商务英语口语每天三句半 商务交往 第166期:取消约会

 　　7 取消约会

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　　I'm sorry I can't keep our appointment because something unexpected¹ has come up.

　　对不起，我们的约会我不能去了，因为出了一点意外的事。

　　I'm sorry to inform you that I have to cancel the lunch date with you.

　　很抱歉告诉你，我不得不取消和你的午餐约会。

　　It looks as if I won't be able to keep the appointment we made.

　　看来我不能赴约了。

　　半个句型要记牢

　　keep one's appointment(遵守约定)

　　Tip:

　　keep是最常用的动词之一，其含义丰富，与其搭配的短语也很多，作及物动词时可表示"保留，保持，赔养，经营，使……处于某种状态(情况) " 等，如 We'd better keep a seat for him. (我们最好给他留个座位)，在例句中是"履行，遵守"的意思，如keep one's promise. (信守承诺)。

1 unexpected   

adj.想不到的，意外的

参考例句：

• I always keep some good wine in for unexpected guests.我总保存些好酒，用来招待不速之客。
• His promotion was unexpected.他的升迁出人意料。