情景会话口袋书人际篇 第609期:接待客户(3)(在线收听

   9. I am told to get the information from every caller.

  我奉命询问每位访客的来意。
  还能这样说:
  I am ordered to inquire your intention.
  An order that I should ask is the purpose from every visitor.
  谚语:
  Every dog is a lion at home.
  夜郎自大。
  10. Would you mind waiting?
  您愿意等一会儿吗?
  还能这样说:
  Would you please have a seat for a while?
  Would you like to wait for a moment?
  应用解析:
  body and mind 肉体和精神
  11. We have a small but highly respectable company.
  我们公司规模虽小,商誉极佳。
  还能这样说:
  Our company is small-sized but has a good reputation.
  Though small in size, our company has a good fame.
  应用解析:
  be famed for 以……出名;
  come to fame 成名
  12. I greet you on behalf of our manager.
  我代表我们经理前来迎接您。
  还能这样说:
  I greet you in the name of our manager.
  I, as a representative of our manager, greet you.
  应用解析:
  on behalf of 代表,为了;
  on sb.'s behalf 以某人的名义,为了某人,代表某人
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