【句子】I'm calling on behalf of Claire Dunphy. 【Modern Family S3E19】
【发音】/aɪm/ /ˈkɔː.lɪŋ/ /ˈkɑː.lɪŋ/ /ɒn/ /ɑːn/ /bɪˈhɑːf/ /bɪˈhæf/ /əv/ /kleə(r)/ /ˈdʌn.fi/
【发音技巧】behalf of连读；
【翻译】我代表克莱尔·邓菲致电给您。
【适用场合】
今天节目中，我们来一起学习一下这个短语，叫做on behalf of sb.可以理解成“代表某个人”；你平时也可以说on someone's behalf，也是一个意思。
相当于：as the representative of someone else; in lieu of someone；
eg: The boss isn't here at the moment, but I'd be happy to sign for the package on behalf of her.
老板这会儿不在这儿，但是我很乐意替她签收这个包裹。
eg: On behalf of the department I would like to thank you all.
我想代表我们部门，谢谢你们所有人。
eg: Mr Knight cannot be here, so his wife will accept the prize on his behalf.
奈特先生来不了，所以他的妻子可以代替他接受这个奖。
eg: On behalf of the entire company, I would like to thank you for all your work.
我谨代表公司全体同仁，对各位的辛勤工作表示衷心感谢。
eg: Unfortunately, George cannot be with us today so I am pleased to accept this award on his behalf.
很遗憾，乔治今天无法到场，所以我十分荣幸，代替他来领取这个奖项。
【尝试翻译以下句子，并留言在文章留言区】
这位律师代表她的客户签署了合同。
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