情景會話口袋書人際篇 第609期:接待客戶(3)

9. I am told to get the information from every caller.
我奉命詢問每位訪客的來意。
還能這樣說：
I am ordered to inquire your intention.
An order that I should ask is the purpose from every visitor.
諺語：
Every dog is a lion at home.
夜郎自大。

10. Would you mind waiting?
您願意等一會兒嗎？
還能這樣說：
Would you please have a seat for a while?
Would you like to wait for a moment?
應用解析：
body and mind 肉體和精神

11. We have a small but highly respectable company.
我們公司規模雖小，商譽極佳。
還能這樣說：
Our company is small-sized but has a good reputation.
Though small in size, our company has a good fame.
應用解析：
be famed for 以……出名；
come to fame 成名

12. I greet you on behalf of our manager.
我代表我們經理前來迎接您。
還能這樣說：
I greet you in the name of our manager.
I, as a representative of our manager, greet you.
應用解析：
on behalf of 代表，爲了；
on sb.'s behalf 以某人的名義，爲了某人，代表某人