Thephonerings.It’safriendwhowantstotellyouhisorherlatesthealthproblems.Youhatetobeimpoliteandcutyourfriendoffbutwhatcanyoudo?StephanieWinstonauthorofStephanieWinston’sBestOrganizingTipsoffe

Thephonerings.It’safriendwhowantstotellyouhisorherlatesthealthproblems.Youhatetobeimpoliteandcutyourfriendoffbutwhatcanyoudo?StephanieWinstonauthorofStephanieWinston’sBestOrganizingTipsoffershisadvice:

Don’taskquestionslike“What’snew?”Theygivetheinformationthatyouhavetimetotalk.After“hello”getrighttotheheartofthematter.

Timeyourcallswisely.Ifyoumakeacallrightbeforelunchordinnerorattheendoftheworkdaypeoplechatless.

Setatimelimit.Startwith“HiI’veonlygotafewminutesbutIwantedtotalktoyouabout….”Or“GeeI’dlovetotalkmorebutIonlyhaveacoupleofminutesbeforeIhavetoleave.”

Jumponapause（间歇）.Eventhemosttalkativecallerhastopausenowandthen.Quicklysay“Ithasbeengreattalkingwithyou.”Thenendtheconversation.

Forgetniceties.Somepeoplejustdon’ttakeahint.Cutyourcalleroffandsay“I’dliketotalktoyoulongerbutI’mafraidIhavenoenoughtime.Goodbye.”Thenhangup.

Find“apartnerincrime”.Ifnothingelseworksasksomeoneinyourhometohelpyou.Forexampleonewomangivesasigntoherhusbandwhoshouts“JaneIthinktheroastchickenisburning.”

Avoidthephonecompletely.Useanansweringmachinetoscreencalls.Ifyouhaveanimportantmessageforachatterbox（唠叨的人）leavethemessagewhenheorsheisn’tin.

50.What’sthegoodtimetomakeacallsothatpeoplecanchatless?

A.Afterlunchordinner.　B.Inthemiddleoftheworkday.

C.Beforelunchordinner.　D.Atthebeginningoftheworkday.

51.“Findingapartnerincrime”means______.

A.findingsomeonetoanswerthecall

B.gettingrighttotheheartofthematter

C.tellingthecalleryouarejustcooking

D.askingsomeonetohelpyouendthecall

52.What’sWinston’sadviceabout?

A.Howtotalkonthephone.　

B.Howtomakecallswisely.

C.Howtomakeaphonecall.

D.Howtokeepphonecallsshort.