高频英语口语对话 第67期:更改约会时间

 　　unit 67

　　更改约会时间

　　dialogue

　　英语情景对话

　　A:Good moming, Mr.Robinson. I am afraid there is a change in today's program. I just got word that your appointment with Mr. Smith, the general manager of Western Textile¹ Co., Ltd., will have to be put off.

　　A:早上好，鲁宾逊先生。恐怕今天的计划有变。我刚得知您和西方纺织有限公司的总经理史密斯先生的约会被推迟了。

　　B:But why?

　　B:为什么呢？

　　A:Mr.Smith called just now that he had to fly to Shanghai on urgent² business today.

　　A:刚才史密斯先生打电话过来说他今天必须得飞往上海处理紧急事务。

　　B:OK,I see.

　　B:哦，知道了。

　　A:Mr.Smith is sending his apologies and has asked me to find out if the day after tomorrow would be all right with you.

　　A:史密斯先生表示歉意，同时要我问一下您后天是否合适。

　　B:Yes, that will be just as good.

　　B:可以，后天也行。

　　A:Then shall we make it nine o'clock the day after tomorrow morning?

　　A:那么，我们就定在后天上午9点，好吗？

　　B:All right. Then I can do some shopping today before going back to my country.

　　B:好的，我正好可以借此机会在回国前买些东西。

1 textile   

n.纺织品；adj.纺织的

参考例句：

• Japan imports textile materials from Britain.日本从英国进口纺织材料。
• He haunted textile mills, and learned all he could.他常到纺织厂去，尽可能多学点东西。

2 urgent   

a.紧急的，急迫的，紧要的

参考例句：

• He asked to see the manager for something urgent. 他有急事求见经理。
• A part of this urgent task was allotted to us. 这项紧急任务的一部分分给了我们。