1. I can't get through.
电话打不通。
还能这样说:
The line isn't free.
The number is busy now.
应用解析:
get back 回来;取回;报复;
get behind 落后;支持,帮助识破,看穿;
get by 维持生活;走过,通过;躲过;欺骗;
get by on 靠……过活
2. I'm afraid the line is out of order.
线路好像出问题了。
还能这样说:
I'm afraid I've been cut off.
There is something wrong with the line.
应用解析:
hold the line 不挂断电话;
in the line of duty 在执行任务时;
line of business 经营范围;
in line with sth. 与……类似或一致
3. I'm afraid it's bad connection.
恐怕电话连接不好。
还能这样说:
I'm sorry we seem to have a bad connection.
Maybe there is a fault on the line.
谚语:
A bad workman always blames his tools.
不会撑船怪河弯。
4. I'm afraid we have a crossed line.
恐怕线路串线了。
还能这样说:
The lines seem to be crossed.
I doubt our line has got crossed with someone else's.
谚语:
No cross, no crown.
无苦即无乐。
5. Pardon?
请再说一遍。
还能这样说:
I beg your pardon?
Pardon me?
6. Please speak a little slowly.
请讲慢一点。
还能这样说:
Would you speak more slowly?
Would you slow down a little, please?
谚语:
Those who are quick to promise are generally slow to perform.
轻诺寡信。
7. We have a bad connection. I can't hear you clearly.
信号不好,我听不清你在说什么。
还能这样说:
The connection is bad. Would you speak more clearly?
I can hardly hear what you are saying because of bad signal.
应用解析:
connect up 连起来,接上;
connect with 和……有联系,和……有关;
connect in series 串联
8. Please speak a little louder.
请讲大声一点儿。
还能这样说:
Can you speak louder?
Could you speak out a little?
应用解析:
a loud voice 声音洪亮;
loud laugh 高声大笑;
a loud denial 断然的否认;
a loud dresser 穿着庸俗;
to be loud in demands 不断地索求
9. Can you ring off and call me back?
你把电话挂了,再给我打过来好吗?
还能这样说:
Why don't we hang up and try again?
Hang up and please call me back, all right?
谚语:
One cannot put back the clock.
时光一去不复返。
10. Say again?
再说一遍好吗?
还能这样说:
Say what?
Come again?
谚语:
Never say never, never say forever.
不要说不,也不要说永恒。
11. Is my phone out of order?
是我的电话出问题了吗?
还能这样说:
Is there anything wrong with my phone?
Does my phone break down?
应用解析:
a load of (=loads of ) 很多,大量;
be a load off one's mind 如释重负;
bear a load on one's shoulders 挑起重担;
cast the load on 把责任推给……
12. The connection is bad.
通话效果很糟。
还能这样说:
There's a bad connection.
The connection is not good.
谚语:
No man can make a good coat with bad cloth.
巧匠难以劣布制美服。
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