Section 5: Keeping in Touch

Unit 53: Leaving a Message

留言

Leaving a Message

asking to speak to Dan
I asked to speak to Dan...
Dan not available
...but he wasn't available.
identifying self
I identified myself and asked her to take a message.
asking to repeat name
She agreed and asked me to repeat my name.
repeating name
I repeated it...
spelling last name
...and spelled my last name.
leaving phone number
I also left my number...
asking him to call back
...and asked that he call me back.

For Special Attention

available = someone who is available is able to see you or speak with you; if he is not available, he may be somewhere else or too busy to speak to you. — 有空、能接电话。如果他 unavailable，就是不在或太忙没空。
leave your message = you tell it to whoever is taking the message. — 把口信告诉记录留言的人。
repeat = to say something is to say it again. — 再说一遍。
first name / last name = Alex Rivera's first name is "Alex"; his last name is "Rivera." For most people of European descent, the last name is a family name. It is also called a "surname." — Alex Rivera 的 first name 是 Alex，last name 是 Rivera。对大多数欧洲后裔来说，last name 是姓，也叫 surname。

Key Vocabulary

Verbs

单词音标中文
agree/əˈgri/同意
ask/æsk/请求
call/kɔl/打电话
call back/kɔl bæk/回电话
identify/aɪˈdɛntɪfaɪ/表明身份
leave [left]/liv [lɛft]/留下
repeat/rɪˈpit/重复
speak [spoke]/spik [spoʊk]/说话
spell/spɛl/拼写
take [took]/teɪk [tʊk]/记录（留言）

Nouns

单词音标中文
last name/læst neɪm/姓氏
message/ˈmɛsɪʤ/口信
name/neɪm/名字
number/ˈnʌmbɚ/电话号码

Others

单词音标中文
available/əˈveɪləbəl/有空的（形容词）
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