Fine．Thanks for the message．
好。谢谢你的口信。
Dialogue A
（A：Robert B：Peter C：Mike）
A：Hello．
B：Hello．Is that Mike？
A：No，this is Robert，his brother，speaking．
B：Oh hello，Robert．This is Peter．How are you？
A：Fine，thanks，and you？
B：I’m very well．Is Mike there？
A：Yes．I’ll go get him．
C：Hello．Mike speaking．
B：Hello．Mike？This is Peter speaking．I’m so glad I’ve got hold of you at last．
C：Were you trying to get in touch with me，Peter？I’m off today．
B：That’s good to know．Listen，Mike，I’ve got news for you．
C：What is it？
B：My sister Jane is coming back from America．
C：That’s great．When is she coming back？
B：Next weekend．
C：Next weekend？OK．And I want to know how long she will stay here this time．
B：About a week．Let’s get together tonight and plan a party for her．
C：All right．I’ll come to your place at 8o’clock．
B：Good．I’ll be waiting for you．
C：See you later．
B：Goodbye．
Dialogue B
（A：Stan Summers B：Carl Mattews）
A：Hello．
B：Hello．Can I speak to stan Summers，please？
A：Speaking．
B：Oh．Mr．Summer．You don’t know me，but this is Carl Mattews．I’m calling on behalf of Dave Kennedy．
A：Oh．So you’re a friend of Dave’s．How is he anyway？
B：Oh，he’s doing well and will be promoted again．
A：That’s good to hear．Carl，what are you doing in New York？
B：Dave and I are attending a conference at the Hilton until Thursday．And Dave is busy now．So he gave me your telephone number and let me give you a call．He wants to know if you will have any time at all to got together tonight or Thursday evening．
A：Well，tonight there’s a banquet I have to go to．But Thursday evening I’m free．
B：Good．Thursday evening．And what time would suit you best？
A：7：30would be good for me．
B：Yes，that’s fine．So that’s 7：30p．m．on Thursday at Hilton．I’ll book the table．And my room’s 2120．Dave’s is 2122．You can call us from the lobby and I’ll come down．
A：Fine．I’m looking forward to it！
B：Me，too．See you on Thursday，then．
A：Please say hello to Dave for me and thank you so much for calling me．Goodbye．
Words and Expressions
touch vt．触摸；接触；碰到
weekend n．周末
party n．党，政党；聚会，宴会
behalf n．利益
on behalf of 代表某人
anyway ad．无论如何，无论怎样
conference n．商议；会谈
Hilton 希尔顿
banquet n．宴会
suit v．对……适合；（使）适合
lobby n．前厅；穿堂
look forward to 渴望，盼望
page v．找人，寻找
A Fault on the Line电话故障
The connection was bad．
通话情况很糟。
There was a lot of echo and I couldn’t hear well．
回音太多，我听不清楚。
I’ll connect you again．
我再为您接通一次。
I’ve just been disconnected from a number．
我的电话被打断了。
Could you speak a little louder，please？
您能说大声点吗？
There’s a bad connection．
电话连接不好。
And now there’s no answer．
现在没有回声。
Could you tell me if there’s something wrong with my phone？
是不是我的电话机出了问题？
I doubt if it’s your phone．
我想不是因为您的电话机。
There may be a fault on the line．
可能是电话线路出了故障。
I’ll tell our engineers about it．
我向工程部报告一下。
We’ve checked that line，there was mini fault out it．
我们已检查了线路，有一点小故障。
The number’s ringing for you now．It should be all right this time．
对方的电话响了，这次不会有问题了。
May be the receiver is off the hook．
可能是听筒没放好。
I can barely hear what you are saying．
我几乎听不到你在说什么。
We must have gotten our lines crossed．
我们的线路一定和别人的串线了。
Why don’t we hang up and try again？
我们何不挂断重打？
Hello．It’s me again．
喂，又是我。
I think my phone is out of order．
我想是我的电话坏了。
But I keep getting a funny noise．
但我总听到一种有趣的噪音。
Are the lines overloaded？
是线路超负荷了吗？
What kind of sound is it making？
发出什么样的声音？
And I can’t get a proper dialing tone．
我得不到正常的拨号音。
I’m calling from another line．
我现在是用另一个电话打给你。
Dialogue A
（A：Operator B：Lin Ping）
A：Operator．How can I help you？
B：Yes．The connection was bad．There was a lot of echo and I couldn’t hear well，will you put me through again？
A：I’m awfully sorry for the trouble．I’ll connect you again．
（A few minutes later）
B：Operator．I’ve just been disconnected from a number．Could you...
A：I’m sorry，sir．Could you speak a little louder，please？There’s a bad connection．
B：Yes．I’ve just been disconnected from a number，and now there’s no answer．Could you tell me if there’s something wrong with my phone？
A：What number were you speaking to，sir？
B：2743-1120．
A：Oh，2743-1120．I doubt if it’s your phone．We’ve being a lot of trouble in that area today．There may be a fault on line．
B：Oh，I see．
A：I’ll tell our engineers about it．Please tell me your name and number，I’ll call you back soon．
B：My name’s Lin Ping and my number’s 3512-6762．
（About ten minutes later）
A：（ringing）Hello，is that 3512-6762？
B：Yes，it is．
A：Mr．Lin．We’ve checked that line，there was a mini fault on it．The number’s ringing for you now．It should be all right this time．
B：Thank you very much．
Dialogue B
（A：Tom B：Sue）
A：Hello，Sue．It’s Tom．
B：Hi，Tom？
A：I’ve been trying to get hold of you forever．
B：Really？I’ve being stayed at home all day long．
A：But your line is always busy．
B：Oh．May be the receiver is off the hook．
A：I see．I’m calling to invite you to dinner tonight．
B：What？I can barely hear what you are saying．
A：I’m calling to invite you to dinner tonight．
B：The connection is too bad．We must have gotten our lines crossed．
A：Why don’t we hang up and try again．
B：Good idea．
（Ringing）
A：Hello，It’s me，again．
B：Oh，Tom．You said a dinner，tonight？
A：Yes．
B：I can’t tonight.Mother has a cold.I must stay at home and look after her．But I’d love to some other night．
A：Oh，what’s a pity！You’d better set up an appointment to see a doctor as soon as possible．
B：Yes．Thank you．
A：I’ll call you back later，Byebye．
B：Bye．
Words and Expressions
connection n．连接；联系；关系
echo n．回首；回声；反响
awfully ad．异常，非常
doubt n．怀疑，疑问，疑惑
fault n．缺点，毛病
engineer vt．设计；建造n．工程师
check n．支票；账单；核对
mini a．微小的
forever ad．永远，总是
hook n．钩，钩状物
barely ad．勉强，几乎没有
cross n．交叉
look after 照顾
pity v．／n．怜悯，惋惜
setup 创立，建立
appointment n．约会；任命；选派
as soon as 一……就
funny a．滑稽的，可笑的
overload v．超负荷
continuous a．连续的，继续的
mention vt．说到，谈到
Holding on and Calling Back等候与回电
Yes．You have the right number．
是的，您打对了。
Please connect me with Mr．Lee．
请帮我接李先生。
Who is calling，please？
请问您是哪一位？
Are you still on the line？
你没挂断吧？
I’m sorry，but he has a visitor right now．
对不起，他现在有客人。
Could you hold a little longer？
请再多等一会儿。
Or shall I put you through to his secretary？
或者我给您接到他的秘书那儿，好吗？
Shall I tell him you called？
我告诉他您来过电话，好吗？
Well，actually，I’d rather call back later．
我还是迟些再打来吧。
When is a good time to call？
什么时候打来最合适？
Why don’t you try again in an hour？
一个小时后您再打过来，好吗？
Good afternoon．David Brown’s office．
下午好。这里是大卫·布朗办公室。
This is Prof．Davis from the University of Washington．
我是华盛顿大学的戴维斯教授。
Would you mind waiting a few minutes？
您等一会儿好吗？
I’ll just trying to find him．
我正试着找他呢。
Yes．Go ahead，please．
是的，请讲。
I’m sorry，but he is in a meeting now．
很抱歉，他正在开会。
The best time to catch him would be 5：30．
最容易找到他的时间是5：30。
Could you possibly ask him to call me back？
你可以叫他给我回个电话吗？