Your phone is ringing. Do you want to answer it or should I decline it for you?
基本表達方式
告知電話響了
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"Your phone is ringing."
「你的電話響了。」- 這是最直接、最基本的表達方式。
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"Someone's calling you."
「有人打電話給你。」- 這種表達方式更加注重有人在聯繫對方。
詢問是否要接電話
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"Do you want to answer it?"
「你想接嗎?」- 這是最直接的詢問方式。
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"Are you going to pick up?"
「你要接嗎?」- "Pick up" 是接電話的常用口語表達。
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"Should I get that for you?"
「我要幫你接嗎?」- 提供幫助接電話的選項。
提議掛掉電話
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"Or should I let it go to voicemail?"
「還是讓它轉到語音信箱?」- 在美國文化中,比直接說"hang up"(掛掉)更禮貌的表達。
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"Would you like me to decline the call?"
「你想要我拒接這通電話嗎?」- 較為正式的表達方式。
完整句子示例
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"Your phone is ringing. Do you want to answer it, or should I let it go to voicemail?"
「你的電話響了。你想接嗎,還是我讓它轉到語音信箱?」 -
"Someone's calling you. Want to pick up or should I decline it for you?"
「有人打電話給你。你要接嗎,還是我幫你拒接?」
中文學習者常見錯誤
錯誤用法 ❌
"Your phone is singing. Do you receive it or I help you close it?"
直接從中文翻譯「你的電話在唱歌。你要接收它還是我幫你關掉它?」
正確用法 ✓
"Your phone is ringing. Do you want to answer it or should I decline it for you?"
「你的電話響了。你要接嗎,還是我幫你拒接?」
常見口語表達
非正式表達
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"Your phone's going off. You gonna get that?"
「你的手機在響。你要接嗎?」- 非常口語化的表達,適用於朋友之間。
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"That's yours ringing. Want me to ignore it?"
「那是你的電話在響。要我不管它(響)嗎?」- 朋友間的隨意表達。
正式表達
- "Excuse me, but your phone is ringing. Would you like to answer it or shall I silence it for you?"
「不好意思,但您的電話響了。您要接聽嗎,還是我幫您靜音?」- 在商務或正式場合中使用。
實用對話練習
對話1:非正式情境
- A: "Hey, your phone's ringing. It's Sarah. You gonna pick up or what?"
「嘿,你的手機在響。是Sarah打來的。你要接嗎?」 - B: "Oh, I've been waiting for her call. I'll take it, thanks!"
「噢,我一直在等她的電話。我會接,謝謝!」
對話2:辦公室情境
- A: "Excuse me, your cell phone is ringing. Would you like to answer it, or should I put it on silent mode for you? "
「不好意思,您的手機響了。您要接聽嗎,還是我幫您設為靜音?」 - B: "Please silence it for me. I'll call them back later. Thank you."
「請幫我靜音。我稍後會回電。謝謝您。」
對話3:朋友間隨意對話
- A: "Someone's calling you. Want me to tell them you're busy?"
「有人打給你。要我告訴他們你很忙嗎?」 - B: "Let me see who it is first... Oh, it's just a spam call. You can decline it."
「讓我先看看是誰...噢,只是垃圾電話。你可以拒接它。」
延伸詞彙
- Caller ID - 來電顯示
- Missed call - 未接來電
- Screen a call - 篩選來電(查看來電者是誰再決定是否接聽)
- Call back - 回撥
- Decline - 拒接
- Silent mode/vibrate - 靜音模式/震動