Unit 11 Can I have your name, please?
第十一課 請告訴我你的名字
本課重點:怎樣找人辦事和約會
A. Texts & Notes
1. Cane I have your name, please?
在弗朗西斯的辦公室腹忽,秘書珍妮在打字勇垛,布萊克夫人進(jìn)來。
Black: Good morning. I want to see Mr Matthews.
Secretary: Can I have your name, please?
Black: Black. My name is Black.
Secretary: Mrs Black or Miss Black?
Black: Mrs Black.
Secretary: Mrs Black is here to see you, Mr Matthews.
Black: Good morning, Mr Matthews.
Francis: Good morning, Mrs Blake.
Black: Black. My name is Black.
Francis: Oh. I'm sorry, Mrs Black.
Black: Yes, that's right. B-L-A-C-K.
Francis: B-L-A-C-K. Good. Come into my coffice, Mrs Black. Now, what can I do for you?
(Brown comes in)
Secretary: Good morning, sir. What can I do for you?
Brown: I want to see Mr Matthews.
Secretary: I'm sorry. I'm afraid you can't see him now. He's with Mrs Black. He's talking to Mrs Black. Can I have your name, please?
Brown: Brown. My name is Brown.
Secretary: Ah, yes. Mr Jim Brown.
Brown: Yes. That's right.
布萊克:早上好坠宴,我要找麥休斯先生。
秘書:請告訴我你的名字帜讲,好嗎盅藻?
布萊克:布萊克,我叫布萊克台囱。
秘書:是布萊克夫人還是布萊克小姐?
布萊克:布萊克夫人读整。
秘書:麥休斯先生玄坦,布萊克夫人要見見你。
弗朗西斯:早上好绘沉,布雷克夫人煎楣。
布萊克:是布萊克,我叫布萊克车伞。
弗朗西斯:啊择懂,對不起,布萊克夫人另玖。
布萊克:對困曙,這就對了。B-l-A-C-K谦去。
弗朗西斯:B-L-A-C-K慷丽。好的。請進(jìn)我辦公室來鳄哭,布萊克夫人要糊。你有什么事?
秘書:早上好妆丘,先生锄俄。你有什么事?
布朗:我想見麥休斯先生勺拣。
秘書:對不起奶赠,恐怕你現(xiàn)在不能見他。他和布萊克夫人在一起药有,他正在和布萊克夫人談話呢毅戈。請問你的名字?
布朗:布朗,我是布朗苇经。
秘書:啊赘理,對了,吉姆.布朗先生塑陵。
布朗:是的感憾,不錯蜡励。
注1. I want to see (Matthews)令花,這是表示要見某人的最常用的說法,它的字面意思是:我要見XXX凉倚,但也可以譯為:我要找XXX兼都。加上 please 時表示客氣,可以譯為一種婉轉(zhuǎn)的語氣稽寒,如我想見XXX扮碧,好嗎?
注2. to want 表示意愿杏糙。表示想要干某件事情時說:
I want to watch TV.
He want to study English.
這里的 to watch慎王,to study 是動詞不定式,在句子的謂語動詞后面作賓語宏侍。
注3. Can I have your name, please? 比 What's your name? 要客氣一些赖淤。
注4. 介詞 in 表示位置,into 表示動作方向:
IN: He's in London.
INTO: Come into my office.
注5. Now, what can I do for you? now 在這里只表示一種承上啟下的語氣谅河,和 well 相似咱旱。What can I do for you? 直譯是:我能為你做些什么?這是想提供服務(wù)或幫助的時候常用的說法绷耍,在商店吐限、旅館、機(jī)場等公共場所褂始,服務(wù)人員對顧客常這樣說诸典。這句話和 Can I help you? 相似。
注6. I'm afraid … 當(dāng)人們否定對方意見時崎苗,總是喜歡加上這類話來使語氣委婉搂赋、客氣一些。如:
I'm afraid you can't see him now?
I'm afraid he isn't here.
2. Can I speak to Mr Brown, please?
弗朗西斯向旅館打電話找布朗益缠。
Receptionist: Grand Hotel. Good afternoon.
Francis: Good afternoon. Can I speak Mr Brown? Mr Jim Brown.
Receptiomist: Certainly, sir. Just a moment, please. Mr Brown? There's a call for you.
Francis: Is that Jim Brown?
Brown: Yes. This is Jim Brown speaking. Who's that? Who's calling?
Francis: This is Francis Matthews here.
Brown: Hello, Francis. How are you?
Francis: I'm very well, thank you. And you?
Brown: Fine, thanks. Can I come and see you this afternoon or this evening?
Francis: Well, shall I come and see you?
Brown: All right. Come to my hotel this evening.
Francis: That's the Grand Hotel.
Brown: Yes. I'm in room 432.
Francis: Grand Hotel. Room 432. Fine. Shall I come at six o'clock.
Brown: All right. I'll see you at six. Goodbye.
Francis: Goodbye.
接待員:大飯店脑奠。午安。
弗朗西斯:午安幅慌。我找布朗先生講話宋欺,好嗎?吉姆.布朗先生。
接待員:好齿诞,先生酸休。請等一下。布朗先生祷杈,您的電話斑司。
弗朗西斯:是吉姆. 布朗嗎?
布朗:是的但汞,我是吉姆. 布朗宿刮。你是誰?你是哪位私蕾?
弗朗西斯:我是弗朗西斯. 麥休斯僵缺。
布朗:您好,弗朗西斯踩叭。你好嗎磕潮?
弗朗西斯:我很好,謝謝容贝。你呢自脯?
布朗:我很好,謝謝斤富。今天上午或晚上我來看你好嗎膏潮?
弗朗西斯:啊,我來看你吧茂缚,好嗎戏罢?
布朗:行,今天晚上到我旅館來吧脚囊。
弗朗西斯:是大飯店嗎龟糕。
布朗:對,我在432房間悔耘。
弗朗西斯:大飯店讲岁。432房間。好衬以,我六點鐘來缓艳,行嗎?
布朗:行看峻。六點鐘見阶淘。再見。
弗朗西斯:再見互妓。
注7. 打電話用語前面已學(xué)了一些溪窒,現(xiàn)在又增加幾種說法:
(1) 電話中找人坤塞,說:Can I speak to (Mr Brown), please?
(2) 叫別人接電話,說:There's a call for you. 如果要找的人就在附近澈蚌,也聽到了電話鈴聲摹芙,那么就可以說:It‘s a call for you. 或者:It's for you. call 是 telephone call 的省略說法,是名詞宛瞄。
(3) 電話中問對方是誰浮禾,說:Who's that? 或:Who's calling? call 在此是動詞,意為打電話份汗。
(4) 電話中說出自己是誰盈电,說:This is (Jim Brown) speaking. 或:(Jim Brown) speaking. 或:(Francis Matthews) here.
注8. 回答別人的請求,常說 Certainly. 表示:當(dāng)然可以裸影。Certainly. 比 Of course 語氣和緩一些挣轨。
注9. come and (see) 常用于口語军熏,表示來干什么轩猩。同樣,還要以用 go and (see). 如:I'll come and see you.
Let's go and watch TV.
注10. this morning, this afternoon, this evening 是今天上午荡澎,今天下午均践,今天晚上。但今天夜里是 tonight.
注11. All right. 表示同意對方的要求或請求摩幔,與 okay(OK)相同彤委,但美國用OK多一些。
B. Exercise
- 在電視節(jié)目中或衡,有一段是 Mr Bond 打電話給 Mr Wilson 的秘書焦影,請你注意地聽,然后回答下列問題:
Mr Bond 打電話的目的是什么封断?
他能和 Mr Wilson 通知嗎斯辰?為什么?
Mr Bond 的電話號碼是多少坡疼?
Secretary: 614 2378. Good moring.
Mr Bond: Good morning. Can I speak to Mr Wilson. please?
Secretary: Who's calling, please?
Mr Bond: My name is Bond, Hugh Bond.
Secretary: I'm sorry, Mr Bond. Mr Wilson is out this morning. What's your number?
Mr bond: Three, four, three, double nine, one, six.
Secretary: 343 9916. All right. Mr Bond.
Mr bond: Thank you. Goodbye. - 練習(xí)對話:
(1) 例句:
A: What's (his) name?
B: (John Green).
A: How do you spell (Green)?
B: (G-R double E-N).
請用下列姓名套入上例進(jìn)行練習(xí)(注意:Francis, John, Sam 是男人名彬呻,其他是女人名。)
Francis Matthews; Mary Street; Mary Wills; John Bass; Jane Booth; Alice Letts; Mary Good; Sam Smith
(2) 例句:
A: What's (his) telephone number?
B: (Five one double six double four).
請把下列號碼替換進(jìn)去練習(xí):
302 783399柄瑰; 987 320045闸氮; 512 779900
55 3466; 27 8664教沾; 44 8859 - 請你為每句問話選擇一句適當(dāng)?shù)拇鹪挘?br>
(1) What can I do for you? (d) I want to see Mr Matthews.
(2) Who's calling? (e) This is Mary speaking.
(3) Shall I come and see you? (c) Certainly. Let's meet at 2 o'clock.
(4) How are you? (b) Fine, thanks.
(5) Can I go and wacth TV? (a)I'm afraid you can't go now.
(6) Can I have your telephone number? (f) Of course. It's 33 0665. - 假設(shè)你去找一經(jīng)理蒲跨,到他辦公室后,與他秘書說明來意授翻。試就此編一小段對話或悲。
Secretary: Good afternoon. Can I help you?
You: Yes. I want to see the manager, please.
Secretary: Certainly. Can I have your name, please?
You: (Own Name).
Secretary: Ah, yes. The maneger is in this room. Follow me, please. - 試打一電話給你朋友镐作,約好今晚7點鐘去看他。
Shall I come and see at seven this evening. - 閱讀下面左圖的信隆箩,現(xiàn)根據(jù)右面所寫的內(nèi)容该贾,寫一封相似的信。
Dear Sam.
How're you? Can I come and see you on Friday afternoon at your office? I'm come at a friend's. My telephone number is 604 1528. I'll be there at 7:30. Yours, (name)
C. Summary
1. 說法與用法
(1) 想要見某人或與某人說話:
I want to see Mr Jones, please.
I want to speak to Mr Matthews, please.
Can I speak to Mrs Black?
(2) 問對方姓名:
Can I have your name, please?
(3) 告訴有人來找:
(Mrs Black) is here to see you.
(4) 問對方什么事:
What can I do for you?
(5) 電話中說自己是誰:
This is (Jim Brown) speaking.
(Jim Brown) speaking.
(Jim Brown) here.
(6) 電話中問對方是誰:
Who's that, please?
Who's calling?
Who's speaking, please?
(7) 讀出雙寫的字母或電話號碼:
G-R-double E-N, Green.
51-6644—— five, one, double six, double four.
2. 語法
(1)動詞不定式由 to 加原形動詞組成捌臊,可作為動詞的賓語杨蛋,如:
I want to see Mr Brown.
(2) 介詞 in 表示位置, into 表示方向理澎。
(3) 人稱代詞的主格與賓語:
主格 | I | you | he | she | it | we | you | they |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
賓格 | me | you | him | her | it | us | you | them |
What can I do for you?
I want to see Mr Matthews.
I'm afraid you can't see him now.
Yes, that's right.
Can I speak to Mr Brown.
This is Jim Brown speaking.
It's the porter here.
D. Words & Expressions
單詞與表達(dá)方式 | 單詞與表達(dá)方式 |
---|---|
to want /tu w?nt/ vt. 要 | to speak /tu spi?k/ vi. vt. 說 |
to see /tu si?/ vt. 看見 | certainly /?s??t(?)nli/ adv. 當(dāng)然 |
secretary /?sekr?t(?)ri/ n. 秘書 | to call /tu k??l/ vt. vi. 叫逞力,喊,呼叫 |
or /??(r)/ conj. 或 | call /k??l/ n. 通話 |
into /??ntu?/ preg. 進(jìn)入 | right /ra?t/ adj. 正確的 |
afraid /??fre?d/ adj. 害怕 | all right /???l ?ra?t/ 好糠爬,行 |
I'm afraid 恐怕 | to stay /tu ste?/ 逗留寇荧,短住 |
with /w?e/ prep. 和……在一起 |