Person-to-person describes something that happens between one human being and another — not through a crowd, a company voice, or a machine speaking for you. A person-to-person talk is you and me. Shops talk about person-to-person selling when a real person explains a product to a customer.

Person-to-person describes形容的是 that happens between one human being and another發生在一個人和另一個人之間的 something事——not through不是透過 a crowd一群人、a company voice公司的官方口吻，or a machine speaking for you或一台替你說話的機器。A person-to-person talk這樣的談話 is you and me就是你和我。when a real person當一個真人 to a customer對顧客 explains a product解說產品時，Shops talk about商家說這叫 person-to-person selling。

In the old telephone days, a person-to-person call was a special kind: the operator connected you only if a named person picked up, not just anyone in the house. That use is rare now, but the idea is the same: it has to reach that person.

In the old telephone days在老電話的年代，a person-to-person call was a special kind是特別的一種：the operator接線生 only if a named person picked up要指名的那個人接了 connected you才幫你接通，not just anyone in the house而不是家裡隨便誰接都行。That use那種用法 is rare now現在很少見了，but the idea is the same但意思相同：it has to reach that person一定要找到那個人本人。

As a label it is a little formal; in everyday talk people more often say one-to-one or face-to-face. Though actually, it does not have to be in the same room — a phone call can still be person-to-person if it is one human to one human.

As a label作為一個標籤 it is a little formal它有點正式；in everyday talk日常說話時 people more often say人們更常說 one-to-one 或 face-to-face。Though actually不過其實，it does not have to be不必 in the same room在同一個房間——if it is one human to one human只要是一個人對一個人，a phone call電話 can still be person-to-person也可以算是 person-to-person。