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Telephone Etiquette ① Answering a Call怎样打电话 ①　接听电话

VOL. 01 NETCHAI ORIGINAL TEXT
Intermediate · Lesson 1

01Dialogue

SCENE 1
lǐ lán李兰
喂wéi！哪nǎ位wèi？
wáng lì王力
喂wéi！我wǒ是shì王wáng力lì。我wǒ想xiǎng找zhǎo李lǐ兰lán。
lǐ lán李兰
我wǒ就jiù是shì。
wáng lì王力
啊a，李lǐ兰lán。我wǒ打dǎ电diàn话huà就jiù是shì想xiǎng请qǐng你nǐ参cān加jiā明míng天tiān晚wǎn上shàng的de一yí个gè朋péng友you聚jù会huì。你nǐ能néng来lái吗ma？
lǐ lán李兰
当dāng然rán可kě以yǐ。什shén么me时shí候hou？在zài哪nǎ里li？
wáng lì王力
太tài好hǎo了le，谢xiè谢xie！我wǒ很hěn高gāo兴xìng你nǐ能néng这zhè样yàng说shuō。明míng天tiān晚wǎn上shàng 6 点diǎn半bàn，在zài保bǎo利lì剧jù院yuàn对duì面miàn的de唐táng宫gōng餐cān厅tīng。
lǐ lán李兰
嗯ǹg，知zhī道dào了le。
wáng lì王力
我wǒ开kāi车chē去qù接jiē你nǐ吧ba。我wǒ会huì在zài六liù点diǎn的de时shí候hou到dào你nǐ家jiā楼lóu下xià。
lǐ lán李兰
好hǎo的de。那nà我wǒ六liù点diǎn钟zhōng在zài楼lóu下xià等děng你nǐ。
wáng lì王力
好hǎo的de，明míng天tiān六liù点diǎn见jiàn。一yí定dìng穿chuān得de正zhèng式shì点diǎn，我wǒ听tīng说shuō那nà家jiā餐cān厅tīng比bǐ较jiào上shàng档dàng次cì。
lǐ lán李兰
嗯ǹg，好hǎo的de。没méi问wèn题tí。那nà到dào时shí见jiàn。
wáng lì王力
到dào时shí见jiàn，拜bái拜bái。
lǐ lán李兰
拜bái拜bái。

02Key Vocabulary

01
聚会
jùhuì
party; get-together
02
保利剧院
bǎo lì jù yuàn
Poly Theatre (venue name)
03
唐宫餐厅
táng gōng cān tīng
Tang Palace Restaurant (restaurant name)
04
档次
dàng cì
grade; class; level

03Useful Phrases

①
请qǐng稍shāo等děng，我wǒ看kàn她tā在zài不bù在zài。
Please hold on a moment — I'll check if she's available.
②
李lǐ兰lán，有yǒu你nǐ的de电diàn话huà。
Li Lan, there's a phone call for you.
③
她tā正zhèng在zài忙máng着zhe呢ne。
She's busy right now.
④
抱bào歉qiàn，她tā不bù在zài。
I'm sorry, she's not available at the moment.
⑤
对duì不bu起qǐ，让ràng你nǐ久jiǔ等děng了le。
Sorry to keep you waiting.
⑥
我wǒ把bǎ电diàn话huà给gěi你nǐ转zhuǎn过guò去qù。
I'll transfer the call to you.

04Questions

  1. 你nǐ经jīng常cháng参cān加jiā朋péng友you聚jù会huì吗ma？
  2. 讲jiǎng一yi讲jiǎng你nǐ经jīng常cháng参cān加jiā什shén么me样yàng的de聚jù会huì。（Ex：同tóng学xué聚jù会huì、同tóng事shì聚jù会huì、邻lín居jū聚jù会huì等）
  3. 你nǐ喜xǐ欢huan这zhè些xiē聚jù会huì吗ma？你nǐ总zǒng是shì为wèi了le应yìng酬chou没méi办bàn法fǎ才cái去qù，还hái是shì非fēi常cháng喜xǐ欢huan聚jù会huì去qù呢ne？
  4. 聚jù会huì上shàng都dōu做zuò些xiē什shén么me？
  5. 你nǐ在zài聚jù会huì上shàng喝hē酒jiǔ吗ma？你nǐ喜xǐ欢huan喝hē什shén么me酒jiǔ？
  6. 其qí它tā问wèn题tí（Ask additional questions at random）

05Practice

  1. Have the student read the dialogue aloud once; correct pronunciation as needed.
  2. Ask the student if there is anything they did not understand, or have them translate the dialogue (adjust the approach to suit the student's level).
  3. Teacher and student take turns reading the dialogue, each playing a role.
  4. Ask the student the questions from Section 3 and have them answer.

06Translation

Telephone Etiquette ① Answering a Call

李兰Hello! Who's calling?
王力Hi, it's Wang Li. I'd like to speak to Li Lan.
李兰Speaking.
王力Oh, Li Lan! I'm calling to invite you to a friend's get-together tomorrow evening. Can you make it?
李兰Of course! What time and where?
王力Wonderful, thank you! I'm so glad you said that. It's tomorrow evening at 6:30, at Tang Palace Restaurant, across from Poly Theatre.
李兰Got it.
王力I'll drive over to pick you up. I'll be downstairs at your place around 6 o'clock.
李兰Sure, I'll wait for you downstairs at 6 then.
王力Great, see you tomorrow at 6. Make sure to dress up a bit — I hear that restaurant is quite upscale.
李兰Understood. No problem. See you then.
王力See you then. Bye!
李兰Bye!