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轉自蘋果派生活英語
I called earlier, but she was out我稍早曾經來電，但她不在

●會話英文
◎Calling someone again 再次致電
Julie: Mr. Herman’s office. Can I help you?
Doug: Yes. This is Doug Crosby with Columbia Steel. I called earlier, but Mr. Herman was out.
Julie: Ah, yes. He’s expecting your call. Please hold while I put you through.

●中譯
茱莉：賀門先生的辦公室。有什麼可以效勞的？
道格：妳好。我是哥倫比亞鋼鐵公司的道格克羅斯比。
我稍早來電過，但賀門先生外出。
茱莉：啊，沒錯。他正在等你來電。請在線上稍候，我幫你轉接。

●其它說法
I called earlier, but Mr. Herman was out.
I called earlier, but the line was busy.
我稍早來電過，但他電話中。
I called this morning, and he asked me to call back at 2:00.
我今天早上有來電，他請我兩點再打來。
Is Mr. Herman back from lunch yet?
賀門先生用完午餐回來了嗎？
Is Mr. Herman back at his desk yet?
賀門先生回到座位了嗎？

●英檢字彙 Vocabulary Bank
1) steel [stil] (n.) 鋼鐵
The Golden Gate Bridge is made of steel.
2) expect (v.) 等待、期盼到來
We’re expecting good weather this weekend.