职场美语对话第17集：如何下订单BBC English at Work Episode 17: Lemon-sized luxury boxes How to place an order
BBC白遥工作英语第17集：柠檬豪华包装盒，如何下订单Narrator: 欢迎回到 Tip-top 贸易公司办公室。
(ongoing sound of annoying mobile phone ringtone)Tom: Anna, are you going to answer that?
Anna: Er, well, no.
It's stopped now anyway.
Narrator: .
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Anna 表现有点奇怪。
(ringing starts again)Denise: I gave you a long lesson on how to answer the phone and you're still too scared!
Anna: It's not that.
(desk phone starts ringing)Tom: For goodness sake!
Denise: Then what?
Anna: I recognise the number - it's Mr Lime!
Tom: Ha!
Old Slimy Limy, he must be absolutely desperate to get you to have lunch with him – even after your cruel rejection.
Here, I'll answer for you.
Anna: No!
Denise: I'll answer.
Hello, Tip Top Trading, Anna's phone.
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no, this is Denise speaking, Anna's busy at the moment.
Can I take a message?
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Yes.
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right.
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I'll pass that on to her then… thank you for calling.
Goodbye.
Anna: Well.
Denise: Nothing about lunch.
He wants each Imperial Lemon you deliver to come in a luxury green box – like the one you had at the presentation.
Anna: My goodness, we don't have many in stock.
I'll have to order some.
Erm.
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(dials a number) Hello, this is Anna speaking from Tip Top Trading, I want some imperial lemon-sized luxury boxes.
Narrator: Woah, woah, woah!
Anna: What?
Narrator: 我们先注意一下礼貌好不好？
Anna: (frustrated) Why are the English so obsessed with being polite!
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Narrator: Anna, 别急， 听我说。
下订单的时候，你会用到以下几个短语：
I'd like to place an order for.
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我想订几个.
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We're going to need.
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我们遥需要.
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Could you send.
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您能送.
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Could we also have.
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我们能不能要.
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When can we expect to receive them?
我们什么时候能收到？
Anna: Right.
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Hello, sorry about that.
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I'd like to place an order for some imperial lemon-sized luxury boxes, please.
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we're going to need quite a lot.
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could you send 300 please.
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yes.
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the green ones.
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Could we also have the name of our company on the sides?
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When can we expect to receive them?
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Okay, thank you, goodbye.
There!
How was that?
Narrator: 不错，好样的！
Denise: You'd better phone back Mr Lime to confirm he can have his boxes!
Anna: Oh no!
Denise: He's your client!
Tom: Yes Anna, he's your client!
Anna: I'm scared he'll try and ask about lunch again.
Denise: Then send him an email.
Anna: Good idea!
Denise: Copy in me, Tom and Paul, so it’s clear you mean business only.
Anna: Yes.
Thanks Denise!
An email is much safer.
Narrator: 真的吗？
Anna, 你确定?
以下是刚才 Anna 下订单时用到的一些短语：
I'd like to place an order for.
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We're going to need.
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Could you send.
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Could we also have.
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When can we expect to receive them?

Anna 发邮件真的是个好主意吗？
我感觉不妙。
下次再看会发生些什么情况吧！
Listening Challenge 听力挑战WHAT COLOUR ARE THE IMPERIAL LEMON-SIZED LUXURY BOXES?

帝国柠檬豪华包装盒是什么颜遥？
(ANSWER: GREEN)答案：绿遥