约会的英语对话演习.docVIP

背景简介： 　　在英美国家，要找人办事或与人见面。一般都要事先预约(appointment)，否则会被认为是失礼的，有时还可能会碰钉子。比如在英美国家，你假若生了点小病(比如牙痛)，你去一家牙科诊所，但由于你未事先预约，医生可能会拒绝为你看病(当然若患了重病则是另外一回事)又如：假若你有事去拜访一个公司的经理，若事先没有预约，即使经理在，他也未必见你。其他如果要找导师批阅论文，请律师打官司等，都必须事先预约。约定的方式可以写信、大电话、也可亲自前往(国外电话十分普通，几乎家家都有电话，所以用电话预约是一种十分方便的方式)，除事务性的拜访必须有预约外，到一般朋友家(关系极为亲密的可能除外)做客也应通知一声，做不速之客(an unexpected guest)一般是认为失礼的。 　　有了约定则必须守时(punctuality)，不守时也被认为是失礼的。若实在有特殊情况不能赴约，应事先通知对方推迟或取消约会 约会对话练习 Appointment ? 　　Appointment 　　Conversation 1 　　A: Do you want to go shopping with me? 　　B: Thats a good idea. What time is good for you? 　　A: How about Saturday morning? 　　B: Sounds good. 　 　　Conversation 2 　　A: What do you plan to do on Sunday morning? 　　B: Nothing special. 　　A: How about going to English corner with me? 　　B: Oh, Id rather not. 　　A: Why not? 　　B: You know, I am poor at English, especially spoken English. 　　A: Thats why you should go there, if you dont dare to speak English owing to the fact that you are afraid of making mistakes, you simply will never learn English. 　 　　Conversation 3 　　A: I want to meet you. Are you free this evening? 　　B: Well, actually, Im not free today. Do you have anything urgent? 　　A: No, I just want to meet you. 　　B: How about tomorrow instead. 　　A: Hmm, thats all right. Shall we meet at the bar near beach? 　　B: All right. See you then. 1）我能不能约你星期天早晨见面呢？ Could I make an appointment with you for Sunday morning? 2）不知道你们经理今天下午是否能见我？我有点急事。 I wonder if your manager could see me this afternoon. Ive 　　1）我能不能约你星期天早晨见面呢？ 　　Could I make an appointment with you for Sunday morning? 　　2）不知道你们经理今天下午是否能见我？我有点急事。 　　I wonder if your manager could see me this afternoon. Ive got something urgent. 　　3）我明天早晨十点左右到你办公室找你行吗？ 　　Is it ok for me to call at your office at around ten tomorrow morning? 　　4）为什么不定在下周呢？ 　　Why not make it sometime next week? 　　5）我能不能占用你几分钟来讨论一下如何来处理这些书？ 　　Could I take up a few minutes of yours to talk about how to do with the books? 　　6）我今天是否有可能见到市场本人？ 　　Is it possible for me to see the mayor in person today? 　　7）你得提