Dialogue A

    (A：Dave Kennedy B：Receiver)

    A：Hello．Is this 985-6634？

    B：Yes．You have the right numbr．

    A：Please connect me with Mr．Lee．

    B：Who is calling，please？

    A：This is Dave Kennedy．

    B：One moment，please．(a moment later) Hello，Mr．Kennedy？

    Are you still on the line？

    A：Yes。

    B：I'm sorry，but he has a visitor right now．Could you hold a littlelonger？Or shall I put you through to his secretary？

    A：No，thanks．

    B：Shall I tell him you called？

    A：Oh，no，no．Well，actually，I'd rather call back later．When is agood time to call？

    B：Why don't you try again in an hour？He will be free then．

    A：OK．Thanks a lot．Good-bye．

    B：Good-bye．

    Dialogue B

    (A：Receiver B：Prof．Davis)

    A：Good afternoon．David Brown's office．

    B：bd afternoon．This is Prof．Davis from the University ofWashington．

    A：Can I help you？

    B：I'd like to speak to Mr．Brown．Is he there？

    A：Would you mind waiting for a few minutes？I'm just trying tofind him．

    B：Certainly．Thanks．(Pause)

    A：Hello．Are you there？

    B：Yes．Go ahead，please．

    A：I'm sorry，but he is in a meeting now．The best time to catchhim would be 5∶30．

    B：Gould you possibly ask him to call me back？It's rather urgent．

    A：Of course．What number are you on？

    B：He ha my number bur I'll give it to you just in case．It's2235-7561．

    A：OK．Mr．Davis．I'll have Mr．Brown get in touch with you assoon as the meeting is over．

    B：Thank you．It's very kind of you．

    A：You're welcome．Good-bye．

    Dialogue C

    (A：Wang Ling B：Fang Fang's father C：Fang Fang)

    A：Hello．This is wang Ling．May I speak to Fang Fang？

    B：I'll put you through．Hold on，please，(Voice：Fang Fang，there's a call from Wang Ling！)Hello？Are you there？She ison her way．

    A：I'll hold，thank you．

    C：Hi．Wang Ling．This is Fang Fang speaking．Oh，It's been awhile．It's nice to hear from you．How have you been？

    A：Fine，thank you．And you?

    C：Quite well．Last month，I had a very nice holiday．

    A：Where did you go？

    C：To Beijing．And I travelled around．

    A：Very good．Oh，by the way，I'm having a party at my house onFriday．Can you come？

    C：Sure．Thank you．

    Words and Expressions

    number n．数，数字，号码

    connect vt．/vi．连接；联系

    line n．线，线条，界线

    visitor n．访问者；参观者；游客

    secretary n．秘书

    actually ad．实际上

    rather ad．相当；宁可

    university n．(综合性)大学

    Washington n．华盛顿

    certainly ad．一定，必定

    possibly ad．可能的；也许，或者

    travel vi．/vt．旅行，行进；移动n．旅行

    get in touch with 与……保持联系

    as soon as 一……就

    on one's way 在去……的路上

    hear from 收到……的来信

    by the way 随便说；在途中，在路上