烦人的促销电话

 　　Courtesy call

　　骚扰电话，估计有手机的人都接到过吧？不是赠送保险，就是推销红酒,特别是刚买完房子准备装修的，装修公司打来的电话那是一个接一个。反正都挺惹人厌的。可是你知道吗？这种烦人的促销电话在英语里竟然叫courtesy call！简直是反讽到了极致啊。

　　Courtesy call is a sugarcoated term used by telemarketers which really means sales call. This is one of the most deceitful and misleading phrases ever since there is nothing courteous¹ about it.

　　Courtesy call（字面意思：礼节性电话）是被电话促销员巧妙伪装了的一个词，其实就指“促销电话”。这个词算是史上最具欺骗性和误导性的词了，因为“促销电话”本身没有一点礼节可言。

　　For example:

　　Hello. This is a courtesy call from Talk America which is inviting² you to switch to our service.

　　你好。这里是来自Talk America的销售电话，我们想邀请您改用我们的服务。

1 courteous   

adj.彬彬有礼的，客气的

参考例句：

• Although she often disagreed with me,she was always courteous.尽管她常常和我意见不一，但她总是很谦恭有礼。
• He was a kind and courteous man.他为人友善，而且彬彬有礼。

2 inviting   

adj.诱人的，引人注目的

参考例句：

• An inviting smell of coffee wafted into the room.一股诱人的咖啡香味飘进了房间。
• The kitchen smelled warm and inviting and blessedly familiar.这间厨房的味道温暖诱人，使人感到亲切温馨。