Telephone Vocabulary——常用电话用语

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►Making contact	Hello/Good morning/Good afternoon .. This is John Brown speaking. Could I speak to .......... please? I'd like to speak to .......... please. I'm trying to contact ..........
►Giving more information	• I'm calling from Tokyo/Paris/New York/Sydney • I'm calling on behalf of (Mr. X ...)
►Taking a call	X speaking Can I help you?
►Asking for a name/information	Who's calling please? Who's speaking? Where are you calling from? Are you sure you have the right number/name?
►Asking the caller to wait	Hold the line please Could you hold on please Just a moment please
►Connecting	Thank you for holding The line's free now ..... I'll put you through I'll connect you now / I'm connecting you now.
►Giving negative information	I'm afraid the line's engaged. Could you call back later? I'm afraid he's in a meeting at the moment I'm sorry. He's out of the office today / He isn't in at the moment. I'm afraid we don't have a Mr/Mrs/Miss ... here I'm sorry. There's nobody here by that name. Sorry. I think you've dialled the wrong number. I'm afraid you've got the wrong number.
►Telephone problems	The line is very bad. Could you speak up please? Could you repeat that please? I'm afraid I can't hear you. Sorry. I didn't catch that. Could you say that again please?
►Leaving/taking a message	Can I leave/take a message? Would you like to leave a message? Could you give him/her a message? Could you ask him/her to call me back? Would you like him/.her to call you back? Could you tell him/her that I called? Could you give me your name please? Could you spell that please? What's your number please?