情況八：對方希望你替他/她傳話，但你想拒絕
May I leave a message? 我能否留個話？
You know what? My English is not that great, and I don't want to miss anything. Would you mind calling back later? I'm sorry. 你知道嗎？我的英文不是非常好，我不想聽錯話。你介意稍後再打來嗎？我很抱歉。
If you don't mind, could you please call back and leave a message on the answering machine? My English is not very good. 如果你不介意的話，能否請你再打一次，然後在錄音機上留言？我的英文不是很好。
情況九：打電話的人要找的'人是別人，請對方稍等
Is Brandon there? Brandon在嗎？
Yes, he is. One moment, please. 他在。請稍等。
Hold, please. 請稍等。
Hold on, please. 請稍等。
Let me see if he's here. Hang on. OK？
我看看他在不在。等一下，好嗎？
情況十：對方打錯電話
Can I speak to Alexander Walker？我可以和Alexander Walker說話嗎？
Alexander Walker? I'm sorry, but there's nobody here by this name. Alexander Walker？抱歉，這裏沒這個人。
I'm sorry. I'm afraid you've got the wrong number. 抱歉，恐怕你打錯電話了。
What number did you dial? 你剛纔撥的號碼是多少？
情況十一：要求跟剛剛已經通過話的人再講話
Can you put Daisy back on? I forgot to tell her something. 你能否請Daisy再來聽電話呢？我忘了跟她講一件事。
Sure. I'll go get her. 當然！我這就去叫她。
情況十二：電話打不通
Did it go through? 打通了嗎？
The line was busy. 電話忙線。
I got the busy signals. 電話忙線。
情況十三：（因自己忙等原因）請別人去接電話
Paul, can you answer the phone？ I'm busy. Paul，你能不能去接電話？我在忙。
Can you get it, Paul? My hands are tied. Paul, 你能不能去接電話？我現在不能接。
Yes, dear. 是的，親愛的。
情況十四：接到無人電話（就是打來了卻不說話的那種）
Who called? 誰打來的？
No one. He hung up on me. 沒人。他把電話掛了。
Wrong number, I guess. He hung up without saying a word. 打錯了，我想。他一句話也沒說就把電話掛了。
附：以下是幾個錄音機留言的參考範例。
a、範例一
Hi! This is Abby. I'm not home right now. Please leave a message. 嗨！我是Abby. 我現在不在家。請留言。
b、範例二
Hi! This is 555-5555. We're not here. Please leave your message. Thank you. 嗨！這裏是555-5555.我們現在不在。請留言。謝謝！
c、範例三
Hi! This is Brenda. I can't come to the phone at this time. Please leave a message and I'll call you back as soon as possible. 嗨！我是Brenda. 我現不能接電話。請你留言。我會盡快回你的電話。