Let me just try his line again for you.

對話

Harry：JT Express Delivery, Harry speaking.
哈利：JT快遞公司，您好，我是哈利。
Brenda：Hello, can I speak to James, please？
布蘭達：你好，請幫我轉詹姆士好嗎？
Harry：Sure, let me just put you through to him.
哈利：當然，我替妳轉接給他。
(The line is busy.)
（電話忙線中。）
Harry：Hello
哈利：妳好……
Brenda：Hello, James？I waited for you for three hours after work yesterday. I can’t believe you stood me up!
布蘭達：嗨，詹姆士嗎？我昨天下班後等了你3個小時。我不敢相信你竟然放我鴿子！
Harry：I’m sorry to hear about that. I’m sure he had a good reason. Let me just try his line again for you. It was busy just now.
哈利：很抱歉聽到發生那樣的事。我相信他一定有很好的理由。讓我再替妳試試他那一線電話。剛剛電話忙線中。
Brenda：Oops. How embarrassing!
布蘭達：噢。真不好意思！

本篇關鍵句

◎Let me just try his line again for you.讓我再替妳試試他那一線電話。
try one’s line就是「試撥某人的電話」的意思。你也可以這麼說：
．Let me try and put you through again.
（讓我再替你轉接看看。）
例：William’s line was engaged. Let me try and put you through again.
（威廉的電話忙線中。讓我再替你轉接看看。）

關鍵字彙與片語

◎express delivery快遞
．express a. 快遞的，的
．delivery n. 運送
◎stand sb up放某人鴿子
例：I can’t believe Jake stood me up on our first date!
（我無法相信傑克竟然次約會就放我鴿子！）
◎The line is busy.電話忙線中
=The line is engaged.（較）
例：The line is busy. Please try again later.
（電話忙線中。請稍後再撥。）