如何给国外打电话？

用外语打电话确实是件棘手的事情，因为您无法看见其他人的脸或观察他们嘴唇的动作。??但不要担心！ 以下这些短语将帮助您始和结束通话，还带有您可能听到的对方回答的示例。 如何始通话 这样： 拨号码。 当有人回答时，说： （您）： “hallo, this is coco xu, calling from beijing. could i please speak to nadia lawrence?” 如果您恰巧接通了要找的人，他们将会这样说： （他们）： “yes, speaking! how are you? what can i do for you?” 如果您要找的人不在那里，接电话的人可能会说： （他们）： “i’m afraid he/she isn’t here at the moment. he’s/she’s in a meeting. can i take a message?” “would you like to lee a message?” “could you possibly call back in about twenty minutes?” “hang on, please, i’ll put you through.” （“hang on”的意思是等一下。） “just a minute, please, i’ll try to connect you.” 您可以说： （您）： “could you please ask him to call me back as soon as possible?” “could he call me back, please? it’s quite urgent.” “could you please give her a message?” （他们）： “what was your name again, please?” “could you give me your number?” “what was it in connection with?” 一旦接通要找的人，请说明您打电话的目的 （您）： “i hope i’m not disturbing you. he you got a minute to talk?” “sorry to bother you, but i he a rather urgent question about (the new process).” “i’d like to discuss (the delivery date of the new system) with you.” “i was wondering if we could discuss (a couple of points in the agreement).” “the reason i’m calling is this: …” （他们）： “yes, no problem! now is fine/good/perfect. “how can i help you?” “what’s up?” “what can i do for you?” “actually, i’m in a meeting at the moment. can i get back to you in ten minutes?” “i’m busy right now - could i call you in about half an hour?” 如果您想安排一次会面 （您）： “i was wondering if we could arrange a time to meet.” “when would be good for you?” “what time would suit you?” “how about monday the 21st, at two-thirty?” “do you he any time on friday?” “could you do tuesday at nine?” （他们）： “yes, that would be great.” “no, sorry, i’m busy then. but ten-thirty would be good.” 如何结束通话 （您）： “good, well i look forward to seeing/meeting you on thursday!” “well, it was great talking to you, and we’ll be in touch!” “great, thanks very much for the information. bye!” （“bye”是“goodbye”的简略表达。） 请记住： 毫无疑问，您的英语比他们的中文好，而他们将感谢您为了讲他们的语言所出的努力。 然而，有些时候，以英语为母语的人会忘记您不是以此为母语的，因而说话太快。 为了让他们慢下来，请尝试如下对话： 1. 说，“i’m sorry, could you possibly speak slower? i’m hing trouble understanding you.” 2. 当对方说话时，重复每一条信息，如：“ok, the 19th at four o’clock,” 或，“how do you spell that, please?” 或，“hang on, let me just get a pen and write that down.” 3. 如果您不明白，不要害怕要求他们重复，如：“sorry, could you please repeat that?” 或，“sorry, i didn’t quite catch that,” 或，“sorry, could you say that last bit again?” 最后讲一个语法点 “at”用于时间。 “see you at four o’clock.” “on”用于某一天。 “see you on wednesday.” “in”用于月份/季节/年份/城市： “we can deliver the items in february/in the spring/in 2011/in beijing.”