实用商务英语 不得已取消约会

3　不得已取消约会

你将听到的

同意取消

OK. We can make another appointment if it's necessary.

最后确认

I'll call you this afternoon to confirm that.

代为转达

Take it easy, I will let him know.

表达歉意

I am sorry I have something to do.

没时间

I have to go to Tianjin tomorrow morning so I have no time to meet you.

紧急事情

Something urgent has happened. I won't be able to make it this afternoon.

你也许会说

取消约会

I need to cancel the appointment with you.

进行解释

There's a conflict in my schedule.

职场心经

约见客户的时候，尽量找到直接决策人。如果对方拖延，销售人员应该耐心等待见面时机。想要重新安排约会时应向对方表达自己的意愿，经过双方的共同商议重新制定计划。如果遇到意外事件必须取消约见，一定要表达诚挚的歉意，方便的话告知对方你无法赴约的具体原因比简单地说抱歉更能得到谅解。

必备的词汇热身

●　delay [diˈlei] v.耽搁

●　involve [inˈvɔlv] v.涉及

●　president [ˈprezidənt] n.总裁

●　supervisor [ˈsju:pəvaizə] n.总管

●　effort [ˈefət] n.努力

●　honest [ˈɔnist] adj.诚实

●　cancel [ˈkænsəl] v.取消

当需要取消约会的时候你会听到

OK. We can make another appointment if it's necessary.

好的，有必要的话我们可以重新约时间。

I'll call you this afternoon to confirm that.

今天下午我再打电话跟您确认一下。

Take it easy, I will let him know.

放心，我会通知他的。

I am sorry I have something to do.

很抱歉，我有事要办。

I have to go to Tianjin tomorrow morning so I have no time to meet you.

我明天必须去天津，所以没时间与你见面了。

Something urgent has happened. I won't be able to make it this afternoon.

发生了紧急的事情，下午我不能够赴约。

I'm afraid I won't be able to keep my appointment with you on Thursday.

说好星期四与你见面，现在恐怕我无法赴约了。

当需要取消约会的时候你会说

1．I have something urgent tomorrow, so the appointment will have to be canceled.

我明天有急事，所以约会不得不取消。

2．I need to cancel the appointment with you.

我得取消和您的约会了。

3．Something has come up, and I can't make it on Thursday afternoon.

我临时有点事，周四下午可能无法赴约了。

4．There's a conflict in my schedule.

这和我的日程相冲突。

5．My schedule has changed.

我的日程安排有变动。

6．I completely forgot I have a meeting on Tuesday morning.

我完全忘了周二早上我还有个会。

拓展学习

推迟约会

A：What do you mean?

您说的是什么意思？

B：I am afraid I won't be able to keep my appointment with you on Sunday.

恐怕我无法赴周日与您的约会了。

Something urgent has happened. I won't be able to make it this afternoon.

发生了紧急的事情，下午我不能赴约。

I am afraid I have to cancel our appointment.

恐怕我必须取消我们的约会。

解释原因

A：I already have plans for the evening.

今晚我已另有安排了。

B：Can I reschedule for Monday afternoon then?

那能把时间改到周一下午吗？

I have a last-minute errand to run.

我临时要去办点事。

I have to work late today.

我今天得工作到很晚。

I have to go to Beijing tomorrow so I have no time to meet you.

我明天必须去北京，所以没时间与您见面。

We've decided to put it off.

我们决定推迟。

I'm afraid I'll have to postpone our appointment.

恐怕我必须将我们的约会延期。

I may be a little late but please wait for me.

我也许会晚一点，不过请你等我。

I have to postpone the appointment because I'm ill.

我不得不推迟我们的约会，因为我病了。

You'd better make it a little later if it's convenient to you.

如果方便的话，你最好把时间订迟些。

Something's come up. Can we make our appointment a little later?

发生了一点事情，我们可不可以把约会推迟一下？

last-minute errand有事儿。last-minute：最终的，最后的\run an errand：跑腿，办事。errand['erənd] n.使命；差事；差使

The nature of her errand he could not divine.

对于她为何而来，他无法推测。

It was the cold of his errand, a foot's errand.

这是因为这趟奔走肯定徒劳无功而感到发冷吧。

场景应用

玛丽打电话给郑小姐，通知她由于突发情况，不得不取消郑小姐与格林先生的约会，并对这一变故向郑小姐郑重道歉。

A：Hello, Ms. Zheng. This is Mary of DK Company.

B：Hello, Mary. I've prepared a nice range of samples for the meeting tomorrow morning. I think Mr. Green will be really pleased with the selection.

A：Actually, that's the reason I called. Something urgent has come up. I'm afraid we have to cancel the meeting with Mr. Green tomorrow.

B：I'm sorry to hear that. Is everything all right?

A：It's just that our general manager is flying in from New York unexpectedly. He wants to meet all management staff tomorrow.

B：I see.

A：I'm really sorry about canceling the meeting at the last minute.

B：It's no at all. Good-bye.

A：你好，郑小姐。我是DK公司的玛丽。

B：你好，玛丽。我已经为明早的会议准备好了一系列的样品。我想格林先生看到这些产品会很满意。

A：事实上，我就是为这件事打电话来的原因。因为发生了一件重要的突发事件，所以我恐怕得取消你和格林明早的会面了。

B：听到这件事我很遗憾，一切还好吗？

A：只不过是因为我们总经理临时要从纽约过来。他明天想和所有主管见面。

B：原来如此。

A：在此向你道歉，到最后一刻才取消约会真的很对不起。

B：没关系。再见。

琳达打电话给苏珊希望更改约会，但是双方在时间上无法达成一致。最终双方决定取消约会，下周再联系。

A：Good morning, Susan speaking.

B：Good morning, Susan. This is Linda speaking. I'm calling about our appointment on Friday. I'm sorry, but I can't make it, I have too much things to do.

A：That's a pity.

B：Something unexpected has just happened. I'm afraid the appointment will have to be rescheduled. I apologize for the change.

A：That is all right. We can make another arrangement.

B：It's very kind of you to say so. Could we meet on Thursday instead?

A：I'm afraid I'm tied up then. Actually, I've been booked up the whole week except tomorrow morning.

B：But I have an important meeting tomorrow morning.

A：I think we have to cancel the meeting.

B：I'm sorry for the convenience. Maybe we can make another appointment next week.

A：Yes. Let's cancel the meeting first and get in touch with each other next week.

B：OK. Goodbye.

A：Goodbye.

A：早上好，我是苏珊。

B：早上好，苏珊，我是琳达，我打电话是关于我们星期五的约会。很抱歉，我最近的事情太多了，恐怕不能赴约了。

A：很遗憾。

B：发生了一件意想不到的事情，恐怕约会将不得不改期了，对这次变更我深表歉意。

A：没什么，我们可以再安排时间会面。

B：非常感谢。我们改在星期四见面好吗？

A：恐怕那时我抽不出时间来。实际上，除了明天上午之外我这一周都有安排了。

B：但我明天上午有一个重要的会议。

A：我想我们得取消这次约会了。

B：由此带来的不便我感到很抱歉，也许下周我们可以重新约时间见面。

A：是的，那就先取消这次约会吧，下周我们再联系。

B：好的，再见。

A：再见。

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too much和much too的区别。例如：

1．much too是too的强势语，用法与too相同。如：

You are much too kind to me.

你对我实在太好了。

This kind of computer is much too expensive.

这种电脑太贵了。

2．too much是much的强势语，用法与much相似。如：

Don't eat too much.

别吃得太多。

There's too much water.

水太多了。

You have given me too much.

你已经给我太多了。

Don't drink too much wine. It is harmful to your health.

不要喝太多的酒，这对你的身体有害。

3．有时too much还用于这样的结构be too much for，意为“对……来说太难或太过分”、“非……力所能及”等。如：

I'm afraid the trip was too much for her.

我怕她旅途太劳累了。

His parents' expectation was too much for him.

他父母对他的期望太高了。

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