我现在就给高厅打电话
“I'll call Director Gao right away”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
如果你同意的话
“If you agree,”
我现在就给高厅 打电话
“I'll call Director Gao right away”
请他批准
“to ask for his permission.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In Chinese government and institutional settings, superiors are addressed by their surname plus administrative post (such as 厅长 abbreviated to 厅).
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
I will right away...
A useful spoken collocation to signal immediate compliance or decisive action.
to make a phone call to someone
Standard pattern for contacting someone by phone.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Madam Gao, a call for you.”
“Why are you calling me so late?”
“I called him,”
“just call the number on the bedside.”
“Mr. Gao, do you have any instructions?”
“I'll have someone check it.”