沟通交流:你想留个口信吗

He's Out to Lunch. Would¹ You Like to Leave a Message?

Storyline: Joe made² a phone call to Mr. Smith.  Unfortunately, he was³ on lunch break at that moment....

Joe:Hello, May I speak to Mr. John Smith?

Secretary:I'm sorry.  He's out to lunch.  Would you like to leave a message?

Joe:What time do you expect⁴ him back?

 Secretary:Mr. Smith should be back in half an hour.

Joe:Thank you!  I'll try back later⁵.

 

他出去吃午饭了。你想留个口信吗？

故事情节：乔给史密斯先生打了个电话。不幸的是，他当时正在午休。。。。

乔：你好，我可以和约翰·史密斯先生通话吗？

秘书：对不起。他出去吃午饭了。你想留个口信吗？

乔：你预计他什么时候回来？

秘书：史密斯先生半小时后回来。

乔：谢谢你！我稍后再试。

1 would   

aux.will的过去式；愿，要；常常；大概；将要，会

参考例句：

• Why would you say that?为什么你会这么说？
• Would you please help me?你能帮帮我吗？

2 made   

v.make的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• They were not made in china.它们不是中国制造的。
• The monkey made a long arm for the peach.猴子伸臂去摘桃子。

3 was   

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在

参考例句：

• He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
• He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

4 expect   

vt.预期，期待，料想

参考例句：

• Don't expect me to run after you all your life.别指望我伺候你一辈子。
• Don't expect too much of his idea.不要对他的主意期望过高。

5 later   

adv.过后，后来；adj.以后的，更后的，较晚的

参考例句：

• He didn't turn up until half an hour later.半小时后他才出现。
• This part of the hospital was built on later.医院的这个部分是后来增建的。