纯正地道美语 第31期(外教讲解):Canceling an Appoin

Elementary - Canceling an Appointment¹ (B0031)
A: Hello, Samantha speaking.
B: Hi Samantha. This is Angela calling.
A: Oh, hi Angela, what’s up?
B: I’m just calling about our meeting today. I wonder,is it possible to reschedule our appointment in the afternoon? I have a bit of an emergency² that I need to take care of.

A: Let me see, it shouldn’t be too much of a problem...
B: I’m really sorry, I hope it doesn’t inconvenience you too much, it’s just this thing came up, and ...
A: Angela, you know what, I can’t make it to our meeting, either. Why don’t we postpone³ it to tomorrow afternoon at the same time?

B: Sounds great. See you tomorrow.
C: Angela..Angela, look up! See that lady over there who is trying on a red leather jacket? Isn’t that Samantha?
B: What? No wonder she told me she couldn’t make it to the meeting, oh, no, I think she saw me...
 

1 appointment   

n.约会，指定

参考例句：

• I have an appointment with him at four o'clock.我和他四点钟有个约会。
• They made an appointment for the second day of May.他们在五月二号有个约会。

2 emergency   

n.紧急情况，突然事件，非常时刻

参考例句：

• You had to be ready for any emergency.你得随时预防不测。
• She has the ability to keep calm in an emergency.她有处变不惊的本事。

3 postpone   

v.延期，推迟

参考例句：

• I shall postpone making a decision till I learn full particulars.在未获悉详情之前我得从缓作出决定。
• She decided to postpone the converastion for that evening.她决定当天晚上把谈话搁一搁。