Approving a new purchase
A: Mr. Phillips? I have a request here from purchasing that needs your approval.
B: Let me take a look. This is for a 486 computer with modem. Who’s it going to?
A: I believe it’s going to Ms. Wilson’s office.
B: Get her on the phone, please. I need to clarify this.
批准購物
A：菲力浦斯先生？我有一份採購部的申請需要您的批准。
B：讓我看看。是要買台帶數據機的486電腦。是給誰用的？
A：我想是給威爾森女士辦公室用的。
B：請給她打個電話，我得核實一下。
Asking a co-worker for help
A: Hi, Carlos. What are you doing this afternoon?
B: Working. Why?
A: Well. I was just wondering if you would come by and give me a hand with the fliers for next week’s party.
B: I’m sorry, Melissa. I really can’t today. I’ve just got too much going on. Maybe tomorrow.
請同事幫忙
A：嗨，卡洛斯。今天下午你做什麼？
B：工作。什麼事？
A：嗯。不知道你能否過來幫我做做下周聚會用的傳單。
B：對不起，梅麗莎。今天的確不行。我要做的事太多了。也許明天可以。
(本文轉載自旺旺英語)
