工作英语对话:Agreement and Disagreement(2)

A: I think that the company retreat¹ should be in the mountains this year.
B: What a great idea!
A: January would be a good month for a mountain retreat.
B: I like the mountain idea, but I am not so sure about the month of January.
A: You know, now that I think about it, you might be right.
B: April might be nice. It is far enough away to make the necessary arrangements².
A: That is a good suggestion.
B: We could ask everyone what would be the best time for them.
A: Yeah, that would let us know what would work best.
B: I'll put the survey online this afternoon.
 

1 retreat   

n.休息寓所，撤退，隐居；v.撤退，向后倾

参考例句：

• You cannot retreat from your responsibility in this affair.你不能回避在这一事件中的责任。
• They knew when to attack and when to retreat.他们知道什么时候进攻和什么时候撤退。

2 arrangements   

n.安排( arrangement的名词复数 )；布置好的东西；约定；安排方式

参考例句：

• The agency will make travel arrangements for you. Alternatively, you can organize your own transport. 旅行社将为你安排旅行，或者你也可以自己安排交通工具。
• I'll make arrangements for you to be met at the airport. 我会安排人到机场接你。