有時(shí)候,篩選電話是迫不得已的,因?yàn)閬黼娨业娜瞬⒉皇侨魏螘r(shí)間都方便接電話,尤其是一些不方便接的來電,同事可以幫忙暫時(shí)回話。
篩選來電的關(guān)鍵是:無論如何都不能讓對(duì)方感覺被輕視(putting down)。
⊙Mr.Melvin is not available at the moment.Is there something I can help you with?
梅爾文先生現(xiàn)在不方便(接聽您的電話)。有什么我可以幫您的嗎?
⊙Can I let him know who’s calling?
我能否讓他知道是誰打的電話?
⊙May I ask who is calling?
請(qǐng)問您是哪位?
⊙Mr.Zhang is meeting with a client.Can I tell him who called?
張先生正在會(huì)見一位客人。能否告訴我您是哪位,我好轉(zhuǎn)告他?
⊙Ms.Kline is not available.May I take a message?
克蘭女士現(xiàn)在正忙,您要留口信嗎?
“不方便接聽”的含義
電話要找的人如果在辦公室但是很忙,或者有重要的事情不容打斷,或是他不想接這個(gè)電話,都意味著他此時(shí)“不方便接電話”(not available)。
⊙I’m sorry Mr.Griggs is not available at the moment.Can I tell him who called?
不好意思,格里格斯先生此刻不方便(接電話)。我能告訴他是誰打的電話嗎?
⊙Mr.Liu is currently unavailable.Do you have a number he can reach you back at?
劉先生正忙著。您能留個(gè)他可以回電的號(hào)碼嗎?
⊙Ms.Chen is unavailable right now.Can I take a message for you?
陳女士現(xiàn)在不太方便(接電話)。要我?guī)湍鷰€(gè)口信給她嗎?
⊙Ms.Clancy is not available to take your call just now.Is there something I can help you with?
克蘭西女士這會(huì)兒不方便接您的電話。我能幫您做什么嗎?
語序
首先告知對(duì)方他要找的人現(xiàn)在正忙或者不方便接聽電話,然后再問對(duì)方的姓名和電話號(hào)碼(name and telephone number)。否則,對(duì)方會(huì)對(duì)“某人正在忙”有所懷疑??傊趲椭鹿?jié)省時(shí)間的同時(shí),不要讓來電方有不被重視的感覺。
A:Mr. Castro's office.Marshall Miller speaking.
B:Hello, may I speak to Mr. Castro please?
A:I'm sorry, Mr. Castro is not available.May I help you?
B:No, you can't.I have to speak to Mr.Castro.
A:I'll be glad to ask him to return your call if you will leave your name and number.
A:卡斯特羅先生辦公室。我是馬歇爾·米勒。
B:您好,我能否和卡斯特羅先生通話?
A:不好意思,他現(xiàn)在不方便(接電話)。有什么我可以幫您的嗎?
B:不,您幫不了。我必須和卡斯特羅先生講。
A:請(qǐng)您留下您的姓名和電話號(hào)碼,我會(huì)讓他回電話給您的。
重要的電話
如果來電方說他是一個(gè)重要人物,或者他真有急事,該怎么辦呢?那你可以這樣說來彌補(bǔ):“他吩咐我說,如果是您的電話就可以打斷他?!边@樣還能讓來電方感到自己很重要。
A:I'm sorry, Mr. Castro is not available.May I help you?
B:No, I have to talk to Castro. This is Paul Shin.Tell him I called and ask him to call me back.
A:Mr. Shin, Mr.Castro asked me to interrupt him if you call.I'll get him for you.
A:對(duì)不起,卡斯特羅先生現(xiàn)在在忙。有什么我可以幫助您的嗎?
B:不,我必須和卡斯特羅先生講。我是保羅·希恩。告訴他我打過電話并讓他回電話給我。
A:希恩先生,卡斯特羅先生吩咐過我,如果是您的電話,我可以打斷他。馬上幫您接通。
必須接通的電話
有些重要的電話是不能錯(cuò)過的。記住要把這些人的姓名記下來。
⊙I’m heading off to my meeting now.Please let me know if Margaret Hall or John Stevens calls.
我現(xiàn)在要去開會(huì)。如果是瑪格麗特·霍爾或約翰·史蒂文斯來電的話,請(qǐng)告訴我。
⊙Please hold all my calls.Don’t interrupt me unless you receive a call from……幫我截下所有的來電,除非是來自……的電話,否則不要打擾我。
總結(jié)不管是方便還是不方便接聽的電話,都應(yīng)當(dāng)避免讓來電方有“吃了閉門羹”的感覺。請(qǐng)來電方留言并保證會(huì)回復(fù),即便沒能接通電話,來電方也不會(huì)有被輕視的感覺。
Words 單詞表certainly當(dāng)然
currently目前,現(xiàn)在
customer service客戶服務(wù)
direct line直線
finish完成
hold拿起;保持
interrupt打斷
should應(yīng)該
unavailable不方便,沒有空
Phrases 短語表as soon as……一……就……
as soon as possible盡可能快地
check on檢查
should be able to應(yīng)該可以
go ahead and(do sth)繼續(xù)做某事
head off(somewhere)離開/前往(某地)
hold all my calls截住我的所有來電
I have to(do sth)我不得不(做某事)
I'll be glad to(do sth)我很愿意(做某事)
leave(name and number)留下(姓名和電話號(hào)碼)
let sb know讓(某人)知道
May I help you?我能幫您嗎?
receive a message收到信息
return a call回電話
ship(an order)貨運(yùn)
實(shí)景對(duì)話1A:Marshall, I'm heading off to my meeting now. Please hold all my calls.
Please let me know if Margaret Hall or Paul Shin calls. I am expecting their call.My meeting should finish around four o'clock.
B:Yes, Sir.(Phone rings)
B:Mr. Castro's office.Marshall Miller speaking.
C:Hello, may I speak to Mr. Castro please?
B:I'm sorry, Mr. Castro is not available.May I help you?
C:No, you can't.I have to speak to Mr.Castro.
B:I'll be glad to ask him to return your call if you will leave your name and number.
C:This is John Taylor from Interview Magazine. Can you have him call me back as soon as possible?My number is 890-555-7875.
B:Certainly, Mr. Taylor.I will be sure he receives you message.
C:Thanks.
B:You're welcome. Goodbye.(Phone rings again)Hello.Mr.Castro's office.
Marshall Miller speaking.
D:Hello.Is Mr.Castro there?
B:I'm sorry, Mr. Castro is not available.May I help you?
D:No, I have to talk to Castro. This is Paul Shin.Tell him I called and ask him to call me back.
B:Mr. Shin, Mr.Castro asked me to interrupt him if you call.I'll get him for you.
A:馬歇爾,我現(xiàn)在要去開會(huì),幫我截下所有來電,但如果是瑪格麗特·霍爾或保羅·希恩來電的話,請(qǐng)告訴我。我正在等他們的電話。我的會(huì)議大概4點(diǎn)鐘左右結(jié)束。
B:好的,先生。(電話鈴聲響)
B:卡斯特羅先生辦公室。我是馬歇爾·米勒。
C:您好,我能否和卡斯特羅先生通話?
B:不好意思,卡斯特羅先生現(xiàn)在不方便(接電話)。有什么我可以幫您的嗎?
C:不,您幫不了。我必須和卡斯特羅先生講。
B:如果您能留下您的姓名和電話號(hào)碼,我會(huì)讓他給您回電話的。
C:我是《面對(duì)面雜志》的約翰·泰勒。您能否讓他盡快回電話給我?我的號(hào)碼是890-555-7875。
B:當(dāng)然,泰勒先生。我保證他會(huì)收到您的留言。
C:謝謝。
B:不客氣,再見。(電話再次響起)您好,卡斯特羅先生辦公室。我是馬歇爾·米勒。
D:您好,卡斯特羅先生在嗎?
B:對(duì)不起,卡斯特羅先生現(xiàn)在在忙。有什么我可以幫您的嗎?
D:不,我必須和卡斯特羅先生講。我是保羅·希恩。告訴他我打過電話并讓他回電話給我。
B:希恩先生,卡斯特羅先生吩咐過我,如果是您的電話,我可以打斷他。馬上幫您轉(zhuǎn)接給他。
實(shí)景對(duì)話2A:Hello, Jiangsu Tools. This is Mei Yuan.How may I help you?
B:May I please speak to Mr.Liu?
A:I'm sorry, Mr. Liu is currently unavailable.Is there something I can help you with?
B:I wanted to speak to Mr. Liu about our order.I don't know if you can help me or not. I wanted to see if our order has been shipped or not.
A:I can connect you with someone in the customer Service Department. Nick Jin should be able to check on your order for you.Would you please hold while I transfer your call?
B:Okay.
A:(Phone rings)Hello, Jiangsu Tools. Mei Yuan speaking.
C:Hello.I would like to speak to Emily Chen.
A:Ms. Chen is unavailable now.Can I take a message for you?
C:This is Linda Li. Please let Emily know I called and have her call me back as soon as she can.
A:Ms. Li, I know Ms.Chen would want to talk to you.I will go ahead and put you through to her direct line.
C:Thank you.
A:您好,這里是江蘇工具。我是袁梅。有什么需要我?guī)兔Φ膯幔?
B:我能和劉先生通話嗎?
A:對(duì)不起,劉先生目前不方便(接電話)。有什么我可以幫您的嗎?
B:我想和劉先生談?wù)動(dòng)嘘P(guān)我們的訂單的事情。我不知道您能否幫我。我想知道我們的訂單是否已經(jīng)發(fā)貨。
A:我可以幫您接通客戶服務(wù)部的相關(guān)人員。尼克·金應(yīng)該可以幫您查閱您的訂單。您能否稍等一下,我把您的電話轉(zhuǎn)過去?
B:好的。
A:(電話鈴響)您好,我是江蘇工具的袁梅。
C:您好,我想和埃米莉·陳通話。
A:陳女士現(xiàn)在不太方便(接電話)。要我?guī)湍鷰€(gè)口信給她嗎?
C:我是琳達(dá)·李。請(qǐng)告訴埃米莉我給她打過電話,讓她盡快回復(fù)我。
A:李女士,我知道陳女士會(huì)愿意和您通話的。我?guī)湍D(zhuǎn)到她的線上。
C:謝謝。