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Situation 1 put off the appointment Something urgent happened, Daniel can not keep the appointment with Mr. Zhang, so he called the secretary of Mr. Zhang to change the appointment. Sophia: Good morning. General Manager’s office of China Import and Export Corporation. Daniel: Hello, this is Daniel. I’m calling about the appointment with Mr. Zhang. On Tuesday. Something has just come up, I am afraid the appointment will have to be rescheduled. I’m sorry about the change. S: That’s all right. Maybe we can make another arrangement. D: You’re very kind to say so. Thank you. Do you think Friday would suit him? S: I’m afraid there is a bit of a problem. In fact, he is unavailable the whole week except Thursday afternoon. Notes: Corporation：公司 come up： 发生 Reschedule：重新排定日程 Suit：合适 Unavailable：不可用 D: Thursday afternoon? Hm…you see, I have made an appointment with Mr. Smith for Thursday afternoon. But in order to meet Mr. Zhang, I will have to cancel the appointment with Mr. Smith. S: I am terribly sorry, Sir, but Mr. Zhang is really busy this week. D: It happens to me sometimes. Then when do you think I can come and see him Thursday afternoon? S: Please wait a minute and let me check…he will be free from 3:00 on Thursday afternoon. Do you think it’s convenient for you? D: Yes, that’s quite all right for me. Notes: Cancel: 取消 Convenient：方便 Situation 2 cancel the appointment Something urgent happened, Daniel can not keep the appointment with Smith, so he called John Smith to cancel the appointment. D: Mr. Smith, I hope I am not disturbing you. J: No, not at all. D: I must make an apology. I won’t be able to keep my appointment with you Thursday afternoon. Unforeseen circumstances compel me to leave for China on Wednesday morning, and I will be gone for a week. I am afraid I have brought you too much trouble. J: Never mind. It’s understandable. Have a good trip. D: Thank you. J: Bye. Notes: Disturbing: 打扰 Unforeseen circumstances：预料不到的情况 Compel：迫使，强迫 Brought：buy 的过去式 I a