上一次的“英语急转弯”中,我们留下的问题是:通常接电话的时候对方都会主动说出要找谁,但万一对方说不清楚,或是你没听懂,想再确认的时候,应该怎样发问呢?
(1)
Who do you want to talk [speak] to?
(2)
Who would you like to speak with?
(3)
The name of the person you are calling, please?
(4)
Who are you calling?
当然你也可以用其他的问话,只要是达到了同样的效果。同时我们也要学会在掌握了基本的对话上在举一反三:
Who do you want to talk [speak] to?
---------请问找哪位?
Who
would you like to speak with?
---------您找哪位?
The
name of the person you are calling, please?
---------请问受话人的尊姓大名?
Who
are you calling?
---------你要打给哪位?
下面的问题又要留给大家了:在我们的生活中,常常有这种人:为了达到某种目的而巴结,讨好上司,我们称他的这种行为叫"拍马屁",你知道
"拍马屁"的英语该怎么说吗?欲知答案,请大家继续关注明天的英语急转弯!
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