新東方商務口語[4]:changing the meeting date 更改約會時間

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4 changing the meeting date 更改約會時間

Mr. Lee: I’m so sorry to call you on such short notice, but something’s come up.
對不起臨時給你打電話，但是我有急事。

Mr. Jones: You mean for this afternoon’s meeting?
你是說今天下午不能來了？

Mr. Lee: That’s right I’m afraid I have to postpone it.
是的，恐怕得延期了。
Mr. Scott got sick and I have to attend the Speechmaker’s Symposium in his place.
Scott先生生病了，我要替他去參加研討會。
I’m leaving today, and I won’t be back until a week from Friday.
今天走，從星期五開始離開一個星期。

Mr. Jones: That’s quite a while. Let’s make it the week after you get back, then.
時間很長。你回來後我們再處理那件事吧。

Mr. Lee: That will be great. So it’s two weeks from tomorrow, same time and place.
很好，兩個星期之後，同一時間，同一地點。
I’m really sorry to do this to you.
十分抱歉。

Mr. Jones: No problem at all. To tell you the truth, I could use the extra time in my schedule to catch up on some paperwork.
沒什麼，說實話，我可以利用這段多餘的時間趕一趕一些文案工作。

On short notice 緊急通知Come up出現
Catch up 趕上，補上
Paper work 文書工作(填表格，寫報告等)