9. I am told to get the information from every caller.
我奉命询问每位访客的来意。
还能这样说:
I am ordered to inquire your intention.
An order that I should ask is the purpose from every visitor.
谚语:
Every dog is a lion at home.
夜郎自大。
10. Would you mind waiting?
您愿意等一会儿吗?
还能这样说:
Would you please have a seat for a while?
Would you like to wait for a moment?
应用解析:
body and mind 肉体和精神
11. We have a small but highly respectable company.
我们公司规模虽小,商誉极佳。
还能这样说:
Our company is small-sized but has a good reputation.
Though small in size, our company has a good fame.
应用解析:
be famed for 以……出名;
come to fame 成名
12. I greet you on behalf of our manager.
我代表我们经理前来迎接您。
还能这样说:
I greet you in the name of our manager.
I, as a representative of our manager, greet you.
应用解析:
on behalf of 代表,为了;
on sb.'s behalf 以某人的名义,为了某人,代表某人