情况八:对方希望你替他/她传话,但你想拒绝
May I leave a message? 我能否留个话?
You know what? My English is not that great, and I don't want to miss anything. Would you mind calling back later? I'm sorry. 你知道吗?我的英文不是非常好,我不想听错话。你介意稍后再打来吗?我很抱歉。
If you don't mind, could you please call back and leave a message on the answering machine? My English is not very good. 如果你不介意的话,能否请你再打一次,然后在录音机上留言?我的英文不是很好。
情况九:打电话的人要找的人是别人,请对方稍等
Is Brandon there? Brandon在吗?
Yes, he is. One moment, please. 他在。请稍等。
Hold, please. 请稍等。
Hold on, please. 请稍等。
Let me see if he's here. Hang on. OK?
我看看他在不在。等一下,好吗?
情况十:对方打错电话
Can I speak to Alexander Walker?我可以和Alexander Walker说话吗?
Alexander Walker? I'm sorry, but there's nobody here by this name. Alexander Walker?抱歉,这里没这个人。
I'm sorry. I'm afraid you've got the wrong number. 抱歉,恐怕你打错电话了。