生活场景口语实战人际篇 第609期:接待客户(3)

9. I am told to get the information from every caller.
我奉命询问每位访客的来意。
还能这样说：
I am ordered to inquire your intention.
An order that I should ask is the purpose from every visitor.
谚语：
Every dog is a lion at home.
夜郎自大。

10. Would you mind waiting?
您愿意等一会儿吗？
还能这样说：
Would you please have a seat for a while?
Would you like to wait for a moment?
应用解析：
body and mind 肉体和精神

11. We have a small but highly respectable company.
我们公司规模虽小，商誉极佳。
还能这样说：
Our company is small-sized but has a good reputation.
Though small in size, our company has a good fame.
应用解析：
be famed for 以……出名；
come to fame 成名

12. I greet you on behalf of our manager.
我代表我们经理前来迎接您。
还能这样说：
I greet you in the name of our manager.
I, as a representative of our manager, greet you.
应用解析：
on behalf of 代表，为了；
on sb.'s behalf 以某人的名义，为了某人，代表某人