Calling in sick
A: Hello, Ms. Murphy?
B: Yes? Who』s calling?
A: It』s John Anderson. I』m afraid I』m going to be out sick today. I』ve got a nasty cold. I hope you don』t mind, ma』am.
B: No, that』s no problem. I』m sorry to hear you』re not feeling well. Get some rest. If you need to see a doctor, let me know.
請病假
A：餵，摩菲女士嗎？
B：是的，你是哪位？
A：我是約翰．安德森。恐怕今天我得請一天病假。我感冒得很厲害。我希望您不介意，夫人。
B：沒問題。很遺憾聽到你身體不佳。休息一下。如果需要看醫生，告訴我一聲。
Getting instructions
A: Hello. Mr. Rodriguez?
B: Yes. Is this Paula?
A: Yes, sir. I』ve just dropped those slides off at the Winthrop office. Do you need anything else while I』m out?
B: No, that』s all right. Paula. Why don』t you get something to eat, and I』ll see you this afternoon.
接受指示
A：餵，羅得裏格茲先生？
B：是我，是波拉嗎？
A：對，先生，我剛把那些幻燈片送到溫斯羅普辦公室。趁我在外邊，還有什麼事嗎？
B：沒有了，很好，波拉。你先吃點東西吧。咱們下午見。
(本文轉載自旺旺英語)
