A: Is Mr. Zhang there, please?
B: Sorry. I can’t hear you. Would you please speak a little louder?
A: I said, is Mr. Zhang there?
B: Mr. Smith, the line is bad. Don’t hang up, please. I’ll have the call transferred to another line.
-- 请问张先生在吗？
-- 对不起。我听不清楚。请说 大声一点好吗？
-- 我是问，张先生在吗?
-- 史密斯先生，电话线路不清 楚。请别挂，我把电话转到 另一条线路上去。
Dialogue 5
A: (on the phone) Hello? Smith here.
B: Oh, Mr. Smith, my name is Melva Miller. You don’t know me, but I’m a friend of Mike Black.
A: Oh, yes?
B: When I told Mike I was coming to live here he gave me your name, and suggested that I give you a ring. I was wondering if you could give me some advice.
A: I’ll be pleased to if I can. What can I do for you?
B: Well, I’m looking for a place to live. Mike thought that as you’re an estate agent you might know of something suitable.
A: Yes, I think I can help you. Why don’t you come round and see me? Do you know where my office is?
B: Yes. I’ve got the address.
A: Good. Where are you now?
B: I’m at the post office.
A: Oh, well, that’s just a few minutes walk from my office. Come round and see me now.
B: Thank you very much, Mr. Smith.
A: Not at all.
-- 您好，我是史密斯。
-- 哦，史密斯先生，我是梅尔薇·米勒。您不认识我，但我是迈克· 布莱克的一个朋友。
-- 哦，是吗？
-- 当我告诉迈克我要来这里时，他给我您的名字，他还建议我给您打 个电话。我想知道您能否给我一些建议。
