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电话英语很轻松Ｐｈｏｎｅ－ｃａｌｌ　Ｅｔｔｉｑｕｅｔｔｅ

作者：邵燕翔

　　Student:
　　Could you tell me some useful sentences that I could use on a phone-call?You know my English is poor. I'm afraid I can't follow you.
　　学生：
　　你能跟我讲讲打电话时有用的句子吗？你知道我英语不好。我怕自己听不懂。
　　Teacher:
　　No problem.Basically,there are 3 situations in which people like you can't follow the foreign teacher.1.I may speak too fast.So you can't understand.In this case,you could say "You speak a little fast,slow down,please"
　　老师：
　　没问题。基本上，有三种情况，你可能会听不懂外教的话。第一种：我可能会说得很快。所以你听不懂。这种情况下，你可以说“你说得有点儿快，请说慢点儿。”
　　Student:
　　Wait a moment. I'll have to take down what you said.
　　学生：等一下。我得把你说的记下来。
　　Teacher:Ok.
　　老师：好的。
　　Student:
　　Then what's the second point?
　　学生：那下一点呢？
　　Teacher:
　　The second is maybe you can't hear me clearly.In this case,you could say “Excuse me.Can you speak up,please?”or“I beg you pardon?”
　　老师：
　　第二点是也许你听不清我说的话。这种情况下你可以说“对不起。你能大点儿声吗？或是请再说一遍。”
　　Student:
　　I see.What's the last point?
　　学生：我知道了。那最后一点是什么？
　　Teacher:
　　The last one is you may miss or you don't understand what I just said.In this case,you could say “I'm sorry,I don't understand what you're saying.or simply I don't get it.”
　　老师：
　　最后一点是你可能没听到或是没听懂我说的话。这种情况的话，你可以说“不好意思，我不懂你说的是什么。或者简单的一句我听不懂。”
　　Student:Is there more?
　　学生：还有别的吗？
　　Teacher:
　　You'd better practice them before you know more.
　　老师：你还是先把它们练好吧。
　　Student:
　　Thanks.I've learned a lot today.
　　学生：谢谢。今天我学了很多东西。
　　Teacher:My pleasure.
　　老师：很荣幸。