外贸口语一点通第242期:预约客户之巧问巧答

 　　预约客户Hello. This is Jones. Is John Smith there?

　　你好。我是琼斯。约翰·史密斯先生在吗？

　　This is John Smith.

　　我就是。

　　Speaking.

　　我就是。

　　He's out of the office at the moment.

　　他目前离开办公室了。

　　When can we meet? What time shall we meet?

　　我们何时可以见面？

　　Any time you like.

　　你想什么时候都可以。

　　If you have time, I'd like to meet with you tomorrow.

　　如果你有空，我希望明天能跟您见个面。

　　How about Thurday at 10:00, in your office?

　　星期四，10点钟，在您的办公室如何？

　　Would Monday at 9:00 be convenient¹ for you?

　　星期一，9点钟，你方便吗？

　　Are you available at 9:30 on Wednesday?

　　星期三，九点半，您有空吗？

　　What do you say of 10 o'clock on the morning of 22th?

　　22日早晨10点钟您看怎么样？

　　Where will we meet?

　　我们在哪里见面？

　　Let's meet in the hotel restaurant at 10:00 tomorrow morning.

　　我们明天早上10点钟在宾馆饭店见面。

　　If possible, why don't we meet in the hotel restaurant at 10:00 tomorrow morning?

　　如果可能的话，我们不如明天上午10点在旅馆餐厅见面，怎么样？

　　Next Friday at 9:00 at Garden Hotel. I'll look forward to it.

　　下星期五9点，在花园酒店，期待与您见面。

　　Would you like to have lunch together next Tuesday at 12 at Swiss² Hotel?

　　您下星期二中午12点能和我在瑞士酒店吃午饭吗？

　　My pleasure.

　　很荣幸。

　　That's all right.

　　好的。

　　Let me check my diary. Er... I'm afraid I can't make Tuesday. I've got to go to Shanghai for a conference³. I'll come back on Friday.

　　让我查一下我的日程。嗯……，恐怕星期二不行。我得去上海参加一个会议。我星期五回来。

　　Unfortunately, I have plans to travel around next week.

　　很抱歉，下周我的行事历中安排了出差。

　　The next day might be better.

　　第二天会更好些。

1 convenient   

adj.便利的，方便的

参考例句：

• I have to find a convenient location for the shelves.我得找一合适的地方放这些书架。
• Come at any time that is convenient to you.你哪会儿方便就哪会儿来吧。

2 Swiss   

adj.瑞士的；瑞士人的

参考例句：

• The Swiss I know all are clever.我认识的瑞士人都很聪明。
• Today Swiss watches are sold in stores all over the world.现今瑞士的手表在世界各地出售。

3 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。