实用商务英语 安排约见

1　安排约见

你将听到的

随时欢迎

Please call on me anytime suits you.

另有预约

I'm expecting some visitors tomorrow morning.

预约已满

I have a full schedule next week.

确定时间

I'll see you at two tomorrow afternoon.

没空接待

I'm sorry, he won't be available by then.

商定地点

Would you like to come to my office?

安排妥当

He's expecting you at 4:00 in the afternoon in his office.

尽量早到

Do your best to be here early tomorrow.

你也许会说

约会请求

Would you make an appointment for me?

选定时间

I'd like to call on you this Friday.

约会地点

Could you come to my place sometime this weekend?

职场心经

在西方人的观念中，无论是私人会面还是商业约会，事先约定是基本社交礼仪。安排经理、老总们约会往往是秘书或者助理的职责。掌握上司的工作日程和活动，了解约会的目的和意图，是安排上司和他人约会工作中很重要的事情。预约可以当面进行，也可以通过传真，电子邮件和信函，但大多数都是电话商定约会的具体时间和地点。

必备的词汇热身

●　grant [ɡrɑ:nt] v.答应

●　pleasant [ˈplezənt] adj.愉快的

●　regular [ˈreɡjulə] adj.经常的

●　lack [læk] v.缺少

●　individual [ˌindiˈvidjuəl] n.单独会见

●　future [ˈfju:tʃə] n.未来

●　be available 有空

●　make an appointment 定约会

●　first time meeting 初次见面

●　have an audience with sb. 会见某人

●　presence chamber 会见厅

当请求约会的时候你会听到

Please call on me anytime suits you.

请在您方便的时候来找我。

call on拜访。指无目的、礼节性的短暂拜访。与“拜访”意思相关的还有see，visit，drop in。

see：常用词，含义广泛，既可指接受他人来访，又可指去访问他人。

visit：正式用词，强调出于工作需要的访问，也指亲戚朋友间的看望。

drop in：多指在计划之外或事先未打招呼的偶然、顺便访问。也可指参观。

I'm expecting some visitors tomorrow morning.

明天早上我要等几个访客来。

I have a full schedule next week.

我下个礼拜的时间都排满了。

I'll see you at two tomorrow afternoon.

明天下午两点见。

I'm sorry, he won't be available by then.

很抱歉，他那时没空。

Would you like to come to my office?

您要不要来我的办公室？

He's expecting you at 4:00 in the afternoon in his office.

他将在下午四点在他的办公室等您。

Do your best to be here early tomorrow.

明天你尽量早到一些。

当请求约会的时候你会说

1．Are you going to be busy this evening?

你今晚有空吗？

2．I wonder if it would be convenient for you to meet us tomorrow.

不知您明天是否方便见我们？

3．I wonder if it would be convenient to meet you at 9:00 tomorrow morning.

不知明早九点钟您是否方便？

4．I'd like to call on you this Friday.

我想周五拜访您。

5．I'd like to drop by this afternoon to talk over my plan.

我想今天下午找您谈谈我的计划。

drop by[口语]偶然（或顺便）走访；来串个门儿，顺便进去

例句：Drop by next week.

下星期有空就来吧。

I've got to drop by the shop to do some shopping.

我得顺便到商店去买点东西。

6．Could you come to my place sometime this weekend?

你能不能周末找个时间来我这里？

7．Would you make an appointment for me?

您可以给我安排个约会吗？

8．Do you have any plans for this weekend?

周末有什么打算吗？

9．Can I see you in your office at four this afternoon?

今天下午四点去你办公室见你好吗？

10．Do you mind if I call on you this afternoon?

今天下午我找你，你介意吗？

11．Will it be convenient if I call on you at ten tomorrow morning?

明天早上十点钟我找你方便吗？

12．Would it be possible for me to talk to you in person about that?

我能不能和您本人谈谈那件事？

in person亲自。表达“亲自”之意的还有：personally，oneself

If you would have a thing well done, do it yourself.

如果你希望一件事情做得很好，那就亲自做。

Until they do, they can exhort consumers to turn off the tap—or turn it off themselves.

在做这些事情之前，它们可以告诫消费者关上水龙头—或是亲自动手把它关掉。

13．Could we meet and discuss the matter in a little more detail?

我们能不能碰个面，再讨论一下这件事的细节？

14．Mr. Qin would like to make an appointment with you.

秦先生想和你约个时间见面。

15．I've something to tell you.

我有一些事情要告诉您。

拓展学习

请求约见

A：May I make an appointment with you?

我和你约个时间见面可以吗？

B：When do you want to make it?

你想什么时候见面？

May I have an appointment with you?

我和您约个时间见面可以吗？

Can I make an appointment for today?

我今天定个时间见面可以吗？

I'd like to make an appointment to see you.

我想约个时间见您。

Would it be possible for me to talk to you in person about that?

我能不能和您本人谈谈那件事？

I'd like to see you at your earliest possible convenience.

如果方便的话，我想尽早去见您。

Could we get together and discuss it a little more?

我们能不能聚在一起，再讨论一下这件事？

约会时间

A：When will it be convenient for you?

您什么时候方便？

B：Next Wednesday would be all right for me.

下个礼拜三我方便。

How about the day after tomorrow?

后天怎么样？

Is that time convenient for you?

那个时间您方不方便？

When will you be available?

您什么时候有空？

Please call on me anytime suits you.

请在您方便的时候来找我。

Any time between three and five.

三点到五点之间的任何时间都可以。

场景应用

在得知布朗先生第二天下午三点以后才有空，邓立请求陈丽将他和布朗先生的约会定到了下午四点。

A：Mr. Brown's office. Chen Li speaking. May I help you?

B：Hi, Miss Chen. It's Deng Li. I need to meet Mr. Brown.

A：Certainly. When would you like to meet with him?

B：Can you see what his schedule is like tomorrow?

A：Let me check the schedule. Please wait a moment.

B：OK.

A：He's free after 3:00 p.m. tomorrow.

B：I see. I'll visit him at 4:00 p.m.

A：布朗先生办公室。我是陈丽，有什么能帮您吗？

B：你好，陈小姐。我是邓立。我需要和布朗先生见个面。

A：没问题。您想什么时候见他？

B：你能看看他明天是怎么安排的吗？

A：我来查一下行程表，请等一下。

B：好的。

A：他明天下午三点之后有空。

B：我知道了，我四点去拜访他。

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today与tomorrow：

表示“今天”“明天”，有两层意思：一是指狭义的今天、明天（相对昨天而言），二是广义地指现在、未来（相对过去而言）；表示前者的意思通常用-'s构成所有格，表示后者的意思，通常用of构成所有格。例如：

Have you read today's paper?

你读过今天的报纸了吗？

The news will be in tomorrow's newspaper.

明天的报纸将刊载这条消息。

Young people of today have no manners.

如今的青年人不讲礼貌。

The world of tomorrow will be very different.

未来的世界将大不相同。

由于today和tomorrow可同时作名词或副词，所以用of构成所有格时，有时可省略of而直接用副词后置定语。如：women today（当今的妇女），the changes tomorrow（未来的变化）等。

另外，在现代英语中用于广义表示“现在”“未来”时，有时也可用-'s构成所有格，但不如用of普通。例如：

Today's youth will be the leaders of tomorrow.

现在的年轻人将成为未来的领导者。

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王先生第二天下午要开董事会，而李先生有急事一定要在第二天下午和王先生见面。经过和秘书商议，王先生定了合适的约会时间。

A：We'll have the board meeting at 3:30 tomorrow afternoon, right?

B：Yes.

A：But the sales manager of Future Company, Mr. Lee, just called and insisted on seeing you tomorrow afternoon.

B：The board meeting will be finished at about 4:30.You could arrange his appointment after that.

A：I'm afraid I can't. He said that he would leave for Tokyo at 5:00 p.m. tomorrow.

B：Then ask him to come to my office at two tomorrow afternoon.

A：OK.

B：Don't forget to inform him?

A：No problem. I will ring him at once.

A：我们明天下午三点半开董事会，是吗？

B：是的。

A：但是未来公司销售部经理李先生刚来过电话，还坚持说明天下午要见你。

B：董事会大概四点半结束。你可以把他安排在这个时间之后。

A：恐怕不行。他说他明天下午四点要去东京。

B：那让他明天下午两点来我办公室吧。

A：好的。

B：别忘了通知他？

A：没有问题，我这就给他打电话。