外贸英语一点通第27期:贸易使团(2)

 　　Meet and invite foreign guests 接待国外客户A: There's a car waiting for you just outside the door. Right this way, please.

　　B: OK.

　　A: Let me put your cases into the trunk, and please get in the back.

　　B: Thanks!

　　A: How was your flight?

　　B: It's comfortable, but now I'm a little tired.

　　A: We'll reach the Beijing Hotel in another ten minutes. When we arrived there, you can go up and have a rest. The hotel has very good service, and it's considered as one of the best hotels here.

　　B: Thank you! I lived there when I came to Beijing last time. It's comfortable and beautiful.

　　A: If it's convenient for you, Mr. Wu would like to invite you to the banquet¹ in honor² of you in the evening.

　　B: Thank you, I will. When and where will the dinner be?

　　A: At six o'clock in the International Hotel. We'll pick you up this afternoon. Besides, if you care for visiting, we'll arrange some sightseeing for you.

　　B: Oh, that's nice. Thank you for arranging all of this.

　　Trunk n. 行李箱

　　Banquet n. 晚宴

　　Sightseeing n. 观光

　　相关词汇：

　　Sightseeing bus 观光巴士

　　Arrange v. 安排

　　“pick sb. up” 的意思是“用汽车搭载某人或接某人”。例如：I’ll pick you up at seven o’clock. 我将在七点钟开车来接你。

 

1 banquet   

n.宴会，盛会，酒席

参考例句：

• We had a banquet,which ended up with soup.我们举行了一个宴会，最后一道菜是汤。
• He is in the person of his father for the banquet.他以他父亲的名义赴宴。

2 honor   

n.光荣；敬意；荣幸；vt.给…以荣誉；尊敬

参考例句：

• I take your visit as a great honor.您的来访是我莫大的光荣。
• It is a great honor to receive that prize.能拿到那个奖是无上的光荣。