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9BU3
Integrated skills &study skills &Task
【知识梳理1】Hello! I’d like to speak to the Customer Service Department.(P46)
你好!我想与客户服务部通电话。
customer,可数名词,意为“顾客”。
The company is trying to improve customer satisfaction.
公司力图改进,让顾客更加满意。
[辨析]guest,shopper,customer
这三个词都是“顾客”的意思。
(1)guest指旅馆、饭店的顾客;
(2)shopper指商店里的顾客;
(3)customer则是针对某一商店而言的顾客。
【知识梳理2】Please hold and I’ll put you through.(P46)
请稍等,我将为你接通。
1.hold,动词,用于打电话时,意为“等待,不挂断”。
—Hello, may I speak to Sandy?你好,请Sandy接电话好吗?
—Hold on, please.请稍等
[拓展]hold用作动词,还可意为“拿,握住;举行,进行”。
How long would the roof hold?
这屋顶还能支撑多久?
[拓展]常见电话用语
May I speak to John? 请问 John在吗?
I’d like to speak to Sandy.我想请Sandy接电话。
Is that Li Hua speaking? 您是李华吗?
Can I have a message? I’ll call back later/again. 可以留言吗?我等会儿再回电话。
I’ll ring him/her up again. 我将再给他/她打电话。
Hello! This is Mary speaking. 你好!我是Mary.
Hold the line, please. 请别挂。
Just a moment, please. 请稍侯。
Sorry. He/She isn’t here right now. 很抱歉。他/她现在不在这里。
Can I take a message? Sorry, I can’t hear you. 可以捎个口信吗?很抱歉。我听不到你讲话。