Arranging Business Trips 安排出差

    Key Sentences（重点句子）
    521．It's certainly a tight¹ schedule.
    日程的确安排得很紧。
    522．Now it's  a question of getting  there.
    下面是旅行的问题。
    523．I need a flight to Paris on Sunday evening and a hotel in Paris for three nights.
    我要在星期天的晚上飞往巴黎，在巴黎的旅馆住三夜。
    524．You're  not  sure how long it will take to get there?
    你并不能确定到达那儿要多长时间，对吗？
    525．How's it going with the travel arrangement, Miss Susan?
    外出的安排情况怎么样啦，苏珊？
    526． I've managed  to book  flight at  the  times you wanted.
    我已按你要求的时间定好了班机。
    527．I've  found  you  a hotel  in Paris  for three  nights.
    也找到了你在巴黎住三夜的旅馆。
    528．All the hotels are fully² booked.
    所有的旅馆都已订满了。
    529． Finding³ a room is the problem.
    问题是找不到房间。
    530． I've just thought of something.
    我刚想到一个办法。
    531．It might be worth giving her a ring and asking if she has any ideas.
    给她打个电话问问看，说不定能解决问题。
    532．I'll give it a try.
    我试试看。
    Dialogue A( S: Miss  Susan; B: Mr. Baker)S: Well, that's  it, Susan. Seven appointments in  Paris at  the beginning of the week, and four in Frankfort at the end of the week. That should keep me busy.
    B: It's  certainly a tight schedule.
    S: Now it's a question of getting there. I need a flight to Paris on Sunday evening and a hotel in Paris for three nights. I have to be in Frankfurt by eleven o'clock on Thursday morning, and I'll need a hotel for one night. I'll head home on Friday.
    B: At  what  time?
    S: My last appointment is at three, so I should be free by five at the very latest. I think I could get to the airport by six.
    B: Do you know how far you'll be from the airport at five?
    S: No, not  really.
    B: So you're not sure how long it will take to get there?
    S: No, but I'm sure it won't take more than an hour.
    B: Don't forget it's Friday night. If Frankfurt is anything like London, everyone will be leaving for the weekend. It'll be the rush hour, and traffic might be moving very slowly.
    S: You're a pessimist⁴.
    B: I'm a realist!
    Dialogue BB: How's it going with the travel arrangements, Susan?
    S: I've managed you a hotel in Paris for three nights. Frankfort is more of a problem. There is a big trade fair going on there next week. All the hotels are fully booked.
    B: You can find me something, surely⁵?
    S: Maybe, but it'll probably be out in the wilds.
    B: Well, keep trying. I managed to persuade quite a few people to see me, and I must keep the appointments. Are you having any language problems?
    S: No, all the hotel receptionists⁶ speak good English. Finding a room is the problem.
    B: Try some of the smaller hotels.
    S: I already have.
    B: Well, if necessary I'll look for something when I'm there.
    S: I've just thought of something. My first appointment is with Mr. Blake. His secretary was particularly helpful when I spoke⁷ to her. It might be worth giving her a ring and asking if she has any ideas.
    B: OK, I'll give it a try.
    Notes 注释1．that's it＝that is all. （口）就这样吧。
    2．it's a question of…问题是……3．head home 回家；回国 动词 head意为“朝着……方向走去”
    4．so I should be free by five.
    所以我五点钟就能脱身了。
    should 表示推测或估计。
    如：They  should  be  there  by  now, I think.
    我想现在他们可能已到那儿了。
    5．at the very latest最晚very在此处表示加强语气，常出现在形容词最高级前面。
    如：the very best quality最好的品质6．rush hour交通的高峰时刻还可以说：peak hours7．How's it going  with…?
    ……怎么样啦？（表示询问事情进展如何）8．more of a problem的more of表示在更大程度上。
    9．surely 一定；肯定地10．manage to do 意为“设法成功地做到了……”这与 try to do 有区别。后者表示“努力去做”。
    如：She managed to keep her temper⁸.
    她尽量克制了自己的怒气。
    Try to get there early.
    请尽量早一点去那里。
    11．try  some  of  the  smaller hotels找小一点的旅馆试试看12．end up doing sth. 最后以做……而告终13．be worth doing值得一做如：The book is well worth reading.
    这本书很值得一读。
    14．give sth a try试一下

1 tight   

adj.紧的；难解的；紧密的

参考例句：

• Time is going to be tight,so you'd better hurry.时间很紧，你最好抓紧一点。
• The box is so tight that I can't open it.这个盒子太紧，我打不开。

2 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
• They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。

3 finding   

n.发现，发现物；调查的结果

参考例句：

• The finding makes some sense.该发现具有一定的意义。
• That's an encouraging finding.这是一个鼓舞人心的发现。

4 pessimist   

n.悲观者；悲观主义者；厌世

参考例句：

• An optimist laughs to forget.A pessimist forgets to laugh.乐观者笑着忘却，悲观者忘记怎样笑。
• The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity.The optimist sees opportunity in every difficulty.悲观者在每个机会中都看到困难，乐观者在每个困难中都看到机会。

5 surely   

adv.确实地，无疑地；必定地，一定地

参考例句：

• It'should surely be possible for them to reach an agreement.想必他们可以达成协议。
• Surely we'll profit from your work.我们肯定会从你的工作中得到益处。

6 receptionists   

（旅馆、事务所等雇用的）接待员( receptionist的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• I came about your advertisement for receptionists in the newspaper last week. 我是来应聘你们在上周的报纸上招聘的接待员一职的。
• Receptionists' telephones are always engaged. 接待员的电话总是占线。

7 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

8 temper   

n.恶劣的心情，心绪焦躁；性情，脾气

参考例句：

• The man lost his temper and struck out wildly.那人因发怒而大打出手。
• One day the man flew at me in a temper.一天,那个人冲着我大发脾气。