第16章 4 You’ve got a call! (4)
A: Would you speak up, please? B: Sure. Is that better? A: OK. Go ahead.甲：请大声点好吗？
乙：当然可以。现在好些了吗？甲：好的，您讲。
■ Plus Plus:与这句意思相近的句子还有： Could you speak a little louder? Please speak a little louder. Could you raise your voice a little? 7Can you hear me clearly? 你能听清我说话吗？
A: Can you hear me clearly? B: Not really. I can only hear every other word.甲：你能听清我说话吗？乙：不能，我只能断断续续地听到。
■ Plus Plus:与这句意思相近的句子还有： Can you hear me OK? Am I coming through OK? 8 My phone isn’t working. 我的电话坏了。
A: Can I use your phone? B: Sorry, my phone isn’t working.甲：我能用你的电话吗？乙：对不起，我的电话坏了。
■ Plus Plus:与这句意思相近的句子还有： My phone is out of order. My phone is broken. My phone doesn’t work.
The telephone doesn’t work properly. 电话不好使了。
A: Why won’t my call go through? B: The telephone doesn’t work properly.甲：为什么我的电话打不进去？乙：电话不好使了。
■ Plus Plus:与这句意思相近的句子还有： The phone doesn’t work right.
The phone is not in working order.
The lines are crossed. 串线了。
A: What are you talking about? B: The lines are crossed. A: Oh, shit!甲：你说什么呢？
乙：串线了。
甲：哦，倒霉！
■ Plus Plus:与这句意思相近的句子还有： The lines are crossed. = The lines must be crossed. We were just cut off. 我们的通话被切断了。
A: What’s wrong? B: We were just cut off. A: Oh. You just said...甲：什么情况？乙：我们的通话被切断了。甲：哦，你刚才说……
■ Plus Plus:cut off是“中断或打断……的通信线路”的意思。 The phone went dead. 电话断了。
A: What happened? I thought you were talking to Dad. B: I was. But the phone went dead.甲：怎么回事？我还以为你在跟爸爸通话呢。乙：我刚才是，但电话断了。
■ Plus Plus:与这句意思相近的句子还有： I was disconnected.
connection [k4'nek54n] n. 联系 crackly ['kr1kli] adj. 容易破裂的 echo ['ek4u] n. 回音 speak up大点声 annoy [4'n3i] v. 打扰 properly ['pr3p4li] adv. 适当地 high-pitched ['hai'pit5t] adj. 声调高的 cross line串线 static ['st1tik] n. 噪声 cut off切断
> Conversation
挂 断 电 话 Unit 21也许有人会说，挂电话谁不会啊！有人甚至简单地认为拿起电话说Hello，挂上电话说 See you。可是真的有那么简单吗？如果想给人留下好印象，礼貌得体是不可缺少的加分点！
1Thanks for calling. Bye! 感谢你的来电。再见！
A: Well, I have to go. B: OK. Thanks for calling. Bye!甲：呃，我得走了。乙：好的。多谢来电，再见！
Plus Plus:与这句意思相近的句子还有： I’m really happy you called. Thank you for calling. It was nice of you to call. I’m glad you called. 2 So, I’ll see you tomorrow. 那，明天见。
A: So, I’ll see you tomorrow. B: Sure. Thank you for calling and inviting me.甲：那，明天见。乙：好，谢谢你打电话来邀请我。
3 I’d better get off the phone. 我得挂电话了。
A: I’d better get off the phone. B: Sure. And I have to get back to my work. See you. A: See you.甲：我得挂电话了。乙：好的，我也要回去工作了。再见。甲：再见。
■ Plus Plus:get off the phone表示“挂上电话”。与这句意思相近的句子还有： I have to go now. I have to get going. Sorry, I’d better go now. 4I have to take care of something urgent. 我现在有点急事要办。 A: You have to go? So soon? B: Yeah, I’m sorry. I have to take care of something urgent.甲：你得走了吗？这么快？乙：是的，抱歉，我现在有点急事要办。
■ Plus Plus:与这句意思相近的句子还有： Something urgent has come up. Something just came up that needs my attention. Something came up that I have to take care of. 5I have another call coming through. I’d better run. 我另有电话进来，我得挂了。 A: I have another call coming through. I’d better run. B: OK, no problem. Talk to you later.甲：我另有电话进来，我得挂了。乙：好的，没关系。回头再聊。
■ Plus Plus:与这句意思相近的句子还有： I have another call so I have to go. I have to go. Someone is calling on the other line. I have another call I have to take. I'd better go. 6Oh, somebody’s at the door. I have to go. 噢，有人来了，我得挂了。 A: Oh, somebody’s at the door. I have to go. B: OK, talk to you soon then.甲：噢，有人来了，我得挂了。乙：好的，那以后再聊。■ Plus Plus:get off the phone表示“挂上电话”。
与这句意思相近的句子还有： I have to go now. I have to get going. Sorry, I’d better go now. 4I have to take care of something urgent. 我现在有点急事要办。 A: You have to go? So soon? B: Yeah, I’m sorry. I have to take care of something urgent.甲：你得走了吗？这么快？乙：是的，抱歉，我现在有点急事要办。
■ Plus Plus:与这句意思相近的句子还有： Something urgent has come up. Something just came up that needs my attention. Something came up that I have to take care of. 5I have another call coming through. I’d better run. 我另有电话进来，我得挂了。 A: I have another call coming through. I’d better run. B: OK, no problem. Talk to you later.甲：我另有电话进来，我得挂了。
乙：好的，没关系。回头再聊。 ■ Plus Plus:与这句意思相近的句子还有： I have another call so I have to go. I have to go. Someone is calling on the other line. I have another call I have to take. I'd better go. 6Oh, somebody’s at the door. I have to go. 噢，有人来了，我得挂了。 A: Oh, somebody’s at the door. I have to go. B: OK, talk to you soon then.甲：噢，有人来了，我得挂了。乙：好的，那以后再聊。
■ Plus Plus:与这句意思相近的句子还有： I have to go get the door. I think there’s someone at the front door, so I have to go. I think someone’s here so I'd better go. ■ Plus Plus:与这句意思相近的句子还有： I have to go get the door. I think there’s someone at the front door, so I have to go. I think someone’s here so I'd better go. 7 I’ll call you again later, OK? 我过一会儿再给你打，好吗？
A: I really have to go now. B: Oh, alright. A: I’ll call you again later, OK?甲：我现在真的得挂了。乙：哦，好吧。甲：我过一会儿再给你打，好吗？
Plus Plus:与这句意思相近的句子还有： I’ll call you back, OK? I will give you a call later, alright? 8 Sorry, I’m busy now, bye-bye. 对不起，我现在很忙，再见！
A: Hello, do you have trouble sleeping at night? B: Sorry, I’m busy now, bye-bye! 甲：你好，请问您晚上睡眠有问题吗？乙：对不起，我现在很忙，再见！
■ Plus Plus:与这句意思相近的句子还有： I’m really busy now, bye. Sorry, I really don’t have any time right now, bye. Sorry, I’m too busy for this, good-bye. 9 I’m afraid I have to say good-bye. 我恐怕要说再见了。