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实用商务英语 突遇意外,约会改期

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2 突遇意外,约会改期

你将听到的

确认信息

Do you want to change the appointment?

表示谅解

That's all right, we can make it some other time.

时间不妥

I'm fully occupied tomorrow. I'm afraid I can't manage it.

你也许会说

推迟约会

Could you make it some other time?

另约时间

Could we meet at eight instead of seven tomorrow?

职场心经

当意外情况发生,从而导致原定的计划不能照常实施时,当事人应该第一时间给对方打电话或通过其他方式通知对方。

通知对方时不能只是简单地告诉对方自己打算改变计划,还应将缘由告知对方。并就新的约会时间和地点等信息与对方进行商定和确认。对于改变计划给对方带来的影响应该向对方道歉。

必备的词汇热身

● nadir [ˈneiˌdiə] n.最坏的地方

● compel [kəmˈpel] v.迫使

● tamper [ˈtæmpə] v.玩弄,干涉

● flexible [ˈfleksibl] adj.灵活的

● retard [riˈtɑ:d] v.延迟;阻止

● impellingly [imˈpeliŋli] adv.迫使性地

● in an emergency 在紧急的时候

● at the expense of 以……为代价,牺牲

● be tied up 抽不出时间

● put off 延迟

当需要更改约会时间的时候你会听到

Do you want to change the appointment?

你想更改约会时间?

That's all right, we can make it some other time.

没关系,我们可以另约时间。

I'm fully occupied tomorrow. I'm afraid I can't manage it.

明天我已安排满了,恐怕不能再安排了。

I'm booked up for this afternoon. I'm sorry I can't see you then.

今天下午我已经安排满了,很抱歉,不能见你了。

当需要更改约会时间的时候你会说

1.Could you make it some other time?

我们可以约别的时间见面吗?

2.I'm afraid we'll have to change our appointment.

恐怕我们得改变约会的时间。

3.We'll have to make our appointment a little later.

我们得把约会推迟一下。

4.About our appointment for the next Tuesday, I wonder whether we could change it from six to ten.

关于下周二约会的事,不知我们能否从六点改到十点。

5.I'm sorry, but I won't be able to see you this afternoon.

对不起,今天下午我不能去见你了。

6.I'll have to take a rain check on that.

我得推迟一下。

7.I'm sorry to inconvenience you, but we have to postpone our meeting.

很抱歉使你不便,但我们不得不推迟会议。

8.Could we meet at eight instead of seven tomorrow?

明天我们不在七点见面,改在八点怎么样?

9.We'll have to make it some other time. Is that all right?

我们得另约时间,可以吗?

10.Do you think you could make it sometime next Sunday?

你看我们另约在下周日好吗?

11.If by any chance I don't make it, I'll see you sometime next month.

万一我不能赴约,我将在下个月的某个时间见你。

by any chance表示“万一”,类似的表达有just in case。

12.I wonder if you could change the time.

不知你能否改一下时间?

13.I'd like to change our appointment to Sunday.

我想把约会时间改在周日。

14.I wonder if we could alter the time to next Monday.

不知我们能否把时间改在下周一。

拓展学习

推迟约会时间

A:Let's postpone our date, if you don't mind.

如果你不介意,我们推迟约会好吗?

B:Do you mind to tell me why?

你介意告诉我为什么吗?

Can we make it a little later?

我们推迟好吗?

Could we put it off to the next day?

我们推迟到第二天好吗?

重新商定时间

A:How about change the time to next Monday?

把时间改在下周一怎么样?

B:I'm sorry, but I have too heavy a schedule then.

对不起,但我那天的时间确实排满了。

Well, I'm engaged at that time.

恩,那时我已有约了。

I have another appointment then.

我那时另有约会。

Let me see. Next Monday is not so good.

让我想想,下周一不太合适。

I'm afraid I can't make it. My client is coming to see me that time. That's it.

恐怕不行,我的客户那时候会来拜访我,就这样吧。

that's it为口语中的常用表达,主要用法如下:

1.表示赞同(=That's right),意为“对”“正是如此”。如:

A:So she's going to marry the doctor.

所以她要嫁给个医生。

B:That's it.正是这样。

2.表示找到了问题的症结所在,意为“问题就在这里”。如:

A:We're in great need of a computer.

我们急需要买台电脑。

B:Yes, but we haven't got enough money.

是的,但我们没有足够的钱。

3.表示结束,意为“完了”“就这样”“没有别的了”。如:

You can have a cake and that's it.

你可以吃一块蛋糕,别的就没有了。

That's it; I don't like you any more, and you really make me sick.

就是这样,我不喜欢你了,你实在让我恶心。

4.表示反感或失望,意为“够了”“行了”“得了”“好了”“算了”。如:

That's it. Haven't you said enough?

好了,你还没说够吗?

场景应用

史密斯先生有急事,不得不更改与布朗先生的约会时间。而布朗先生的时间比较灵活,很爽快地答应了对方。

A:Hi, Mr. Brown. This is John Smith speaking.

B:Hi, Mr. Smith. How are you doing?

A:Fine, thank you. Mr. Brown, to my disappointment, can we reschedule our date? There's an emergency and I can't make it on Friday.

B:No problem. When can we meet?

A:How about next Monday at the same time?

B:Suits me fine. My schedule is flexible.

A:Great. I'll see you at ten next Monday morning in your office.

B:All right, Mr. Smith.

A:你好,布朗先生,我是约翰·史密斯。

B:嗨,史密斯先生,你好吗?

A:我很好,谢谢。布朗先生,有个情况我很遗憾,我们可以把约会重新订一个时间吗?我这里有个突发情况,周五没办法赴约。

B:没问题,你什么时候可以来?

A:下周一还是那个时间,怎么样?

B:我有空,我的日程安排比较灵活。

A:太好了,那就下周一上午10点在你办公室。

B:好的,史密斯先生。

* * *

“to+one's+情感名词”是英语中一个十分有用的结构,主要表示某人由于某事的发生而唤起其内心的某种情感,通常译为“令某人……的是”“使某人感到……的是”。这类结构在学习时应弄清以下几个方面。能用于该结构的名词非常有限,常见的有admiration(羡慕),amazement(惊奇),amusement(娱乐),annoyance(烦恼),astonishment(惊奇),delight(欣喜),despair(绝望),disappointment(失望),embarrassment(难堪),happiness(幸福),horror(恐怖),joy(高兴),puzzlement(疑惑),regret(遗憾),relief(放心),satisfaction(满意),shame(羞愧),sorrow(悲伤),surprise(惊讶)等。例如:

To my amazement, he arrived on time.

令我惊异的是,他居然准时赶到了。

To my great amusement his false beard fell off.

使我感到极其好笑的是,他的假胡子掉了下来。

To his annoyance, he discovered they hadn't waited.

他发现他们没有等他而感到十分烦恼。

To his astonishment the woman began to laugh.

使他吃惊的是这个女人竟开始笑了起来。

* * *

纳什先生希望能更改和吴先生的约会时间,并就原因向吴先生进行了解释,吴先生表示谅解并和纳什先生一起商定了新的约会时间。

A:Hello. This is Jack Nash. May I speak to Mr. Wu?

B:Hi, Mr. Nash. This is Wu Ming speaking.

A:Mr. Wu, it looks as if I won't be able to keep the appointment we made.

B:That was to be Monday, wasn't it?

A:Yes, I'm so sorry. I have to receive a very important customer from America. And he had some kinds of changes in his itinerary, so now he's rung me up to say the only day he can come is next Monday.

B:I see.

A:And the trouble is that he's over from America. I can't very well put him off. Hope you can understand.

B:Well, I suppose so.

A:But, could it be postponed, if possible, till Tuesday?

B:Oh, let me check it. No, Tuesday's not a good day. Friday would be all right, I think.

A:Friday's OK for me too. Oh, good. Shall we say the same time as we'd arranged?

B:Yes, fine.

A:Thanks, Mr. Wu. Hope I haven't messed up your arrangements too much.

B:Oh, no, these things happen, don't they? See you next Friday.

A:Bye.

A:你好,我是杰克·纳什。可以让吴先生接电话吗?

B:你好,纳什先生。这就是吴明。

A:吴先生,看来我不能如期赴约了。

B:是在周一吗?

A:是的,很抱歉,我必须接待一位从美国来的重要客户,他的行程有所改变,他刚才给我打电话,通知我他只能在下周一来。

B:知道了。

A:麻烦的是,他已经从美国那边过来了,我难以推迟和他的见面,望你谅解。

B:我想也是。

A:但是,如果可能的话,能不能延期到星期二?

B:噢,让我看一下。不行,周二这天不太好。我想周五比较合适。

A:周五对我也很合适,噢,好的。我们定在和上次相同的时间见面怎么样?

B:好的。

A:谢谢你,吴先生。但愿我没有过多地打乱你的安排。

B:没有,这类事情总是难免,不是吗?下周五见。

A:再见。


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