1. In the middle of something?正在忙吗?

　　2. What are you up to?你正在作什么?

　　3. Can you just give me a ballpark figure?能不能给我一个大概的数字.

　　4. Bottom line: We have to turn into profit by 2002. 最重要的是: 我们必须在2002 年前转亏为盈.

　　5. The new CFO was sent to bring the company out of the red. 这位新的财务长被派来把公司从赤字中拯救出来.

　　<外企office电话英语>

　　1. ABC corporation. May I help you? ABC 公司, 我能帮你什么吗?

　　2. And you are? 你是?

　　3. I'll put her on the phone. Just a second.我会请她听电话, 请等一下.

　　4. Would you mind holding for one minute?你介不介意稍微等一分钟啊?

　　5. He's out for lunch. Would you like to try again an hour later?他出去吃午餐了, 你要不要一小时后再打来?