实用英语:出现故障的常用地道英语表达易第教育解释1. I can't get through.打不通还能这样说:The line isn't free.The number is busy now.应用解析:get back 回来;取回;报复;get behind 落后;支持,帮助识破,看穿;get by 维持生活;走过,通过;躲过;欺骗;get by on 靠……过活2. I'm afraid the line is out of order.线路好像出问题了还能这样说:I'm afraid I've been cut off.There is something wrong with the line.应用解析:hold the line 不挂断;in the line of duty 在执行任务时;line of business 经营范围;in line with sth. 与……类似或一致3. I'm afraid it's bad connection.恐怕连接不好还能这样说:I'm sorry we seem to have a bad connection.Maybe there is a fault on the line.谚语:A bad workman always blames his tools.不会撑船怪河弯。
4. I'm afraid we have a crossed line.恐怕线路串线了还能这样说:The lines seem to be crossed.I doubt our line has got crossed with someone else's.谚语:No cross, no crown.无苦即无乐5. Pardon?请再说一遍还能这样说:I beg your pardon?Pardon me?6. Please speak a little slowly.请讲慢一点还能这样说:Would you speak more slowly?Would you slow down a little, please?谚语:Those who are quick to promise are generally slow to perform.轻诺寡信7. We have a bad connection. I can't hear you clearly.信号不好,我听不清你在说什么还能这样说:The connection is bad. Would you speak more clearly?I can hardly hear what you are saying because of bad signal.应用解析:connect up 连起来,接上;connect with 和……有联系,和……有关;connect in series 串联8. Please speak a little louder.请讲大声一点儿。
还能这样说:Can you speak louder?Could you speak out a little?应用解析:a loud voice 声音洪亮;loud laugh 高声大笑;a loud denial 断然的否认;a loud dresser 穿着庸俗;to be loud in demands 不断地索求9. Can you ring off and call me back?你把挂了,再给我打过来好吗?还能这样说:Why don't we hang up and try again?Hang up and please call me back, all right?谚语:One cannot put back the clock.时光一去不复返10. Say again?再说一遍好吗?还能这样说:Say what?Come again?谚语:Never say never, never say forever.不要说不,也不要说永恒11. Is my phone out of order?是我的出问题了吗?还能这样说:Is there anything wrong with my phone?Does my phone break down?应用解析:a load of (=loads of ) 很多,大量;be a load off one's mind 如释重负;bear a load on one's shoulders 挑起重担;cast the load on 把责任推给……12. The connection is bad.通话效果很糟。
还能这样说:There's a bad connection.The connection is not good.谚语:No man can make a good coat with bad cloth.巧匠难以劣布制美服。