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Imagine you are calling a friend but he is not in the office. His colleague (同事) answers the phone. Greet and ask him or her to take a message. The following patterns and expressions will probably help you.   Patterns and expressions often used for making telephone calls:   Hello, is Mr. Li in?                               喂，请问李先生在家吗？ That's he.                                         我就是。 Hello, this is Wang Ying speaking. Could I speak to the manager?                                             喂，我是王英。麻烦您找一下经理。 One moment, please. I'm trying to connect you. Hold the line.                                     请稍等。我正在替你连接，不要挂断。 Mr. Wang, you are through, Mr. Li's number is ringing. Thank you.                                王先生，你的电话已接通。李先生的电话铃                                                    正在响。谢谢。 May I ask who is calling?                          请问您是谁 / 哪一位？ This is Miss Wang. I'm phoning from Shanghai.      我是王小姐，从上海打来电话。 I'm afraid Mr. Smith is not here at the moment.    对不起，史密斯先生现在不在。 Then could I leave a message?                      那么我可以留言吗？ How can I reach you in the daytime?                我白天如何同你联系？ Call number 2563423, please.                       你可以给2563423打电话。 There is a call for you, Mrs. Li.                  李太太，你的电话。 Put him / her through.                             请接过来。 There is no David here. Perhaps you've dialed the wrong number.                                      这儿没有叫戴维的。也许你拔错号码了。

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