A: Nina, have you had everything organized yet?

　　妮娜，一切都安排就绪了吗？

　　B: Except your visa, everything is ready. I have reserved a hotel room in the downtown area of Paris.

　　除了您的签证，其他的事情都准备好了。我已经在巴黎市中心给您预订了宾馆。

　　A: OK, thank you. Then when can I get my visa?

　　好的，谢谢你。那我什么时候能拿到签证呢？

　　B: There are some difficulties. You have to apply for the visa one month ahead of time, we were a little late when we started applying for it. And also we need an invitation from Firth Company.

　　这有些困难。申请签证必须提前一个月，我们申请得有点晚。而且还需要福斯公司给我们出具邀请函。

　　A: It really sounds complicated. Now what should I do?

　　听起来确实很复杂。我该怎么办？

　　B: Don't worry. I have talked to the visa office and they promised that once we got the invitation, you would get your visa within 1 week.

　　不用担心，我已经和签证办公室谈过了，他们说我们一拿到邀请函一个星期之内保证就能拿到签证。

　　A: Great. Did you book my fight there?

　　太好了。你帮我预定机票了吗？

　　B: Of course, I have booked the flight for 24th. You don't have to worry about these trifles.

　　当然了，我已经预定了24号的机票，你不用担心这件小事。

　　A: I appreciate it. I am very lucky to have a secretary like you.

　　非常感谢，有你这样的秘书我真是很幸运。

　　B: You are welcome.

　　不客气。

　　“ahead of time”意思是“提前”。例如：The professor asked us to hand in the paper ahead of time. 教授让我们提前交上论文。