Разговорный английский
Шрифт:
Извините, сэр. Я попытаюсь
connect you again.
соединить Вас еще раз.
Is that Information?
Это справочное?
Are you there?
Вы слушаете?
Hullo, Tom.
Алло, Том.
It’s me again.
Это опять я.
This is Tom.
Это Том.
Hullo! Is this number —?
Алло!
Hullo! That you, Tom? —
Алло! Ты, Том?.. Говорит
George speaking — Say —.
Джордж... Слушай ...
Wait a minute! Hold the line!
Одну минуту! Подождите у
(Hold on! Hold the wire!)
телефона.
Don’t hang up, Tom.
Не вешайте трубку, Том.
I can’t make out what you are
Я не могу разобрать, что Вы
saying.
говорите.
One moment, I’ll signal the
Минутку. Я вызову телефо
operator.
нистку.
8. LETTER WRITING (КАК ПИСАТЬ ПИСЬМА)
The address (e. g. for a letter to England from abroad) is:
H. Chapman, Esq.,
10. South Bank Rd.,
Southport,
Lancashire 2, England.
If it is an inland letter, the word England is not mentioned.
If you want to indicate that your letter is only for the eyes of the receiver, you had better write very distinctly on the envelope at the head of the letter Private or Confidential, then everybody will know that the sender wants to have this letter treated as a private or confidential matter between him and the receiver.
Another way of addressing your letter privately is to write on the envelope:
Mr. Smith c/o Mr. Johnson.
The c/o here stands for “care of”.
You may direct a letter to a post office to be called for. Then you will write on the top of the envelope the words Poste Restante. The addressee will go to the post office and there he will get any letter directed to him.
The Contents of a Letter
There are three kinds of letters: business letters, private letters and official letters from or to authorities.
Here is the full form of a business letter:
Box R. 137 Bedford Hotel
“The Times” St. George’s Sq.,
London, E. C 4 London, N. W. 3,
16th Dec. IQ-
Dear Sir,
With reference to the situation advertised in the “Times ” of today I beg to make application for the vacancy in question.
I am 28 years old and possess all the necessary qualifications for the post. My lenght of service in that line is
Faithfully yours
J. C.
Here are some other forms of greetings, beginnings and complimentary closes of a business letter:
My dear Sir,
I lose no time in replying to your letter, as I
I trust the importance of the matter will be my best excuse for troubling you with this letter, and remain,
Your ever faithfully
M. N.
Dear Sir,
We will feel obliged if you will send us, by return of post
I enclose my address in the sincere hope that you will answer as soon as possible,
I remain, my dear Sir,
Yours ever truly
M. N.
Sir,
In answer to you favour of the 2nd instant, I hasten to inform you that
I have the honour to remain,
Yours respectfully
M. N.
Sir,
It is with deep regret that we have to announce
We remain,
Your faithful and obedient servant
M. N.
Sir,
We are under the painful necessity of informing you, that
Your obliged and obedient servant
M. N.
Sir,
I am favoured with your letter of the 6th instant and observe that
The full form of a private letter (or friendly letter) is:
16, Fleet Str.
London, E. C., June, 9th 1961
My dear old friend, I have Just received your letter of the 6th inst. As I have