Conversation:
A: Hello, Samantha speaking.
你好,我是萨曼莎。
B: Hi, Samantha. This is Angela calling.
嗨,萨曼莎,我是安吉拉。
A: Oh, hi Angela, what's up?
嗨,安琪拉,有什么事吗?
B: I'm just calling about our meeting today. I wonder is it possible to reschedule our appointment in the afternoon? I have a bit of an emergency that I need to take care of.
我打电话问关于今天的会议,我想是否有可能再重新安排下午的安排呢?我有一些紧急事务需要处理。
A: Let me see. It shouldn't be too much of a problem.
我看看。应该不会有太大的问题。
B: I'm really sorry. I hope it doesn't inconvenience you too much. It's just this thing came up and...
真的很抱歉,希望不会给您造成太多的不便,只是这件事发生太突然了。
A: Angela, you know what, I can't make it to our meeting either. Why don't we postpone it to tomorrow afternoon at the same time?
你知道吗,安琪拉,我也不能出席我们的会议。为何我们不能把会议推迟到明天同一时间呢?
B: Sounds great. See you tomorrow.
听起来不错,明天见。
C: Angela, Angela, look up. See that lady over there who is trying on a red leather jacket? Isn't that Samantha?
看,安琪拉,快看那位正在试穿红色皮夹克的女生,那不是萨曼莎吗?
B: What? No wonder she told me she couldn't make it to the meeting. Oh no, I think she saw me.
什么?难怪她告诉我不能参加会议。哦,不,我想她看到我了。
1.
I wonder...
我想知道;想弄明白
I wonder if you can help me.
我想知道您是否能帮我的忙?
I was just wondering if you could lend me your car?
我就是想知道,你是否能把车借给我?
I wonder how he did it?
我想知道他是如何做到的?
2.
Is it possible to...?
有没有可能...?
Is it possible to give me a raise?
有没有可能给我加薪?
Is it possible to drop me here?
我在这里下车可以吗?
3.
reschedule
重新安排;改期
The meeting has been rescheduled to next week.
会议已经改期到下周了。
Would you like me to reschedule it for another time?
要不要我帮您把时间改了?
4.
inconvenience
不便;给...造成不便
I'm terribly sorry for the inconvenience.
我对因此而给您带来的不便深感抱歉。
5.
postpone
推迟;延期
They decided to postpone their holiday until next year.
他们决定将假期推迟到来年。
Unfortunately, the flight will be postponed.
很遗憾,航班将延期。
6.
this thing came up
突然出现
something happened/came up
例句:
I'm sorry that I'm late, this thing came up at work and I had to stay to take care of it.
很抱歉,我迟到了。工作上出了点事,我得留下处理。
Sorry I missed the meeting, something came up.
抱歉,我错过了会议,出了点事。