Telephone Tuesday周二电话日

The day after Labor Day can be a busy timefollowing such a fun， end-of-summer holiday weekend.In fact， there is so much to do and so manycalls to make on this day that it has been dubbed1Telephone Tuesday. So get ready to make andreceive some calls on this， one of the busiest phonecall days of the year.

Even though the use of the Internet and emailhas certainly changed the way that modern2people use their phones， there are still some thingsthat have to be done with a phone call. AndTelephone Tuesday is here for it.

Just remember that the person on the otherend of the line may have a busy TelephoneTuesday， so be sure to give them some morepatience3 on this day.

Telephone Tuesday might be the perfect4 time to make a phone call， whether toa business to set up an appointment5 or call a friend just to say hello. Your family orfriends would be so happy to receive a telephone call on this day.

Those who work for a company where they receive a large number of phonecalls might find this day to be a bit challenging6！ But don’t get annoyed7 orstressed8 out by the inordinate9 number of phone calls received on TelephoneTuesday. Just take a deep breath and do your job.

For those who really enjoy talking on the phone， they can be celebrated it almostany day of the year.

在度过了如此有趣的夏末节假日周末之后，劳工节（九月第一个周一）的第二天可能会是一个忙碌的日子。事实上，在这一天有很多事情要做，有很多电话要打，所以这一天被称为“周二电话日”。所以准备好在这一天打电话和接电话吧，这是一年中最繁忙的电话日之一。

尽管互联网和电子邮件的使用确实改变了现代人使用电话的方式，但仍然有一些事情必须通过电话来完成。周二电话日就是为此准备的。

只要记住，电话另一端的人在周二可能会忙于接打电话，所以一定要在这一天给他们更多的耐心。

周二电话日也许是打电话的最佳时机，无论是打给一家公司来安排一个会面，或是只为问个好而打给一个朋友。你的家人或朋友会很高兴在这一天接到你的电话的。

那些在接听大量电话的公司工作的人可能会发现这一天有点挑战性！但是，不要因为“周二电话日”接到的大量电话而感到烦恼或紧张。深呼吸，做好你的工作就行了。

对于那些真正喜欢打电话的人来说，他们几乎可以把一年中的任何一天当成这个节日来过。

（英语原文选自：daysoftheyear.com）

▏Notes

1. dub 把……称为

2. modern 近代的；现代的

3. patience 耐心；耐性

4. perfect 完美的；理想的；最佳的

5. appointment 约会；约定

6. challenging 有挑战性的；困难而有趣的

7. annoyed 恼怒的；烦恼的

8. stressed 焦虑的；紧张的

9. inordinate 过度的