交际英语热门话题104

UNIT 4

Appointment

Conversation 1

A : Do you want to go shopping with me ?

B : That's a good idea . What time is good for you ?

A : How about Saturday morning ?

B : Sounds good .

Conversation 2

A : Can I see your parents some time tomorrow ?

B : Sorry , they are too busy these days .

A : How about this weekend ?

B : Yes ,I think so .

Conversation 3

A : What do you plan to do on Sunday morning ?

B : Nothing special .

A : How about going to English corner with me ?

B : Oh , I'd rather not .

A : Why not ?

B : You know , I am poor at English , especially spoken English .

A : That's why you should go there , If you don't dare¹ to speak English owing² to the fact that you are afraid of maaking mistakes , you simply will never learn English .

Conversation 4

A : Hello , I wish to speak to Mr,Zhang .

B : This is he speaking .

A : Oh , how do you do , Mr.Zhang? This is Mary speaking , I have a present for you from Wu of Beijing .

B : Oh , thank you .

A : Mr.Wu had told me that you were coming to Changchun. May I call on you at your hotel tomorrow ?

B : Yes , it's all right . Shall we say two in the afternoon?

A : Great . Then I'll be at your hotel at two .

B : All Right .

A : How could I get there ?

B : The hotel is near to People's Square . Its name is Bai Ju Hotel .

A : what's your room number?

B : It's Room 302 on the third floor . But I'll be waiting for you in the lobby³ , If you can't find me ,please page me .

A : I'll do that , Mr.Zhang , See you tomorrow .

B : See you !

Conversation 5

A : Hello. Green Trading Company . What can I do for you ?

B : I'm Mr.Stephen's secretary . He has an appointment with Mr.Green today .

A : Yes. It'll be at three o'clock this afternoon .

B : I'm afraid we have to reschedule it .

A : Didn't we make that appointment a long time ago ?

B : I'm very sorry . But Mr.stephen must leave for Hong Kong right away.

A : How about Friday afternoon?

B : That'll be fine .

Conversation 6

A : I want to meet you . Are you free this evening ?

B : Well, actually , I'm not free today . Do you have anything urgent⁴ ?

A : No , I just want to meet you .

B : How about tomorrow instead .

A : Hmm, that's all right . Shall we meet at the bar near beach ?

B : All right . See you then

1 dare   

n.敢，挑战；aux.敢；vi.敢；vt.敢于，勇于面对

参考例句：

• He didn't dare to look at her in the face.他不敢正眼看她。
• How dare you?Take your hand off me at once.放肆！马上把你的手挪开。

2 owing   

adj.应付的，未付的

参考例句：

• He paid what was owing.他付清了所有应付的钱。
• We have several hundred pounds owing on our car.我们的车还欠几百英镑未付清。

3 lobby   

n.前厅，（剧院的）门廊

参考例句：

• As he walked through the lobby,he skirted a group of ladies.他穿过门厅时，绕过了一群女士。
• The delegates entered the assembly hall by way of the lobby.代表们通过大厅进入会场。

4 urgent   

a.紧急的，急迫的，紧要的

参考例句：

• He asked to see the manager for something urgent. 他有急事求见经理。
• A part of this urgent task was allotted to us. 这项紧急任务的一部分分给了我们。