外貿(mào)英語(yǔ)一點(diǎn)通第25期:貿(mào)易伙伴(6)

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Abrupt appointment
    A: Good morning! May I help you?
    B: Good morning! Is Mr. Smith in? I'm Cheng Jun form China National Petroleum Corporation. I'd like to see him.
    A: Do you have an appointment with Mr. Smith?
    B: Amm. No. I have an urgency to talk with him.
    A: Wait a moment, please. I'll tell his secretary that you are here.
    B: Thank you.
    A: I'm sorry. He is holding a meeting till ten o'clock.
    B: It's nine o'clock now. And I wait for him.
    重點(diǎn)講解:
    “appointment”與“date”的意思都是“約會(huì)”,但是含義不同?!癮ppointment”常用于商務(wù)會(huì)談中,是比較正式的預(yù)約;而“date”僅指一般性的約會(huì)。比如:He has an appointment with the doctor this afternoon. 今天下午他和醫(yī)生有個(gè)約會(huì)。 He dated his girlfriend on Sunday. 他和他的女朋友在周日有約會(huì)。A: 早上好!有什么為您效勞的嗎?
    B: 早上好!請(qǐng)問(wèn)史密斯先生在嗎?我事中石油的程軍,我想見(jiàn)他。
    A: 您和史密斯先生有預(yù)約嗎?
    B: 沒(méi)有,我有緊急事情要和他談?wù)劇?BR>    A: 請(qǐng)等一下。我告訴他的秘書(shū)你來(lái)了。
    B: 謝謝。
    A: 抱歉,史密斯先生正在開(kāi)會(huì),得到十點(diǎn)會(huì)議才結(jié)束。
    B: 現(xiàn)在是九點(diǎn),我等他好了。