Making an Appointment  预约见面

R=Receptionist接线员　　  Ｆ＝Forest      S=Secretary秘书

R: Good morning. Castle Imports.　早上好。卡斯特进口公司。

F：Hello. This is Forest calling from Tokyo.

I wrote to Mr Finley last week, and he sent me a tax asking me to call and make an appointment to see him in New York.

你好，这里是福里斯特从东京打来的电话。我上星期给弗伦利先生写过信。他给我回了一封传真，让我给他打一个电话来确定在纽约见面的事情。

R：I’ll put you throught to Mr. Finley’s secretary Please hold. 我帮你接通弗伦利先生的秘书，请稍等。

S：Hello, Mr. Forest. Than you for calling. Now, what day would be good for you?

你好，福里斯特先生。谢谢你给我打电话。哪一天对你来说比较好？

F：Well, I can come in aimost any day nest week. 我下周哪一天都可以。

S: Well,how about Friday? 那星期五怎么样？

  Yes

F：Friday will be fine. What time should I come? 星期五可以。那我什么时间来呢？

S：Well, were you planning to arrive in New York on Friday, or come the night before and stay in a hotel?

你是在星期五到，还是早一天来住在宾馆里？

F：I was planning to arrive the night before.我打算在前一天的晚上到。

S：Well, I’m sure mr. Finley would like to meet you for dinner on Thursday evening.

好的，弗伦先生一定很愿意在周四的晚上和你共进晚餐。

F：That would be nice.那就太好了。

S：Good. I’ll send you a fax ato confirm this. 好的。我会给你发传真确认。

 

 No

JF：Could we make it earlier in the week? I was planning to fly back to Tokyo on Friday.

我们能在前半周见面吗？我打算星期五飞回东京。

S：Let me see. Mr. Finley will be away during the middle of the week. But Monday or Tuesday will be OK. 让我看一下，弗伦利先生在周中时会离开，但是星期一和星期二有时间。

F：Monday morning would good. 星期一的上午好一些。

S：All right. What time would you liketo come in? 好的，你想什么时间来？

F：Ten o’clock would be perfect.10点最好了。S：Good Monday the fifth at ten . I’ll send you a fax to confirm the appointment.好的，5号星期一上午10点。我会给你发传真确认。