职场美语对话第29集：试探市场-给潜在客人打电话时用的语言_职场英语

职场美语对话第29集：试探市场-给潜在客人打电话时用的语言

Denise: But keep your calls brief, international calls are very expensive.

Narrator: OK Anna, 现在轮到你打冷电话了。你要说些什么呢？

Anna: I don’t know.

Narrator: 先要知道跟谁打电话，有亲和力，有礼貌。问清楚谁是负责采购的，然后问这个负责人能跟你聊两句吗？

Anna: OK. Here goes. (Looking through a telephone directory) Let’s have a look… fruit growers, fruit pickers, fruit traders… Fruit Traders International… (Dials number) 0-0-4-3-9-8-4-5-5-4-4.

Trader: Bonjour?

Anna: (surprised) Ah, erm, oh….

Narrator: 别觉得奇怪！你打电话给一个法国公司，他们当然是说法语。你可以问问他们能不能说英语。

Anna: Oh hello. Is it possible to speak to you in English?

Trader: Oui… yes.

Anna: Great. Are you the person who purchases plastic fruit for your company?

Trader: I am. How can I help you?

Anna: Yes, can you spare a few minutes of your time? I want to sell you some laser-curved fruit.

Trader: What?

Narrator: 你太直接了。你得先告诉别人你的名字和打电话的目的。问问他们公司的情况是什么。你可以说 I’d like to tell you about our great new laser-curved fruit. 问问他们 how much plastic fruit do you buy? 电话结束时别忘了谢谢别人 thank you for your time. We hope to hear from you soon. 好了，你来试试吧， Anna.