Calling in sick

A: Hello, Ms. Murphy?

B: Yes? Who』s calling?

A: It』s John Anderson. I』m afraid I』m going to be out sick today. I』ve got a nasty cold. I hope you don』t mind, ma』am.

B: No, that』s no problem. I』m sorry to hear you』re not feeling well. Get some rest. If you need to see a doctor, let me know.

請病假

A：餵，摩菲女士嗎？

B：是的，你是哪位？

A：我是約翰．安德森。恐怕今天我得請一天病假。我感冒得很厲害。我希望您不介意，夫人。

B：沒問題。很遺憾聽到你身體不佳。休息一下。如果需要看醫生，告訴我一聲。

Getting instructions

A: Hello. Mr. Rodriguez?

B: Yes. Is this Paula?

A: Yes, sir. I』ve just dropped those slides off at the Winthrop office. Do you need anything else while I』m out?

B: No, that』s all right. Paula. Why don』t you get something to eat, and I』ll see you this afternoon.

接受指示

A：餵，羅得裏格茲先生？

B：是我，是波拉嗎？

A：對，先生，我剛把那些幻燈片送到溫斯羅普辦公室。趁我在外邊，還有什麼事嗎？

B：沒有了，很好，波拉。你先吃點東西吧。咱們下午見。

(本文轉載自旺旺英語)