1 商务英语电话常用语
He's out for lunch. Would you like to try again in an hour? 他出去吃午餐了, 你要不要一小时后再打来?下面介绍商务英语电话常用语,希望可以为大家带来帮助。
1、ABC Corporation. May I help you? 这里是ABC公司,我能帮你什么吗?
这句话算是制式的讲法。一般接起电话的人通常会先报公司的名字 "ABC corporation", 然后再说, "May I help you?" 或是如果要更客气一点的话则可以说 "How can I help you?" (我该怎么帮你?), 因为这样的问法表示我'该'怎么帮你, 而非我'需不需要'帮你? 但基本上 "May I help you?" 跟 "How can I help you?" 都很常见就是了。
不过如果是机器接的电话, 则听到的多半是这样, "Thanks for calling ABC corporation, if you know your party's last name or extension, press 1. If you want to receive information or publication, press 2. If you want to talk to the operator, press the pound sign or remain on the line." (感谢你打电话到 ABC 来, 如果你知道你要找的人的姓或是分机号码, 请按1, 如果是想要本公司的简介或出版品, 请按2, 如果是要找总机, 请按#, 或是请别挂断。
2、 And you are? 请问您是?
如果人家打电话来是要找你的上司, "May I talk to your manager?" (我能不能跟你们经理讲话?) 这时你总不能糊里糊涂地就把电话拿给经理说, 说不定人家是打电话来跟你经理勒索一百万的呢! 所以通常我们一定要先确定打电话来的是谁。 最客气的问法是, "Whom I am speaking with?" 或是 "Whom am I talking to?" (我正在跟谁讲话呢?) 但是人家一听是像我这种小毛头打电话找他们经理, 他们就会用比较口语的说法, "And you are?" (你是?) 如果人家这样问我, 我就可以答, "This is ..."
像是 "And you are?" 这么口语的英文书上大概学不到, 但这却是外国人天天在用的句子, 只怕你学了之后还不敢用。其实真的不用怕,越简单的句子大家越听得懂。 而且事实上 "And you are?" 这句话还有许多适用的场合, 例如在公司的接待处 (reception)。 来访的客人如果说, "I'm looking for Mr. Wolf." (我要找伍夫先生) 接待小姐就可以反问他, "And you are?" (你是?) 所以像这种简单又好用的句子大家一定要记起来喔!
3、 I'll put her on the phone. Just a second. 我会请她听电话, 请等一下。
Put someone on the phone 这个短语就是说请某人听电话。 例如你打电话找你女朋友, 结果女朋友的同事接了电话, 就开始跟你东扯西扯, 问你们昨天是不是吵架了啊? 什么时候要结婚啦, 这时如果你实在不想跟她讲了, 就可以说, "Could you please just put her on the phone?" (你能不能请她来听电话啊?) 反过来如果今天是你接到了电话, 结果要找的是别人, 你就可以说, "Ok. I'll put her on the phone. Just a second." (好, 我会请她听电话, 请稍等一下。)
上面讲的 put someone on the phone, 指的多半是只有一部电话时, 但如果像公司里有许多分机, 则用"转接"transfer 或是 redirect会比较恰当, 例如同样的情况你可以说, "I'm transferring your call." 或是 "I'm redirecting your call." (我帮你转接她的分机。) 如果是接线生转接的话, 他们有时就只简单地说, "One moment, please." 或是, "OK. I'll put you through."
4、 Would you mind holding for one minute? 你介不介意稍微等一分钟啊?
在美国如果有机会打电话给客户服务 (Customer Service)部门, 如果没意外的话都会听到以下的电话录音, "All of our representatives are currently busy serving their customers. Your call will be answered in approximate 5 minutes" (我们所有的客服人员都在忙着服务他们的顾客, 请等五分钟后, 就会有人接听你的电话), 然后十分钟过去了, "Please continue to hold, your call is very important to us." (请继续等候, 你的来电对我们非常重要)。 可以想象,大家对这种无止境的等待是深恶痛绝的。 所以要记得, 如果人家打电话来, 千万不要因为听不懂就说, "Hold on", 然后就跑去求救兵, 这对打电话来的人是十分不礼貌的。
如果万不得已一定要请他稍候, 我们要客气一点地说, "Would you mind holding for one minute?" 所以记得要给对方一个明确的时间, 例如 one second 或是 five minutes 不要让对方无止境地等下去。 但是如果一分钟到了你还没忙完, 则再说一次, "Sorry, I am still on the phone. Could you hold for another minute?" (对不起, 我还在讲电话, 能不能再请你稍候一分钟。)
5、 He's out for lunch. Would you like to try again in an hour? 他出去吃午餐了, 你要不要一小时后再打来?
受到中文的影响, 许多人要讲某人'出去'吃午餐了常会说成, "He went out for lunch." 其实这个 went 是多余的, 通常只讲 be out for something 就行了。 如果要再简化一点, 单说, "He is on lunch." 或是 "He is on (lunch) break." (他正在休息时间。)
如果别人要找的人不在, 通常我们有两种选择, 第一种是请别人晚点再打来, 除了像例句用 try again/ call again 之外, 我们也可以用 call back/ try back 这样的讲法. 例如你可以建议别人, "Why don't you call back in 30 minutes?" (你何不 30 分钟后再打来呢?) 第二种选择就是请对方留言, 客气一点的讲法是, "May I take a message?" 或是 "Would you like to leave a message?" (你想留言吗?)
6、 She is not here but you can call her machine. 她不在这里, 但是你可以打她的电话答录机。
国外的很多电话都有录音功能,叫 answering machine 或是也有少数人叫 answer machine, 但是在一般的对话中常常简称 machine, 例如 "You can call her machine." 就是说, 你可以打她的电话答录机留言. 或是你打电话给某人, 但你想他很可能不在, 这时你就可以说, "I'm expecting a machine." (我想会是电话答录机接的电话。) 如果是 "I want to check my machine." 则是说我要检查电话答录机里的留言。
记得喔! 通常人家讲 someone's machine 时百分之九十九都是指电话答录机而言, 你可别傻傻地问人, "Answering machine?" 像六人行 (Friends) 里有一集 Chandler 说, "I got her machine." 结果 Joey 还呆呆地问他, "Her answering machine?" Chandler 就讽刺 Joey 的无知说, "No. Interestingly enough, her leaf blower (machine) picked up the phone." (很有趣喔, 不是电话答录机喔! 而是她的吹落叶机接的电话.) 注: 美国的落叶都不是用扫的, 而是用吹的, 很神奇吧? 而 leaf blower 就是那种背在身上拿来吹落叶的机器啦!
7、 I'm interested in your CRM software. Can you give me a quote? 我对你们的客户关系管理软体有兴趣, 能跟我报个价吗?
之前讲的都是别人打电话进来要怎么回答, 现在要讲的是如果你打电话给别的公司要怎么讲。 通常你会打电话给别的公司不外乎以下几种状况: 询价, 下订单, 追踪订单, 应征工作, 推销产品等等。 首先讲讲询价。 如果只是要请对方大略地估个价钱, 你可以说, "Can you give me a quote?" 或 "Can you give me an estimate?" 但是提醒大家, 这个 quote 发 /kwot/ 的音, 记得要特别强调那个 /wo/ 的音, 不然老美会以为你在说 coat /kot/ 或是 court /kort/ 这个字, 那可就错大了, 所以的办法就是用 estimate, 这个字是绝对不会发错的。
另外, estimate 和 quote 也可以指'报价单'而言, 例如你可以要求别人, "Can you send me a sample with an estimate ASAP?" (能不能请你尽快送一份样品和报价单给我?)
8、 I'd like to place an order for a DL-1100 color printer. 我想要下一份DL-1100 彩色印表机的订单。
以前每次为了买东西而打电话给人家, 我都直接说, "I want to buy this, I want to buy that." 当然啦! 要买东西的人最大, 不管你说什么别人都一定会想办法把东西卖给你的。 只是你如果直接说 buy 听来比较像是日常生活在说的对话。 如果像是公司要采购商品时, 正式一点用 order, 或是更完整一些说 place an order for, 例如 "I want to order a color printer." 或是, "I want to place an order for a color printer." 都是不错的用法。
9、 I'm calling to check my order status. 我打电话来查看我订单的状况。
如果不会这样说,那你可能会用, "I ordered something yesterday. Can you check if you've shipped it or not?" 这句话听起来是不是有点啰嗦呢? 其实只要简简单单地说 "I want to check my order status." 或是 "I want to track my order status." 就能完整地表达这句话的意思了。
同样的,如果在机场你也可以用这句话来查一下航班的信息,比如那班飞机有没有晚点, 大概几点会到, 只要用一句"I wanna check passenger status." 就可以了。
10、 I was referred to you by Mr. Gordon. 是Gordon 先生介绍我来的。
打电话到别人公司如果是有求于人的话,例如要去应征啦或是推销东西啦, 能先攀点关系啦! 例如最常用的招数, 我是某某人介绍来的, 就是 "I was referred to you by someone." (注意, 介绍在这里用 refer 而不是用 introduce。) 还有呢? 如果你今天拿到了该公司的折扣券, 也是开宗明义地说, "I got your number from a coupon, which says your product is 50% off today." (我是根据你们折扣券上的号码打过来的, 它上面写着今天产品五折优待.) 这样子让他想赖都赖不掉。总之呢? 先表明自己是怎么搭上这条线的, 这样子别人才不会有突兀的感觉啦。
2 常用商务英语电话口语句型
1 Is the production line fully3 automatic?
生产线是全自动的吗?
2 What kind of quality control do you have?
你们用什么办法来控制质量呢?
3 All products have to pass strict inspection4 before they go out.
所有产品出厂前必须要经过严格检查。
4 What’s your general impression,may I ask?
不知您对我们厂总的印象如何?
5 I’m impressed by your approach to business.
你们经营业务的方法给我留下了很深的印象。
6 The product gives you an edge over your competitors,I guess.
我认为你们的产品可以使你们胜过竞争对手。
7 No one can match us so far as quality is concerned.
就质量而言,没有任何厂家能和我们相比。
8 I think we may be able to work together in the future.
我想也许将来我们可以合作。
9 We are thinking of expanding into the Chinese market.
我们想把生意扩大到中国市场。
10 The purpose of my coming here is to inquire about possibilities of establishing trade relations with your company.
我此行的目的正是想探询与贵公司建立贸易关系的可能性。
11 They describe how each process goes on to the next.
表述着每道工艺间的衔接情况。
12 We are running on two shifts.
我们实行的工作是两班倒。
13 Almost every process is computerized.
几乎每一道工艺都是由电脑控制的。
14 The efficiency is greatly raised,and the intensity1 of labor2 is decreased.
工作效率大大地提高了,而劳动强度却降低了。
15 All produets have to go through five checks in the whole process.
所有产品在整个生产过程中得通过五道质量检查关。
3 商务英语电话销售用语
一、Language for talking on the phone 电话交谈用的语言
This week's programme focuses on how to talk to a business client on the phone。
常用对话:
Hello? Tip Top Trading. This is Anna speaking.
Hello? Anna speaking.
Hello Mrs Smith, how can I help you?
Hello Mrs Smith, how are you?
I'm really sorry, he's not available at the moment. Can I take a message?
I'm afraid he's busy – shall I ask him to call you back?
Thank you for calling, goodbye.
二、Language for placing an order 下订单使用语言
This week's programme focuses on placing an order.
I'd like to place an order for...
我想下个订单…
We're going to need...
我们需要…
Could you send...
能不能发送…
Could we also have...
我们还向要…
When can we expect to receive them?
预计我们什么时间能收到?…
三、Language for politely refusing 婉言拒绝他人请求的语言
This programme focuses on politely refusing a request to do something.
Thank you for your offer. But I'm really sorry, I won't be able to.
谢谢你的邀请.不过我真的没法儿去。
I'm afraid it’s against company policy
抱歉,这是公司的规矩,不能违反。
It wouldn't be appropriate.
这个不合适/不恰当。
With regret, I'm going to have to say no.
非常遗憾,我得说不。
4 商务英语考试常用电话口语句型
1 I/'ve come to make sure that your stay in Beijing is a pleasant one.
我特地为你们安排使你们在北京的逗留愉快。
2 You/'re going out of your way for us, I believe.
我相信这是对我们的特殊照顾了。
3 It/'s just the matter of the schedule,that is,if it is convenient of you right now.
如果你们感到方便的话,我想现在讨论一下日程安排的问题。
4 I think we can draw up a tentative plan now.
我认为现在可以先草拟一具临时方案。
5 If he wants to make any changes,minor alternations can be made then.
如果他有什么意见的话,我们还可以对计划稍加修改。
6 Is there any way of ensuring we/'ll have enough time for our talks?
我们是否能保证有充足的时间来谈判?
7 So our evenings will be quite full then?
那么我们的活动在晚上也安排满了吗?
8 We/'ll leave some evenings free,that is,if it is all right with you.
如果你们愿意的话,我们想留几个晚上供你们自由支配。
9 We/'d have to compare notes on what we/'ve discussed during the day.
我们想用点时间来研究讨论一下白天谈判的情况。
10 That/'ll put us both in the picture.
这样双方都能了解全面的情况。
11 Then we/'d have some ideas of what you/'ll be needing
那么我们就会心中有点儿数,知道你们需要什么了。
12 I can/'t say for certain off-hand.
我还不能马上说定。
13 Better have something we can get our hands on rather than just spend all our time talking.
有些实际材料拿到手总比坐着闲聊强。
14 It/'ll be easier for us to get down to facts then.
这样就容易进行实质性的谈判了。
15 But wouldn/'t you like to spend an extra day or two here?
你们不愿意在北京多待一天吗?