电话英语—结束电话(10-2)

Dialogue A

　

(A：Mary B：Julia)

A：Hello．I wish to speak to Julia．

B：This is Julia speaking．

A：Oh，how do you do，Julia．This is Mary speaking．

B：Mary，I recognized your voice right away．I'm glad you calledme．

A：Julia，listen，um…I'm calling to ask you some questions aboutJim，you know him，don't you？

B：Sure．

A：What's he like？

B：Well，why are you asking adout Jim？

A：Well，I want to try and get a part-time job at his store…

B：Oh，well，Jim's a nice guy…I mean he'll give you decenthours，a decent¹ wage，and plenty of breaks．

A：Well，that sounds good．Um，what does he look like？I've gotto meet him at the Sunset² Restaurant for lunch and I can't re-member．

B：Oh，well，he's about thirty-six…

A：Hu-hum．

B：…six-foot-two…

A：Right．

B：…oh，has dark，wavy hair with a little gray at the temples．

A：Oh，sounds kind of nice．

B：Mm．

A：Um，is he，a formal kind of guy，or does he dress casually³？

B：Oh，he rarely⁴ dresses casually．He always wears three-piece suitsand ties——dresses very much in style．Oh ，Mary，I'd better gonow．

A．Is the boss coming by？

B：Yeah，and I have to finish this report by four．

A：OK．I'll let you get back to your work．

B：I'll call you again later，OK？

A：Call me at home．I want to hear all about him．

B：(business like，to cover up)Certainly，I'll make sure he getsyour message．Good-bye．

1 decent   

adj.象样的，不错的，体面的，正派的，恰当的

参考例句：

• We want to raise our children to be decent men and women.我们盼望把孩子们培养成优秀人才。
• There isn't even a decent table in this room.这屋里连张像样的桌子也没有。

2 sunset   

n.日落；衰落时期(尤指人的晚年)

参考例句：

• They'll work on till sunset.他们将继续工作，直到日落。
• The sunset was a very beautiful sight.那落日真是一幅美景。

3 casually   

adv.漠不关心地，无动于衷地，不负责任地

参考例句：

• She remarked casually that she was changing her job.她当时漫不经心地说要换工作。
• I casually mentioned that I might be interested in working abroad.我不经意地提到我可能会对出国工作感兴趣。

4 rarely   

adv.很少，难得；非常地，非凡地

参考例句：

• Such fish is rarely met with in the north country.这种鱼在北方难得看到。
• He rarely comes here anymore.现在他难得来这儿了。