電話響了,人在國外的你,是否會心頭一驚,害怕聽到對方一連串霹靂啪啦的英文而無法完美應對。小編今天要讓大家認識從電話鈴聲響起到電話掛上的學問,讓你下次能玩美接招、應對如流!
一、basic telephone vocabulary 基礎電話相關詞彙
- cell phones or mobile phones 手機
- smart phone 智慧型手機
- pay phones or public phones 公共電話
- landline 固定電話(通常為家用)
- cordless phone 無線電話(多用於室內)
二、From start to end 從電話開始至結束相關片語
1. Make a phone call. 打電話
例句:When you make a phone call, introduce yourself first.
2. The phone is ringing. 電話響了
3. Pick up the telephone接起電話
同義詞:Answer the telephone / pick the phone up
4. get through to通話
例句:If you can’t get through to the person you want to talk to, you might be able to leave a message asking them to call you back.
5. Leave a message on an answering machine or voicemail. 在電話留言機或語音信箱留言
6. Call somebody back:回電
同義詞:Return the call
例句:I’ll call you back tomorrow morning when I get more information.
7. dialing the number 播打電話
例句:She is dialing the number to her grandmother.
8. busy signal 忙線的聲音
例句:I’ve been trying to call her, but I keep getting a busy signal.
9. Put (someone) through 接通電話
例句:When talking to a receptionist, secretary or switchboard operator, they may ask you to hang on while they put you through.
10. hang on / Someone put you on hold:等待片刻(使不掛斷電話)
例句:Hang on, I’ll give you some important information.
11. Hang up 掛斷電話
注意:不要與hang on (= hold on )搞混了!
同義詞: put the phone down / ring off
反義詞:ring up / ring somebody up (= make a phone call)
三、Common phrases關於打電話的日常用語
Answering the phone接電話 |
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Asking for the caller’s name詢問來電者姓名 |
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Introducing yourself自我介紹 |
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Asking for someone找某人 |
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Explaining absence解釋缺席狀況 |
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Problems問題 |
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Putting someone on hold請對方稍待片刻 |
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Putting someone through (connecting someone)為對方轉接 |
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Taking a message記下留言 |
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Finishing a conversation結束對話 |
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最後,請記得兩件事情!!
1. Immediately ask the person to speak slowly.
如果對方講太快,請他講慢點總是比全部都聽不懂還好!
2. When taking note of a name or important information, repeat each piece of information as the person speaks.
如果要記下重要資訊或名字,重複再說一次給對方聽是最保險的作法!
加映場:商用英文─電話溝通技巧
講電話 (Telephone English – Telephone English Vocabulary – Business Phone Conversations)
作者:Sylvia Chu
Source :
Speakspeak
espressoenglish
BBC Learning English
Photo Source:
shuttermeister CC Licensed
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