外贸英语一点通第25期:贸易伙伴(6)

 　　Abrupt¹ appointment

　　A: Good morning! May I help you?

　　B: Good morning! Is Mr. Smith in? I'm Cheng Jun form China National Petroleum² Corporation. I'd like to see him.

　　A: Do you have an appointment with Mr. Smith？

　　B: Amm. No. I have an urgency to talk with him.

　　A: Wait a moment, please. I'll tell his secretary that you are here.

　　B: Thank you.

　　A: I'm sorry. He is holding a meeting till ten o'clock.

　　B: It's nine o'clock now. And I wait for him.

　　重点讲解：

　　“appointment”与“date”的意思都是“约会”，但是含义不同。“appointment”常用于商务会谈中，是比较正式的预约；而“date”仅指一般性的约会。比如：He has an appointment with the doctor this afternoon. 今天下午他和医生有个约会。 He dated his girlfriend on Sunday. 他和他的女朋友在周日有约会。

　　A: 早上好！有什么为您效劳的吗？

　　B: 早上好！请问史密斯先生在吗？我事中石油的程军，我想见他。

　　A: 您和史密斯先生有预约吗？

　　B: 没有，我有紧急事情要和他谈谈。

　　A: 请等一下。我告诉他的秘书你来了。

　　B: 谢谢。

　　A: 抱歉，史密斯先生正在开会，得到十点会议才结束。

　　B: 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。