突破口语之情景对话(4):He's out at the moment他此刻不在
A: Hello, could I speak to Allison, please?
B: I'm sorry; he's out at the moment.
A: When do you expect him back?
B: I think he'll be back in about an hour at least.
A: Well, may I leave a message?
B: Yes, of course.
A: Would you please ask him to call Chris when he gets back?
B: Ok. Does he know your number?
A: I'm afraid he doesn't. My mobile is 139- 2477-4026.
B: 13924774026. All right. Thanks for calling. Oh, hang on, someone's at the door that may be him, please hold on.
译文:
A: 你好,请找埃里森接电话,好吗?
B: 很抱歉,他现在还没回来。
A: 你估计他什么时候会回来?
B: 我想他至少要一个小时后才能回来。
A: 哦,那我可以留言给他吗?
B: 当然可以。
A: 他回来以后,你可以叫他打电话给克里斯吗?
B: 好的,他知道你的号码吗?
A: 恐怕他不知道。我的手机是 139-2477-4026.
B: 13924774026?好的。谢谢你打电话来。 噢,等一下,有人在敲门,可能是他回来了。请别挂电话!
注解 :
1) expect (v) : = hope, suppose 期望
例: Don't expect too much of him. 别对他期望过高。
2) message (n) : = information 口信,消息
3) mobile (n) : phone 电话