Key Sentences（重點句子）
555. I'm calling to ask you to attend a press conference at 3 o'clock this afternoon.
我打電話來是通知你去參加今天下午三點鐘的一個新聞發(fā)布會。
556. Where will it be held？
新聞發(fā)布會在哪兒舉行？
557. It'll be held in the conference room of our company.
發(fā)布會將在我們公司的會議室舉行。
558. Should I prepare any materials or data？
我要準備一些材料或資料嗎？
559.Please prepare some necessary materials and data on the quality of our products.
請準備一些必要的有關我們產品質量的材料和數(shù)據(jù)。
560.The manager asked me to let you know that the meeting
planned for this morning has been put off till this afternoon.
經理讓我告訴你原定今天上午召開的會議推遲到今天下午了。
561.Please inform all the staff of Marketing Department.
請通知營銷部的全體職工。
562. I'm sorry to say a rather pressing matter has come up which demands Mr. Wood's attention.
我很抱歉地告訴你因發(fā)生一個緊急事情要求伍德先生解決。
563.So he won't be able to keep his appointment with Mr. Nathan this afternoon.
所以他今天下午不能赴和內森先生商定的約會。
564.If you wouldn't mind.
如果你不介意的話。
565.Mr. Wood is tied up all day on Thursday.
伍德先生星期四整天都很忙。
566.Other than that he's got a fairly clear week though.
除了那天之外整個一周都很空。
567.Mr. Nathan is off for a whole day.
內森先生整個一天都有空。
568.Could you please convey our apologies to Mr. Nathan？
請把我們的歉意轉達給內森先生，好嗎？
569.Something completely unforeseen has arisen.
一件根本預料不到的事情突然發(fā)生了。
Dialogue A
（Miss Li Ying， the secretary of the mannger's office， is calling Mr. Smith to ask him to attend a press conference. ）
（A： Miss Li； B： Mr. Smith）
A： Hello. This is Li Ying of the manager's office. I'd like to speak to Mr. Smith.
B： This is Smith speaking.
A： I'm calling to ask you to attend a press conference at 3 o'clock this afternoon.
B： Where will it be held？
A： It'll be held in the conference room of our company.
B： OK. Should I prepare any materials or data？
A： Yes， please prepare some necessary materials and data on the quality of our products. It's important.
B： Well. I'll.
Dialogue B
A： Hello. This is Li Ying， the secretary for the manager. Could I speak to Mr. Parker， the director of Marketing Department？
B： Speaking， please.
A： Mr. Parker， the manager asked me to let you know that the meeting planned for this morning has been put off till this afternoon.
B： Do you mean that the meeting has been put off to this afternoon.
A： Yes， it is emergent. Please inform all the staff of Marketing Department.
B： All right. I'll inform them immediately.
A： Many thanks. Good-bye.
B： Good-bye.
Dialogue C
（Mr. Wood's secretary， Miss Wang， is calling the office of the IBM company at Beijing in order to change the date of an important appointment Mr. Wood has made to see Mr. Nathan. ）
（W： Miss Wang； C： Miss Claudia）
W： Good morning. This is Mr. Wood's secretary at Beijing speaking.
C： I'm Miss Claudia， Mr. Nathan's secretary. Can I help you？
W： Yes， I'm sorry to say a rather pressing matter has come up which demands Mr. Wood's is attention. So he won't be able to keep his appointment with Mr. Nathan this afternoon.
C： Then， we should change it to another time， should we？
W： Yes， please， if you wouldn't mind. When would be a convenient time for Mr. Nathan？
C： I wonder if Mr. Wood can come on Thursday morning？
W： Unfortunately， Mr. Wood is tied up all day on Thursday. Other than that he's got a fairly clear week though.
C： Well， how about next Tuesday？ Mr. Nathan is off for a whole day.
W： Yes， Mr. Wood is free then？
C： At what particular time will Mr. Wood come to see Mr. Nathan？
W： We'll make it next Tuesday at 2∶30 p. m. then.
C： OK. Let's fix it then.
W： And could you please convey our apologies to Mr. Nathan？Something completely unforeseen has arisen. Good-bye， and thank you.
Notes 注釋
1.I'm calling to…我打電話來是要……
2. press conference 新聞發(fā)布會
3.This is Li Ying， the secretary for the manager.
我是經理的秘書李英。
4. Marketing Department營銷部
5.It is emergent. 事情很緊急。
6. put off 推遲
7. I'll inform them immediately.
我馬上就通知他們。
8.Many thanks.
太感謝了。還可以說：Thanks a lot.
9. a rather pressing matter 一件緊急事情
10.come up 發(fā)生
11.be tied up all day 整天都很忙
12.other than 除了
13.Mr. Nathan is off for a whole day.
off在本句中意為“有空”。
14.convey one's apology to sb.向某人轉達某人的道歉
Words and Expressions
press /pres/n. 新聞
data/'deit+/ n. 數(shù)據(jù)
emergent/i'm+： d{+nt/ a. 緊急的；突然出現(xiàn)的
emergency/i'm+： d{+nsi/ n. 緊急情況；突然事件
announcement/+'naunsm+nt/ n. 通告，布告
staff/sta： f/ n. 全體員工
inform/in'f&： m/ v. 通知
pressing/'presiR/ a. 緊急的
particular /p+'tikjul+/ a. 特別的
convey/k+n'vei/ v. 傳達，轉達
apology /+'p&l+D{i/ n. 道歉，賠禮
unforeseen/）nf&： 'si： n/ a. 無法預料到的
555. I'm calling to ask you to attend a press conference at 3 o'clock this afternoon.
我打電話來是通知你去參加今天下午三點鐘的一個新聞發(fā)布會。
556. Where will it be held？
新聞發(fā)布會在哪兒舉行？
557. It'll be held in the conference room of our company.
發(fā)布會將在我們公司的會議室舉行。
558. Should I prepare any materials or data？
我要準備一些材料或資料嗎？
559.Please prepare some necessary materials and data on the quality of our products.
請準備一些必要的有關我們產品質量的材料和數(shù)據(jù)。
560.The manager asked me to let you know that the meeting
planned for this morning has been put off till this afternoon.
經理讓我告訴你原定今天上午召開的會議推遲到今天下午了。
561.Please inform all the staff of Marketing Department.
請通知營銷部的全體職工。
562. I'm sorry to say a rather pressing matter has come up which demands Mr. Wood's attention.
我很抱歉地告訴你因發(fā)生一個緊急事情要求伍德先生解決。
563.So he won't be able to keep his appointment with Mr. Nathan this afternoon.
所以他今天下午不能赴和內森先生商定的約會。
564.If you wouldn't mind.
如果你不介意的話。
565.Mr. Wood is tied up all day on Thursday.
伍德先生星期四整天都很忙。
566.Other than that he's got a fairly clear week though.
除了那天之外整個一周都很空。
567.Mr. Nathan is off for a whole day.
內森先生整個一天都有空。
568.Could you please convey our apologies to Mr. Nathan？
請把我們的歉意轉達給內森先生，好嗎？
569.Something completely unforeseen has arisen.
一件根本預料不到的事情突然發(fā)生了。
Dialogue A
（Miss Li Ying， the secretary of the mannger's office， is calling Mr. Smith to ask him to attend a press conference. ）
（A： Miss Li； B： Mr. Smith）
A： Hello. This is Li Ying of the manager's office. I'd like to speak to Mr. Smith.
B： This is Smith speaking.
A： I'm calling to ask you to attend a press conference at 3 o'clock this afternoon.
B： Where will it be held？
A： It'll be held in the conference room of our company.
B： OK. Should I prepare any materials or data？
A： Yes， please prepare some necessary materials and data on the quality of our products. It's important.
B： Well. I'll.
Dialogue B
A： Hello. This is Li Ying， the secretary for the manager. Could I speak to Mr. Parker， the director of Marketing Department？
B： Speaking， please.
A： Mr. Parker， the manager asked me to let you know that the meeting planned for this morning has been put off till this afternoon.
B： Do you mean that the meeting has been put off to this afternoon.
A： Yes， it is emergent. Please inform all the staff of Marketing Department.
B： All right. I'll inform them immediately.
A： Many thanks. Good-bye.
B： Good-bye.
Dialogue C
（Mr. Wood's secretary， Miss Wang， is calling the office of the IBM company at Beijing in order to change the date of an important appointment Mr. Wood has made to see Mr. Nathan. ）
（W： Miss Wang； C： Miss Claudia）
W： Good morning. This is Mr. Wood's secretary at Beijing speaking.
C： I'm Miss Claudia， Mr. Nathan's secretary. Can I help you？
W： Yes， I'm sorry to say a rather pressing matter has come up which demands Mr. Wood's is attention. So he won't be able to keep his appointment with Mr. Nathan this afternoon.
C： Then， we should change it to another time， should we？
W： Yes， please， if you wouldn't mind. When would be a convenient time for Mr. Nathan？
C： I wonder if Mr. Wood can come on Thursday morning？
W： Unfortunately， Mr. Wood is tied up all day on Thursday. Other than that he's got a fairly clear week though.
C： Well， how about next Tuesday？ Mr. Nathan is off for a whole day.
W： Yes， Mr. Wood is free then？
C： At what particular time will Mr. Wood come to see Mr. Nathan？
W： We'll make it next Tuesday at 2∶30 p. m. then.
C： OK. Let's fix it then.
W： And could you please convey our apologies to Mr. Nathan？Something completely unforeseen has arisen. Good-bye， and thank you.
Notes 注釋
1.I'm calling to…我打電話來是要……
2. press conference 新聞發(fā)布會
3.This is Li Ying， the secretary for the manager.
我是經理的秘書李英。
4. Marketing Department營銷部
5.It is emergent. 事情很緊急。
6. put off 推遲
7. I'll inform them immediately.
我馬上就通知他們。
8.Many thanks.
太感謝了。還可以說：Thanks a lot.
9. a rather pressing matter 一件緊急事情
10.come up 發(fā)生
11.be tied up all day 整天都很忙
12.other than 除了
13.Mr. Nathan is off for a whole day.
off在本句中意為“有空”。
14.convey one's apology to sb.向某人轉達某人的道歉
Words and Expressions
press /pres/n. 新聞
data/'deit+/ n. 數(shù)據(jù)
emergent/i'm+： d{+nt/ a. 緊急的；突然出現(xiàn)的
emergency/i'm+： d{+nsi/ n. 緊急情況；突然事件
announcement/+'naunsm+nt/ n. 通告，布告
staff/sta： f/ n. 全體員工
inform/in'f&： m/ v. 通知
pressing/'presiR/ a. 緊急的
particular /p+'tikjul+/ a. 特別的
convey/k+n'vei/ v. 傳達，轉達
apology /+'p&l+D{i/ n. 道歉，賠禮
unforeseen/）nf&： 'si： n/ a. 無法預料到的