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Business English 商务一点通 ?Taking a message The phone is ringing in Kates apartment... Kate: Ill get it! Hello! 218-5434 Kristi: Hello. Is that Annie Peters? Kate: No, Im her room-mate. Shes out shopping. Kristi: When will she be back, do you think? Kate: I dont know. Hang on a moment, who wants her? Kristi: Im a friend of hers. Look, would you be so kind as to give her a message? Kate: Hang on while I get a pen. Ok, whats the message? Kristi: My name is Kristi Schmidt. I have an urgent message for Annie from a German friend. Could you please tell her to contact me – thats Kristi Schmidt, Room 688, the Terminal Hotel, Washdon. Ill be here for the next week. Kate: Does she know your phone number? Kristi: Its 222 493-4900. You wont forget to tell her its urgent, will you? Kate: Dont worry, Ill tell her. Kristi: Thanks. Bye-bye.? Vocabulary: Room-mate 室友Someone who shares a room or apartment with you Kind 友好的People who do things to show that they care about other people. Hang on 不挂断，稍等To wait for a short time Message 口信A piece of written or spoken information which one person gives to another. Urgent 紧急Very important and needing you to take action immediately. Contact 联系To telephone someone or write to them.?Being late for work John is late again to the office this morning…. John: Morning, darling!Secretary: Late again, Mr. Berry! You’re in real trouble this time! The General Manager wants to see you.John: I don’t believe you! What did he say!Secretary: Just that he wanted to see you. He’s going to fire you. Mr. Berry!John: Don’t be ridiculous! He can’t fire me; I do my job very well.Secretary: Yes, he is. Wait a moment, please. It’s the General Manager’s secretary for you. Mr. Berry. GM’s Secretary: Mr. Berry! The General Manager wanted to see you at 9 o’clock, and now it’s a quarter to ten. It’s no good, Mr. Berry. Will you please come here immediately!John: Oh yeah, sure. I’m real sorry.Secretary: You’re in trouble now! You’re in big trouble!