Courtesy call
骚扰电话,估计有手机的人都接到过吧?不是赠送保险,就是推销红酒,特别是刚买完房子准备装修的,装修公司打来的电话那是一个接一个。反正都挺惹人厌的。可是你知道吗?这种烦人的促销电话在英语里竟然叫courtesy call !简直是反讽到了极致啊。
Courtesy call is a sugarcoated term used by telemarketers which really means sales call. This is one of the most deceitful and misleading phrases ever since there is nothing courteous about it.
Courtesy call(字面意思:礼节性电话)是被电话促销员巧妙伪装了的一个词,其实就指促销电话。这个词算是史上最具欺骗性和误导性的词了,因为促销电话本身没有一点礼节可言。
For example:
Hello. This is a courtesy call from Talk America which is inviting you to switch to our service.
你好。这里是来自Talk America的销售电话,我们想邀请您改用我们的服务。
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