一、电话英语:预定机位
1. I’d like to make a reservation for a flight from New York to Boston on Nov.28th.
2. Could I get my seat assignment?
3. I’d like a window seat.
4. I’d like in the non-smoking section.
5. I prefer to sit by the window.
6. Do you have a seat on the flight after that?
翻译:
1. 我想预定十一月二十八号从纽约到波士顿的班机。
2. 我可以指定座位吗?
3. 我要一个靠窗的位子。
4. 我想要无烟区的座位。
5. 我想坐在靠窗位置。
6. 下一班飞机有位子吗?
解析:
1. window seat 是靠窗的座位, aisle seat是靠走道的座位
2. one-way ticket 单程票 round-trip ticket是双程票
3. 三种机位的等级为:first class 头等舱; business class公务舱; economy class 经济舱
其他常用的问句
1. What’s the department time? 起飞时间是什么时候?
2. What time is the flight scheduled to leave today? 那班飞机今天何时起飞?
3. What’s the check-in time? 何时开始办理登记手续?
4. How long does the flight take? 要飞多久?
5. Is this ticket refundable?这张机票可以退票吗?
二、电话英语:租车
1. I’d like to reserve a car for next Monday. 我想在下周一预定一辆车。
2. How much do you charge for renting a car? 租一辆车要多少钱?
3. I’d like to keep the car for one more day. 我要多租一天车。
三、电话英语:订购商品及询问
1. I’d like to place an order for your party dress from your catalog.
2. May I order some flowers?
3. How can I pay for this item?
4. I’d like to buy the car on your TV commercial.
5. Please send me your catalogue.
6. Do you have any Life Menu Magazine tenth stock?
7. How long will it arrive?
8. The Product you sent to me is not what I ordered.
9. I’m calling about an order I placed a month ago. It hasn’t arrived yet.
翻译:
1.我想要订你们目录上的晚礼服。
2.我可以订些花吗?
3.我要怎么付款?
4.我想要买你们电视广告上的汽车。
5.请寄目录给我。
6.你们第十期的"生活菜单"还有存货吗?
7.需要多久才会送到呢?
8.你们送来的产品不是我订的东西.
9. 我打电话是因为一个月前我订的东西。产品到现在都还没到。
解析:
1. 现在电话或网络订购在国内也很流行,即使是人在国内你也可以订购外国目录上的产品。但在打电话前一定要先记下商品的型号及尺寸,以节省通话时间。
2. commercial有(电视、广播中的)商业广告之意,也可说成commercial film, 简称为c.f. 。而advertisement则指(平面的)广告,简称为ad; advertisement mail 是广告邮件; advertisement column是广告栏,这些都是很常用到的。
3. place 有开出订单之意。ie: to place an order with sb. (和某人订订单)