商贸英语|电话预约篇（2）

作为职场中的一员，大家免不了要外出办公。为了使我们的工作更有效率，大家就需要提前和他们确定好有关事宜，这个时候，电话就发挥了相当要紧有哪些用途。而擅长用电话的人，不只能通过电话把事情办得圆满，还可以用它来解决当面不好说的很多问题呢！下面，大家就来学习一下怎么样用电话预约和解决问题。

GREGG: Hello.
葛雷格: 你好。

OFFICE ASSISTANT: I have Nick Delwin on the line for Helen. Do you want to take the call?
办公室文员: 有个叫尼克戴尔文的人打来电话要找海伦。你想接这个电话吗？

GREGG: Yeah. OK. Thanks. Hi, Nick. Gregg Anderson here.
葛雷格: 是。好。谢谢。你好，尼克。我是葛雷格安德森。

NICK: Hello, Gregg. I was hoping to speak to Helen.
尼克: 你好，葛雷格。我本来想找海伦的。

GREGG: Sorry, Helens away on business. Can I help?
葛雷格: 对不起，海伦外出办公了。我能帮忙吗？

NICK: Yes, Gregg, I think you probably can. Im afraid Ive got some rather bad news. Its the trip over for Electronica.
尼克: 是的，葛雷格，我想你可能可以。恐怕我有一些坏消息。那是关于参加电子元器件展会的事情。
GREGG: Uh-huh?
葛雷格: 嗯嗯？

NICK: Yes, Im afraid weve had a bit of an internal^{1 reorganization here and well be sending a much smaller team.
尼克: 是的，恐怕因为大家进行了一个小的内部调整，所以大家的代表团要比原计划的小不少。}

GREGG: Well, does this mean you wont be needing the same-sized booth^{2, then?
葛雷格: 嗯，那这是不是意味着你们不再需要同样大小的展位了？}

NICK: Im afraid so. Therell just be Diane and myself. We wont be able to handle such a large stand.
尼克: 恐怕是如此的。只有黛安和我会去。大家不可能用那样大的一个展位。

GREGG: So, youd like me to look into that, would you?
葛雷格: 所以，你期望我处置一下这件事，是吧？

NICK: I would be very grateful.
尼克: 很感谢。

GREGG: OK, well, I suppose this will also have implications^{3 for the reception on Saturday night?
葛雷格: 好，那样，我想这可能还意味着礼拜日的接待活动要有所调整了？}

NICK: Yes, Im afraid so. I would hope that we could still go ahead with it but itll have to be on a reduced budget.
尼克: 是的，恐怕是如此的。我期望，大家还是按计划走，只是预算少了。

GREGG: Well, we were planning for eighty people. Could you give me an idea of what you have in mind now?
葛雷格: 嗯，大家原来是根据80人的规模谋划的。你能跟我说一下你们目前的计划吗？

NICK: Umm... could we say fifty, and perhaps you could get us a revised estimate^{4? You know, the cosplayt of a smaller stand at the exhibition, just the two hotel rooms, and a lower key reception.
尼克: 嗯我想50人吧，或许你们可以给大家一个调整后的估计数字。你了解，在展会设置一个小一点的展位，只订两个旅馆房间，再加上一个低级别的接待会，就是这类的成本了。}

GREGG: Ill see what I can do. Of course, Ill have to talk to Helen first.
葛雷格: 我尽可能去做吧。当然，我需要先和海伦说一下。

NICK: Oh yes, I understand. But could you fax us through a revised budget - say by the end of the week?
尼克: 噢，当然，我了解。但你们可以，譬如在月底前，给大家发一份调整后的预算传真吗？

GREGG: Yes, that should be OK. Ill phone Diane if theres any problem.
葛雷格: 可以，没问题。假如有哪些问题的话，我会给黛安打电话。

NICK: That would be best. Goodbye, Gregg.
尼克: 那太好了。再见，葛雷格。

GREGG: Bye-bye.
葛雷格: 再见。