新浪 金融:A Telephone Conversation

DIOLOG 1

WA: Hello, Car repair factory.

C:    Hello, my name is Jam Jones, and I’m calling about my Horizon. Is it ready yet?

A:   Let me see. What color is your car?

C:    It’s red.

A:    I’m sorry it’s not ready yet.  

C:    What, it’s not, it’s not ready yet. Right, excuse me but you people give a promise to me that it would be ready today.

A:    I’m sorry that your car need a new arranging.

C:    It need a new arranging? Oh, come on, I can’t believe that.

A:    And It will cost 1000 dollars.

C:    Ah, you cost how much? No, no, please, please. There, there is gonna be some mistake. Would you please check once more?

A:    Ok, Is your car an orange Horizon , 1985model?

C:    No. It’s the red Horizon, not orange. 1982 model.

A:    I think I made a mistake.

C:    Oh, my god. I guess you did have a wrong one. Ok, well. When can I pick it up?

A:    We have not started working on it.

C:    You have what? You haven’t started working on it? No, wait, now. Excuse me, no, wait a minute. You promise me that it would be ready today and I need it for a trip the first thing in the morning.

A:    Yes, we are just gonna working on it. It will be ready before 4:00.

C:    All right, thank you, all right, thank you. Now, I’ll be there 4:30 to pick it up. That fine?

A:    Ok, that’s fine.

C:    All right, goodbye.

A:    Goodbye.

DIOLOG 2

WA: Hello?

C:    Hello, Can I speak to Mark?

A:    No, Mark is not at home. Would you like to leave a message?

C:    Ok, thank you.

A:    Hold on, just a second. Let me get a pencil.  Ok, go ahead.

C:    This is Marry fetch. I am expecting him at 9 o’clock.

A:    Marry fetch will be expecting you at 9 o’clock.

C:    Oh, thank you, goodbye.

A:    En, wait a minute. En, who are you? I mean, what is this about? What do you meet at 9 o’clock for?

C:    Some private affairs about I and Mark. Does this concern you?

A:    Yes, that does concern me.

C:    Who are you? Mark’s sister?

A:    I’m not his sister, I’m his wife. How do you know Mark?

C:    We both entered Harvard University and we have known each other since then.

A:    You mean, wait a minute? Wait a minute. Do you mean Mark Snef, Mark Snef on huly street?

C:    No, I mean Mark Smith on Hairwood street.

A:    Oh, you want Mark Smith on Hairwood street.

C:    I must make a mistake. Sorry.

A:    Oh, en no, it’s easy a mistake to make. En

C:    I am so sorry.

A:    Sure, sure no. It’s fine, bye.

C:    Bye.

DIOLOG 3

MA: Hello.

C:    Hi, busy.

A:    Not at this moment.

C:    What did you think about the little thing we have this morning?

A:    I heard you are late for work and your attitude is pretty bad.

C:    Is that what you heard? Let me tell you what really happened, OK? I mean, everybody knew I am there half an hour early every morning, right? But today I got stuck on the bus. I got there 5 minutes late. Big deal! She actually had the nerve to tell me to watch it and be on time tomorrow, can you believe it? She drives me crazy!

A:    She drives me crazy too.

C:    You too?

A:    She asked me to keep my desk clean.

C:    She actually said that to you? Who does she think she is? She has only been there a couple of months longer than we have, she acted as she was running the whole shop.

A:    This morning she asked me to type a letter for her.

C:    She asked you to type a letter for her, today? I can’t believe it. I hope you said no. She doesn’t have the authority to ask you to work for her. The next time you just tell her to go to

A:    This woman is really stuck up.

C:    Yeah, she’s stuck up. I just hope something happened real soon because I can’t stand it much longer.

A:    I have to hang up, a customer is coming.

C:    Oh, ok. I’ll let you go. Lunch tomorrow?

A:    OK.

C:    Great, bye.

A:    Bye.

DIOLOG 4

WA: Hello? 

C:    Hi, It’s me.

A:    I am going to hang up.

C:    Listen, I’m sorry about last night.

A:    I don’t want to talk about it anymore.

C:    You know I am really looking forward to see you. You know what a long hour I have been working. It’s been hardest to get together.

A:    You really gave a big surprise to me.

C:    I know I am sorry. I didn’t mean to lose my temper.

A:    You shouted at me and want to break up with me.

C:    No, I didn’t say that.

A:    Yes, you did.

C:    No, that’s not what I mean.

A:    In fact, I don’t care what you mean.

C:    Actually I was jealous when I saw you with that guy.

A:    You broke my heart.

C:    I did not .

A:    The guy is only my cousin.

C:    Yeah, but how I suppose to know that.

A:    So you have no fault at all, and I should pretend that nothing has happened.

C:    Listen. I just call to apologize to say I’m sorry. You know you wouldn’t hurt if you said, you are sorry to me too?

A:    That is the last thing I would like to do.

C:    Ok. Goodbye.

A:    Goodbye.