跟艾米莉一起学口语 第362期:我有足够的时间等他

 I have ample¹ time to wait for him. 我有足够的时间等他。

A:Good morning.Welcome to ABC company.Can I help you?
早上好。欢迎来到ABC公司。我有什么可以帮您的吗？
B:Good morning.I want to see your manager.I have an appointment with him at 10:00.
早上好。我想找你们经理。我和他约好十点见面。
A:May I have your last name,please？
请问您贵姓？
B:Brown.I am your American advertiser.You might tell that partly from my strong accent.
布朗。我是你们公司的美国广告客户。你或许可以从我浓浓的口音中辨识出来。
A:Right.Well...Let me see..Ah,yes!You do have an appointment.Please take a seat for a while.I will tell our manager that you have arrived.
是的。恩。我看看...啊，没错，您的确有预约。请稍微坐一会。我现在就去告诉经理您已经到了。
B:Thank you.
谢谢。
A:Mr Brown,I am afraid that our manager is not available now.He is at an interim² meeting.
布朗先生。我们经理现在恐怕无法跟您见面。他正在开临时会议。
B:It doesn't matter.I have ample time to wait for him.
没关系。我有足够的时间等他。
A:I am sorry for that.I will inform you as soon as our manager is free.
真的很抱歉。等经理一有空我马上通知您。

1 ample   

adj.充分的，富裕的，宽敞的，宽大的

参考例句：

• Let's produce ample food and clothing with our own hands.自己动手，丰衣足食。
• The supply is ample and prices are stable.供应充沛，物价稳定。

2 interim   

adj.暂时的，临时的；n.间歇，过渡期间

参考例句：

• The government is taking interim measures to help those in immediate need.政府正在采取临时措施帮助那些有立即需要的人。
• It may turn out to be an interim technology.这可能只是个过渡技术。