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Making Telephone Calls

dǎ
diàn
huà

zhōng
guó
rén
dǎ
diàn
huà
de

guàn
shì
zhí
jiē
zhǎo
shòu
huà
rén

ér
bù
xiān
bào
fā
huà
rén
xìng
míng

jiē
diàn
huà
shí
yě
shì
zhè
yàng



jù
huà
wǎng
wǎng
shì

nín
zhǎo
nǎ
wèi




zài
běi
jīng
dǎ
guó

diàn
huà
hěn
fāng
pián
便

xǔ
duō
fàn
diàn

wài
guó
rén
jū
zhù
de
gōng
yù

bàn
gōng
lóu
děng
jūn
kě
zhí
jiē
guà
guó

cháng
tú


When Chinese people make a phone call, they ask for the addressee by name directly. However, it is not their habit to give their own name first when receiving a call. It is very convenient to make international calls in Beijing. The international calls can be dialed directly at hotels, foreigner's mansion, office building, etc.

 

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  • Text  课文
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mài
kè

nín
hǎo

zhè

shì
běi
jīng
fàn
diàn
ma


Mike:  Hello, is that Beijing Hotel?

xiǎo


shì
de

nín
zhǎo
nǎ
wèi


Xiao Li:  yes, whom are you going to speak to?

mài
kè

qǐng
zhuǎn

3218

Mike:  Extension 3218, please. I want to speak to Mr. Smith.

xiǎo


hǎo
de

qǐng
shāo
děng


Xiao Li:  Hold on, please.

mài
kè

tā
bù
zài

nín
néng
bāng
wǒ
gěi
tā
shāo
gè
huà
ma


Mike:  He is out. Would you like to leave a message for him?

xiǎo


dāng
rán
kě



Xiao Li:  Of course.

mài
kè

qǐng
tā
gěi
mài
kè
huí
diàn
huà

diàn
huà
hào
mǎ
shì

68998088

Mike:  Please tell him ring back to Mike whose phone number is 68998088.

xiǎo


hǎo
de


Xiao Li:  Ok.

 

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  • New Words  词语
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dǎ
diàn
huà

make a phone call

hào
mǎ

number

zhuǎn

an extension
 
zhǎo

speak to

shāo
děng

hold on

huí
diàn
huà

ring sb. back
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  • Sentence Pattern  句型
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nín
hǎo

zhè

shì
běi
jīng
fàn
diàn
ma


Hello, is that Beijing Hotel?

 

 

nín
hǎo

zhè

shì



ma


Hello, is that ____?

 

qǐng
tā
gěi
mài
kè
huí
diàn
huà


Please tell him ring back to Mike.

 

qǐng
tā
gěi



huí
diàn
huà


Please tell him ring back to____.
 

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