的假的！那你怎么知道包包是真货？
吉莉：呃，有附一个证明书，而且看起来是真的。不过在eBay上面拍卖是要冒险的。
奈特：一个我绝对不想冒的险……
吉莉：那是你没上eBay看过才会这么说……去上网。别挂断电话！

汤姆出差去……

同事不能接电话的各种原因

I’m afraid he’s on the phone.
He’s in a meeting.
He’s not at his desk at the moment.
He went out and won’t be back until this afternoon.
He is taking the day off.
He is away on vacation. He’ll be back at the beginning of the month.
He’s gone for the day .
He no longer works here.

Office Talk

恐怕电话中他现在。
他在开会。
他现在不在座位上。
他外出了，下午才会回来。
他今天请假，不会进来。
他去度假。下个月初才会进公司。
他已经下班了。
他已经离职了。

剧码： Office Talk

汤姆出差去……

Joe: Good afternoon. I’d like to speak with Tom Smith.
Helen: I’m afraid he’s away from his desk at the moment.
Joe: Do you know when he will be back?
Helen: He’s away on a business trip. He won’t be back until some time next week.
Joe: Is there some way I can get into contact with him?
Helen: The best way to reach him is by cell phone. I’ll give you his number.
Joe: Thanks. And could I have his e-mail, just in case I can’t get him by phone?
Helen: Sure. His cell phone is 0911222333. And his e-mail is lower case t, smith–that’s one word, at, c, c, w, dot, com, dot, t, w.
Joe: Thank you so much. Does he read his e-mails daily?
Helen: Yes. He usually replies immediately.
Joe: Great. Thanks again. You’ve been very helpful.
Helen: My pleasure. I hope you get a hold of him.

at the moment
目前
A: Are you going to buy a computer?
你要买计算机吗？
B: At the moment, I don’t have enough money.
我目前没那么多钱。

lower case
小写的，也可以说little。有些电子信箱要分大、小写，若你的信箱属于这种，应该是特别告知。「大写的」则为upper case或capital
You can use upper and lower case characters in your password.
设定密码时，大、小写字母都可以用。

helpful (a.)
有帮助的
Thanks, you have been very helpful.
谢谢，你帮了很大的忙。

get a hold of someone
联络上某人，打电话找到某人
Have you been able to get a hold of her?
你有办法联络到她了吗？

just in case
以防万一
A: Well, I’ve changed all my money to Thai baht for my trip.
嗯，为了这次旅行，我把所有钱都换成泰铢了。
B: You better bring some American dollars, just in case.
你最好带点美金，为了保险起见。

reply (v.)
回信
A: I asked my girlfriend to marry me.
我跟我女朋友求婚。
B: Has she replied yet?
她回答你了吗？

My pleasure.
（响应别人道谢）这是我的荣幸。
A: Are you sure you don’t mind taking care of my cat?
你确定不介意帮我照顾猫？
B: Don’t you worry, it’s my pleasure!
别担心，这是我的荣幸！

Office Talk

乔:午安。我要找汤姆史密斯听电话。
海伦:他恐怕目前不在座位上。
乔:你知道他何时会回来吗？
海伦:他出差了。他下个星期才会回来。
乔:我能用什么方式跟他联络上吗？
海伦:最好打他的手机。我会给您手机号码。
乔:谢谢。可不可以给我他的电子信箱，以防万一我打电话找不到他？
海伦:没问题。他的手机号码是○九一一二二二三三三。他的电子信箱是小写t，史密斯(Smith)——t和史密斯要连在一起，小老鼠(@)，ccw，点com，点tw。
乔:非常感谢你。他每天都会读电子邮件吗？
海伦:会。他一般都会马上回复。
乔:太好了。再次谢谢你。你帮了很大的忙。
海伦:这是我的荣幸。希望您能联络上他。