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Unit 1 Phone calls
LESSON 5 Hold on, please
Adam: Hi, Sarah. It's Adam.
Sarah: Hi, Adam. What's up?
Adam: Well, I'm calling to ask about the time to hand in the homework for the math class. Is it Wednesday?
Sarah: Oh, it's ... er ... Hold on. Let me check.
Adam: OK. Take your time.
Sarah: I got it. It is not Wednesday. The homework should be handed in on Monday morning.
Adam: Monday morning? I must hurry up! It's already Sunday today and I haven't started yet.
Sarah: I believe you can finish it on time!
Adam: Thanks a lot. Talk to you later. Bye!
Sarah: Bye!
一、 学习目标 (Learning Objectives)
- 主题：学习如何在电话中让对方稍等 (Learn to ask someone to hold a call / hold on the phone)。
- 核心语法：掌握使役动词
have的用法 (The usage of "have" as a causative verb)。
二、 重点词汇与短语 (Key Vocabulary & Phrases)
| 单词/短语 | 含义 | 例句/用法 |
|---|---|---|
| Hold on | 稍等；别挂断 | Hold on. Let me check. (稍等，让我查一下。) |
| Hand in | 上交，提交 | When should we hand in the homework? (我们该什么时候交作业？) |
| Math | 数学 | It's for the math class. (这是数学课的。) |
| Hurry up | 赶快，抓紧 | I must hurry up! (我必须抓紧了！) |
| Believe | 相信 | I believe you can finish it on time! (我相信你能按时完成！) |
三、 对话逐句解析 (Dialogue Analysis)
Adam: Hi, Sarah. It's Adam.
- 中文：嗨，莎拉。我是亚当。
- 重点：电话用语中，表明自己身份通常用
It's...。
Sarah: Hi, Adam. What's up?
- 中文：嗨，亚当。有什么事吗？
- 重点：
What's up?是非常地道且高频的口语，用于询问对方找自己有什么事。
Adam: Well, I'm calling to ask about the time to hand in the homework for the math class. Is it Wednesday?
- 中文：嗯，我打电话是想问一下交数学作业的时间。是周三吗？
- 重点：
calling to ask about...(打电话询问关于……)；hand in(上交)。
Sarah: Oh, it's ... er ... Hold on. Let me check.
- 中文：哦，是……呃……稍等。让我查一下。
- 重点：
Hold on是本课核心短语，表示电话中请对方稍等；Let me check(让我查查)。
Adam: OK. Take your time.
- 中文：好的。不着急，慢慢来。
- 重点：
Take your time(不用急，慢慢来)，是一句非常礼貌和体贴的常用语。
Sarah: I got it. It is not Wednesday. The homework should be handed in on Monday morning.
- 中文：我找到了（清楚了）。不是周三。作业应该在周一早上交。
- 重点：
I got it表示找到了信息或明白了；should be handed in属于被动语态（应该被上交）。
Adam: Monday morning? I must hurry up! It's already Sunday today and I haven't started yet.
- 中文：周一早上？我得抓紧了！今天都已经周日了，我还没开始写呢。
- 重点：
hurry up(赶快)；haven't started yet(还没开始，现在完成时)。
Sarah: I believe you can finish it on time!
- 中文：我相信你能按时完成的！
- 重点：
on time(按时，准时)。
Adam: Thanks a lot. Talk to you later. Bye!
- 中文：多谢了。回头聊。拜拜！
- 重点：
Talk to you later结束通话时的常用告别语。
Sarah: Bye!
- 中文：再见！
四、 语法要点：have 的用法 (作使役动词)
have 除了表示"拥有"的意思外，还可以做使役动词，意为"使，让"。其常用的句型结构有两种：
have sb. do sth. (让某人做某事 —— 主动语态，省略 to 的不定式)
- Example: Please have him come here. (请叫他到这里来。)
- Example: What would you have me do? (你要让我干什么？)
- 职场造句: I will have my team check the code today. (我今天会让我的团队检查一下代码。)
have sth. done (让某事被别人做 —— 被动语态，一般指自己不动手，由别人代劳)
- Example: I had my hair cut yesterday. (我昨天剪了头发。—— 别人帮我剪的)
- Example: I had my computer repaired. (我把我的电脑送去修了。—— 别人修的)
- 职场造句: We need to have the app deployed before Friday. (我们需要在周五前把应用部署好。)
五、 热身环节：口语对话练习 (Warm-up Practice)
Q: Have you ever asked someone to hold a call? When do you usually do that? (你有没有让别人在电话里稍等过？通常是在什么时候？)
- 回答参考 1 (查阅资料/代码时):
Yes, quite often. If a colleague calls me to ask about a front-end bug, I usually ask them to hold on so I can check something in the GitLab repository. (是的，经常有。如果同事打电话问我前端的 bug，我通常会让他们稍等，以便我在 GitLab 仓库里查点东西。)
- 回答参考 2 (做笔记/记录需求时):
Yes. During a tech meeting, I might ask someone to hold for a second if I need to find a pen to take notes on the new requirements. (是的。在技术会议期间，如果我需要找支笔来记录新需求，我可能会让对方稍等片刻。)
- 回答参考 3 (处理突发状况时):
Yes, sometimes I have to ask the caller to hold on if I need to go find someone in the office or quickly answer the door. (是的，有时候如果我需要去办公室找人，或者赶紧去开个门，我不得不让打电话的人稍等。)
💡 综合背诵范文 (Recommended Sample)
Question: Have you ever asked someone to hold a call and why?
Answer: Yes, I do that sometimes at work. When I'm discussing a project on the phone, I might need to ask the person to hold on for a minute so I can check something on my Mac, like an API document or a React component. Sometimes, I also ask people to hold if I need to quickly take notes or answer the door.
(是的，我工作时偶尔会这么做。当我在电话里讨论项目时，我可能需要让对方稍等一分钟，以便我在 Mac 上查点东西，比如 API 文档或 React 组件。有时如果我需要快速做笔记或去开门，我也会让对方稍等。)
六、 任务练习：开口说 (Speak Out)
练习场景模拟：同事来电询问项目进度，你需要查阅资料
Teacher: Hello, this is David. Can I speak to [Your Name] please?
- 中文：你好，我是大卫。请问 [你的名字] 在吗？
You: It's [Your Name] here. What's up, David?
- 中文：我是 [你的名字]。有什么事吗，大卫？
- 解析：
It's... here电话接听表明身份；What's up?询问事由。
Teacher: I'm calling to ask about the deployment schedule for the new project. Is it tomorrow?
- 中文：我打电话是想问一下新项目的部署计划。是明天吗？
You: Hold on a minute. Let me check the arrangements on my computer.
- 中文：稍等一下。让我在电脑上查一下安排。
- 重点词汇：
Hold on a minute(稍等一分钟)；check(检查/查阅)。
Teacher: OK. Take your time.
- 中文：好的，不着急。
You: I got it. It's not tomorrow. We will deploy it on Friday. I'll have the team send you an email. Talk to you later!
- 中文：我查到了。不是明天。我们将会在周五部署。我会让团队给你发封邮件。回头聊！
- 重点词汇：
I got it(查到了/明白了)；have the team send...(本课语法：让团队发送...)；Talk to you later(回头聊)。