在外贸工作中,与客户的电话沟通是不可避免的,但是自己的英语口语水平不够怎么办呢?不要担心,让我们优朗英语的张老师来为大家排忧解难!
基础商务英语口语
I'm glad you called.
我很高兴接到您的电话。
He's available next Monday.
他下周一有空。
I'll talk to you soon.
我们一会儿再聊。
It's rather urgent.
这事很紧急。
Could I postpone our appointment?
我能推迟我们的约会吗?
I'll send you a fax to confirm this.
我会给您发传真确认此事。
商务英语词汇
available:有空的
urgent:紧急的
postpone one's appointment:推迟某人的约会
send sb. a fax to confirm:给某人发传真确认
商务英语实用句型
What is the best time to phone you?
什么时间给您打电话最好?
Actually, I wanted to talk to you about that order.
事实上,我想跟您谈谈那笔订单的事。
备注:“订单”的英文表达是order;商务英语中常用到的与order相关的短语有:place an order(下订单)、cancel an order(取消订单)、change an order(改订单)、confirm an order(确认订单)等。
But may I know when I could reach him?
但能否告诉我什么时候可以联络到他呢?
备注:reach的意思是“与某人取得联系”,在打电话的时候常用到该词。
Well, maybe you can speak to someone else.
嗯,也许您可以和其他人通话。
备注:speak to ...的意思是“与......交谈”,这里可以用同义词短语talk with...或talk to...来代替。
We want to delay receipt of our next shipment.
我们想延迟我们下一次的收货时间。
备注:delay的意思是“推迟、延迟”,这里可以用postpone来代替;“提前收货时间”则可以说成advance the receipt of the shipment.
I'll put you through to Mr. Smith's secretary.
我帮您接通史密斯先生秘书的电话。
备注:put through的意思是“接通”,put through to sb.表示“与某人接通电话”,该短语常在打电话时使用。
商务英语口语必备句型
Would it be possible to see Mr. Smith sometime this week?
这周能和史密斯先生见个面吗?
备注:would it be possible to...意为“可以......吗”常用于向别人委婉地提出请求。
Can you repeat those figures again more slowly, please?
您能慢些再说一次那些数字吗?
I wrote to Mr. smith last week, and he sent me a fax asking me to call and make an appointment to see him in New York.
我上周给史密斯先生写过信,他给我回了一个传真,让我给他打电话来确认在纽约见面的事情。
备注:make an appointment的意思是“预约、约会”,这里的make也可以用arrange来代替;另外,“取消约会”可以说成cancel an appointment," 推迟约会“则可表示为delay/postpone an appointment。