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workplace english – finding new clients through phone (1)
职场会话──电话开发(一)
dora works as a sales representative at an office equipment company. her supervisor, jasmine, has asked her to find new clients through the phone. below is a conversation she had with a client.
dora是一家办公事务机器公司的业务人员,她的主管jasmine请她先行以电话开发客户,以下是她跟客户间的一段对话。
dora: hi, could you transfer me to the general affairs department?
dora:您好!请可否帮我转接总务部?
operator: may i ask who is calling?
总机:请问您是哪里找?
dora: my name is dora. i’m from chung huan public utility.
dora:我这里是中环事业公司,我的名字是dora。
operator: is there anyone in particular that you want to speak to?
总机:您要找哪一位呢?
dora: the thing is a guy from your general affairs department called a while ago asking for a price quote, but i lost the memo, so i thought i would call here first and get you to transfer my call.
dora:是这样的,上次你们总务部有一位先生打电话来寻问报价,但我把纸条弄丢了,只好先打到这里再请你们帮我转接。
operator: i see, but i’m not allowed to transfer people unless they know who it is they want to speak to.
总机:是这样呀!可是公司规定没有指定人名的话,我无法帮妳转接耶!
dora: i understand, but this is urgent. i really need to send this price quote to him and explain to him the items on it. i can assure you this isn’t a telemarketing call. i promise i won’t get you into trouble.
dora:我了解,但是因為我真的急著要把这份报价单寄给他,顺道要跟他解释报价项目,请放心,我不是一般的推销电话,我绝对不会造成妳的困扰。
operator: okay, what is the quote for?
总机:这样呀,那妳是报哪一方面的价格呢?
dora: it’s for an all-in-one printer, a laser printer, and also monthly maintenance.
dora:我这次报价的部份是多功能事务机、雷射印表机还有每月维护的方面。
operator: all right. please hold for a moment. i’ll transfer your call now.
总机:好吧!那妳等一下,我帮妳转过去。
dora: thank you.
dora:谢谢。