跟艾米莉一起学口语 第309期:他这几天都很忙

 He has been tied up all these days. 他这几天都很忙！

A:Hello,what can I do for you,sir?
你好，有什么可以为您效劳的吗？
B:Hello,this is Mike.I'd like to meet your director¹ this week.I have something to discuss with him.
你好，我是迈克。我希望这周能和你们主管碰面。我有事情要和他讨论。
A:Have you made an appointment with him already?
你已经和他约好了吗？
B:I'm afraid not.I'd like to make one if necessary.
没有。如果需要的话。那我就约个时间。
A:He has been tied up all these days.You'd better make an appointment first.
他这几天都很忙。你最好预约一下。
B:Okay.How about this Saturday?
好的，那星期六怎么样？
A:I'm afraid that we are off duty on weekends.
恐怕我们周末不上班。
B:Would he be available on Friday?
那他星期五有空吗？
A:Let me see.There will be a telephone conference² on Friday.He won't have any openings until 4 p.m.
我看看。星期五有个电话会议，他要到下午四点后才有空。
B:Would 5 p.m. on Friday be all right?
那星期五下午五点可以吗？
A:I think so.
我想可以。

1 director   

n.主管，导演；主任；理事；董事；处长

参考例句：

• The director has taken the visitors off to his office.经理把客人带到他办公室去了。
• The new director is easy to get along with.新来的主任很好处。

2 conference   

n.（正式的）会议；讨论

参考例句：

• We're having a conference and we'd like you to sit in.我们将举行一次会议，希望你来旁听。
• The conference will come to a close this afternoon.今天下午会议闭幕。