外贸口语一点通第209期:迎来送往之道别

 　　Say Goodbye

　　道别

　　A: How time flies! Mr. Feng, I must say goodbye to you and all the friends present.

　　时间过得真快啊！冯先生，我不得不向你和在场的诸位道别了。

　　B: We'll be sorry to see you leave. Is there anything I can do for you before your departure¹?

　　你要走了，我们很舍不得。在启程之前还有什么需要我帮忙的吗？

　　A: No, thank you for all the trouble you have taken. You and the other have been very considerate² and helpful.

　　没有了。连日来给你们添了许多麻烦，太感谢了。你和其他诸位考虑的很周到，帮了我很大的忙。

　　B: Don't mention it. It's a pleasure to help you, Mr. Brown.

　　别这么说，布朗先生，能够帮助你，我们感到很高兴。

　　C: Here is your plane ticket, Mr. Brown. The plane will take off at 9: 30 tomorrow morning.

　　布朗先生，这是你的机票。飞机在明天上午9:30 起飞。

　　A: Thank you. What time should I check in?

　　谢谢。我该什么时候办理登记手续？

　　C: I suppose you'll have to be at the airport by 8: 30 at the latest so as to go through customs³ and other before the plane takes off.

　　我想最迟得在8:30以前到达机场，以便在飞机起飞前能办理海关和其他手续。

　　A: How long will it take from the hotel to the airport that time of day?

　　上午那会儿从宾馆到机场要多久？

　　C: An hour or so. Don't worry. Just have your things packed up and wait in the room. I'll come to hotel to pick you up around 7: 30.

　　大概一个小时。不用担心，你把行李整理好，在房间里等我。我7:30 左右开车到宾馆接你。

　　A: That's perfectly⁴ all right. I'll be ready.

　　太好了，我会准备好的。

　　B: Well, it's getting late. I think you'd better have a good rest tonight. You'll be having a tiring journey tomorrow.

　　好吧，时间不早了。我想你今晚要好好休息，明天的旅程一定会很辛苦的。

　　1. “check in ”意为“登记，报到”。但是在不同的语境，翻译有所不同。在上文中具体指“办理登记手续”。

　　eg. Passengers should check in for flight BA125 to Berlin.

　　去柏林的英航125航班旅客请办理登记手续。

　　eg. Where do I check in my code⁵?

　　我该把代码检入到哪里？

　　eg. Merge⁶ down the latest from the work branch, and check in your code.

　　从工作分支中取得并合并最新的代码，然后检入你的代码。

　　2. pack up 整理；把……打包

　　eg. Pack up your family and move to a less stressful environment.

　　带上你的家人搬去一个压力小的环境当中。

　　eg. Once you've managed to pack up your home, try to celebrate this new stage in your life. Call a friend.

　　如果准备整理屋子，就试着为自己新的生活庆祝。

　　eg. Lets pack up and start at once.

　　让我们整理好行李立刻出发。

1 departure   

n.离开，起程；背离，违反

参考例句：

• Do you know what lies behind her sudden departure for London?你知道她突然去伦敦的原因吗？
• She took over his work after his departure.他离开以后，她接替了他的工作。

2 considerate   

adj.考虑周到的；体谅的，替…着想的

参考例句：

• It was very considerate of you to send me a postcard.你想得真周到，寄给我明信片。
• He is always considerate to old people.他对老人一向体贴入微。

3 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。

4 perfectly   

adv.完美地，无可非议地，彻底地

参考例句：

• The witnesses were each perfectly certain of what they said.证人们个个对自己所说的话十分肯定。
• Everything that we're doing is all perfectly above board.我们做的每件事情都是光明正大的。

5 code   

n.代码，代号，密码；法典，法规，规划

参考例句：

• What's the code for Tianjin?天津的代号是多少？
• Remember to use postal code.勿忘使用邮政编码。

6 merge   

v.(使)结合，(使)合并，(使)合为一体

参考例句：

• I can merge my two small businesses into a large one.我可以将我的两家小商店合并为一家大商行。
• The directors have decided to merge the two small firms together.董事们已决定把这两家小商号归并起来。