实用英语长对话练习

On the telephone I

◆ Operator: East-West Trading Company.

◆ Buyer: Mr. Bruce Wang, please.

◆ Operator: I'm sorry; he's not in. Could I take a message?

◆ Buyer: This is Mr. Winston from New York Novelties. When do you expect him?

◆ Operator: He didn't say when he'd return. Do you want him to call you back?

◆ Buyer: If he gets in before 3:00 -- your time -- have him call me. Otherwise, I'll get back to him tomorrow.

◆ Operator: I'll be sure to give him the message.

On the telephone II

◆ Operator: Good morning, Far East Die Casting Corporation.

◆ Buyer: May I speak to Ms. Bonnie Chen in the export department?

◆ Operator: May I ask who's calling please?

◆ Buyer: This is Mr. Elliot of Minnesota Motors.

◆ Operator: Please hold just a moment, Mr. Elliot.

◆ Later ...

◆ Ms. Chen : Hello, Mr. Elliot. This is Bonnie Chen speaking. How are you?

◆ Buyer: Just fine. How about you?

◆ Ms. Chen : Fine, thanks. What can I do for you?

◆ Buyer : We find we need a lot more of those die-out gaskets we've been ordering.Would you be able to supply them at such short notice?

◆ Ms. Chen: How many would you need, and when would you need them?

◆ Buyer : We'd need 500 cases by the end of the year- at the latest.

◆ Ms. Chen : I think we could do it for you, but I'd have to check with our production team before I promise.

◆ Buyer : That would be great. When could you let me know for sure?

◆ Ms. Chen : Would tomorrow morning be all right?

◆ Buyer : That's fine. I'll be expecting your call.

◆ Next day ...

◆ Ms. Chen : Hello, Mr. Elliot. Bonnie Chen.

◆ Buyer : Yes, Ms. Chen. Good news, I hope?

◆ Ms. Chen : Yes, good news. We can have the 500 cases of gaskets ready for shipment by November . Can

you get them from San Francisco to Minnesota in time?

◆ Buyer : Yes, we've got a warehouse and an agent in San Francisco.

◆ Ms. Chen : Good. The shipping documents are to be sent with the Head Officer.

◆ Buyer : Thanks. I'll tell my agent. Will you cable me if there's any problem?

◆ Ms. Chen : I'll do that, but we don't anticipate any difficulties.

On the telephone III

◆ Buyer : This is Mr. Hilton calling from Allied Toys. Is that Ms. Chan?

◆ Manuf.: Yes, can I help you?

◆ Buyer : Do you remember the order I placed for 50,000 plastic dolls that wet?

◆ Manuf. : Certainly. I have your order right here.

◆ Buyer : I'm sorry about this Ms. Chan, but my superiors at Allied won't approve l0 the order after hearing the price. They think we could do better in Hong Kong. I wondered if you could give us a better price so we could keep the order with your company?

◆ Manuf. : The only way I can give you a better price is if you order I00,000 instead of 1l 50,000. Then I could give

them to you for $3.50 each.

◆ Buyer : It's a deal.

◆ Manuf : Fine. I'll change the order form.

◆ Buyer: I really appreciate your flexibility on this. I'm glad we could keep the order with you.