Kelly works on the customer service department of the Taiwan Gadget Co.,
and she has just received a call from John Smith, a customer in Australia. He
hasn't received the right order of artificial Christmas trees, and is quite upset
about it.
Kelly在Taiwan Gadget Co. 的客服部門工作,她剛接到一通由澳洲客戶John Smith打來的電話。他收到的不是原訂單的人造聖誕樹,而且對此相當生氣。
John: May
u speak to Kelly Lin?
Kelly:
This is Kelly Lin speaking. How may I help you?
我就是。有什麼我能為您服務的?
John: This is John Smith from the Aussie Imports Company.
I’m calling in regard to the order I placed with your company a couple
of weeks ago.
我是Aussie Imports Company的John
Smith。我打來是為了我幾個禮拜前跟你們公司下的訂單。
Kelly: Oh! Was anything damaged?
喔!是不是有損壞的貨物?
John: No! Everything arrived safe and sound. There
was only one problem. You sent me the wrong Christmas trees!!! I ordered model
number JB0601 and I received model number JB0610!!!
不是!所有物品都安全無恙的到達。只有一個問題。你們送錯了聖誕樹!我訂的貨號是JB0601,但我拿到的是貨號JB0610!
Kelly: Oh, I’m terribly sorry to hear that.
喔!我真的很抱歉。
John: The trees that you sent me are only three feet
high! I ordered the six foot ones!
你們送過來給我的樹只有三呎高!我訂的是六呎高的!
Kelly: There must have been a typo when the salesperson
took your order. I will make sure that the trees you want are sent out today.
Please return other ones to us by courier, and we’ll pay for the
shipping costs.
一定是售貨員在接您的訂單時,打錯了號碼。我保證您想要的樹會在今天送出。麻煩您將其他錯誤的貨物以快遞寄回來給我們,我會負擔貨運費用。
John: Please make sure that they’re sent out today!
Christmas is only a few short weeks away! Good-bye! (Hangs up the phone)
請確定所有的東西會在今天送出!聖誕節再過幾個禮拜就到了,再見!(掛掉電話)
Kelly: Sometimes I really hate my job!
有時候我還真痛恨我的工作!
※in regard
to + N / V-ing ... 關於,和concerning、with regard to意思相同,可以互換。
例句:May I ask a question in regard to your position? 我可以問一個關於你職位的問題嗎?
※courier 快遞;送快遞的人,by
courier是指藉由快遞的方式寄送,而delivered by a courier意思是東西被送快遞的人送達,意思不同。
例句:The
package was delivered by a courier yesterday.
這包裹是昨天一位送快遞的人送來的。
※sb be upset about
+V-ing / N… 對...感到生氣/心煩意亂
例句:She is upset about the mess, so just leave her alone. 她在為了這一團亂心煩,所以讓她一個人靜靜吧!
※safe and
sound 安然無恙
例句:I’m glad to see you home safe and sound.
很高興見到你平安歸來。
artificial 人造的,人工的(adj.) upset 心煩的;不適的(adj.)
terribly 非常地(adv.) courier 快遞;送快遞的人(n.)
damage 損壞,毀損(v.)