外贸英语话题王 第26期:未约定的拜访

 　　Abrupt¹ appointment 未约定的拜访

　　Good moming!  May I help you？ 早上好！有什么为您效劳的么？

　　Good morning! Is Mr. Smith in？ I'm Cheng Jun from China National Petroleum² Corporation. I'd like to see him. 早上好！请问史密斯先生在么？我是中石油的程军，我想见他.

　　Do you have an appointment with Mr. Smith？ 您和史密斯先生有预约么？

　　Amm. No. I have an urgency to talk with him. 没有，我有紧急事情要和他谈谈。

　　Wait a moment, please. I'll tell his secretary that you are here. 等一下。我告诉他的秘书你来了 。

　　Thank you. 谢谢！

　　I'm sorry. He is holding a meeting till ten o'clock. 抱歉，史密斯先生正在开会，得到十点会议才结束。

　　It's nine o'clock now. And I wait for him. 现在是九点，我等他好了。

1 abrupt   

adj.突然的，意外的；唐突的，鲁莽的

参考例句：

• The river takes an abrupt bend to the west.这河突然向西转弯。
• His abrupt reply hurt our feelings.他粗鲁的回答伤了我们的感情。

2 petroleum   

n.原油，石油

参考例句：

• The Government of Iran advanced the price of petroleum last week.上星期伊朗政府提高了石油价格。
• The purpose of oil refinery is to refine crude petroleum.炼油厂的主要工作是提炼原油。