公务员口语08

Making appointment

Dialogue 1

-Good morning.

-Oh,good morning,Mr. Simmonds.How are you?

-I'm fine .Thanks.And you?

-Oh,busy as usual.Do you want to see Mr. Chen?

-Yes,please.

-Have you made an appointment?

-No,I haven't.You see,I only came to the country this morning.

-Well,I know he's busy at the moment,but I'll ask his secretary when he'll be free.Please sit down.

-Thank you.

-(Manking a telephone call)Oh,Hello,Miss Li.It's recepion.I have Mr. Simmonds here.He hasn't made an appointment,but he'd like to see Mr. Chen.When will he be free?~Well,(to Mr. Simmonds)Mr. Simmonds,Mr. Chen will be free at about half past four. Can you wait?

-Now it's nearly four.Oh,that's fine.I'll wait.

-(To Miss Li)Miss Li,Mr. Simmonds will wait~Thanks.(To Mr. Simonds) Mr. Chen's secretary will come and take you up later.

-Thank you.

Dialogue 2

-Good morning!

-Good morning.I have an appointment with Mr. Chen Gui,the Account¹ Manager,at 10:30.

-May I have your name,please?

-Mr.Simmonds from Mingda Trading Company.

-OK.I'll call the manager assistant right now.

-Mr.Chen Gui's office.

-This is reception.Mr. Simmonds from Mingda Trading Company is here for his 10:30 appointment.

-Oh,yes,that's right.I'll come and fetch him now.

-Thanks.(To Mr. Simmonds)Mr.Chen Gui's secretary is coming down now.There are some newspapers on the shelf if you'd like to read them.

-Thank you.

-Thanks.Bye.

-Bye.

Dialogue 3

(Here comes another visitor.He is approaching the reception desk.)

-Excuse me.Is this Hua Guang International Trading Company?

-Yes,that's right.Can I help you?

-Well,I'd like to see your sales manager about contracts² for office furniture.

-Thank you.Have you made an appointment,Mr.Huang?

-Er~no.I' afraid I haven't.

-Let me see.Ah,I think the sales manager has a full program today.But would you like to take a seat ,please?May I phone his office to find out if he can see you?

-Thanks .

-Mr.Banda's office.

-Hello.This is the reception.I have a Mr. Huang here.He wants to know about office furniture comtracts.Is Mr.Banda free to see him?

-I'm afraid he isn't .He is talking with an important client³ now.

-I see.(To Mr.Huang You Hong)The sales manager is busy at the moment,Sir.Please leave your card and I'll ask him to get in touch with you.Perhaps he can arrange⁴ an appintment a few days later.

-All right.Here you are.

-Thank you .Good-bye.

-Bye.

Dialogue 4

-Excuse me,but are you Mr.John Green from New York?

-Yes,I am John Green from New York.

-Allow me to introduce myself.I'm Wang Tong,interpreter from the Light Industrial Prlducts Corporation,Shenyang.

-How do you do?

-How do you do?(Shake hands)May I introduce our manager who has come to meet you?

-Yes,plese.

-Mr. Green,this is Mr.Liu. And Mr.Liu,this is Mr. Green.

-Welcome to Shenyang,Mr.Green.I'm happy tomeet you.How about your flight?

-The weather was fine throughout⁵ the flight.

-Glad to hear that.Is this your first visit to Shenyang?

-Yes,it's my first time here and I've been looking forward to it.

-I hope you'll have a pleasant stay here.

-Thank you.I am sure I'll enjoy it.Mr.Liu,I am a stranger.I know nothing of your customs⁶ and cannot speak the language.I hope you will give me some suggestions.

-You needn't worry about anything ,Mr. Green.The weather here is agreeable⁷.You'll get along perfectly,I assure⁸ you.How long do you intend to

stay?

-About three weeks.

-Good.We'll have enough time for our talks.And at the intervals⁹ between business talks,we'll arrange some sightseeing for you,if you care for it.
-Doing the city of shenyang!Would I care for it?I must say nothing would please me more.

-Mr. Green,I'm sorry I'll have to leave you now as I have an appointment at 9:00.I'm sure Miss Wang will help you see to your checked luggage and take you to be hotel.

-Thank you.

1 account   

n.叙述；帐目；帐户

参考例句：

• She left out an important item in her account.她的账目漏掉了一个重要的项目。
• He has made several withdrawals from his bank account.他从银行账户上提了几次款。

2 contracts   

n. 合同，契约，婚约，合约 v. 订合同，缩短，缩小，感染（疾病），招致

参考例句：

• In conversational English "is not" often contracts to "isn't". 口头英语中is not常缩写为isn‘t。
• Our contracts are currently under review. 我们的合同正在复查。

3 client   

n.委托人，当事人，顾客

参考例句：

• She can't come to the telephone;she's serving a client.她不能来接电话，她正在接待一位顾客。
• The lawyer produced a clever defence of his client.律师机智地为委托人辩护。

4 arrange   

vt.安排，整理，计划，改编(乐曲)；vi.协商，计划

参考例句：

• He began to arrange the flowers in the vase.他开始把花瓶内的花摆好。
• We must arrange about that.这事我们得安排一下。

5 throughout   

adv.到处，自始至终；prep.遍及，贯穿

参考例句：

• These magazines are sold at bookstores throughout the country.这些杂志在全国各地书店均有发售。
• Guilin is known throughout the world for its scenery.桂林以山水著称于世。

6 customs   

n.海关，关税

参考例句：

• The customs officials turned the man over to the French police.海关官员把那个人移交给了法国警察。
• They are collecting customs.他们正在收缴关税。

7 agreeable   

adj.符合的，一致的，欣然同意的，令人愉快的

参考例句：

• He was quite agreeable to accepting the plan.他乐意接受这项计划。
• I enjoyed an agreeable holiday this summer.今年夏天我度过了一个愉快的假期。

8 assure   

vt.使确信；向…保证，使有保证

参考例句：

• The only ladder to assure success is to work hard.确保成功的惟一途径是刻苦努力。
• I assure you that she can be trusted to do the job.我担保她能做好这项工作。

9 intervals   

n.[军事]间隔( interval的名词复数 )；间隔时间；[数学]区间；（戏剧、电影或音乐会的）幕间休息

参考例句：

• The forecast said there would be sunny intervals and showers. 预报间晴，有阵雨。
• Meetings take place at fortnightly intervals. 每两周开一次会。