职场社交英语 Lesson 36:他或许会有些尴尬 SCENE③ C 吉娜到了自己的隔间
【他或许会有些尴尬】
Zina: He's on the phone right now. I 1) imagine he's finding out.
吉娜： 他现在正在通电话。我想他就要知道了。
Dave: What's he going to say?
戴夫： 那他会怎么说？
Zina: He might find it a little 2) awkward
but he's going to thank me.
吉娜： 他或许会有些尴尬，不过他会感谢我的。
Dave: Are you sure?
戴夫： 你确定吗？
Zina: Yes. Because I'm going to help him bee a very
very rich man.
吉娜： 对。因为我将会帮他变得非常非常有钱。
语言详解 A: What would you do if Matt Daemon asked you out?
梦特戴蒙约你出去的话，你会怎样？
B: I can't even imagine that he would talk to me...
我连他会跟我说话都无法想象了……
【On the phone 在电话上】
与phone搭配的动词包括answer
speak on
talk on。要注意phone之前要有定冠词the。“接听电话”是answer the phone，绝不可误用receive
speak/talk on the phone是“在电话中讲话”。而“你的电话”在英文里绝非your telephone，应说It's for you或You are wanted on the phone。
A: Ja
you are wanted on the phone.
珍妮特，你的电话。
B: I'm sorry. I Just can't answer the phone right now.
抱歉，我现在没有空接电话。
1) imagine (v.) 想像
2) awkward (a.) 感到尴尬的
令人尴尬的