Business Trips 商務旅行
在本章中我們要學習出差百使用的英語表達。另外,我們還要學習閱讀電子郵件,掌握如何與對方的工作訪問的英語表達法。
Proposing a Business Visit 商務拜訪的提議
Subject: Meeting in London
Date: 3/29/02
From: Chiharu Ozawa<chiharu-ozawa@tmb.co.jp>
To: Bruce Rogers <bruce. rogers@harbros.co.uk>
Dear bruce,
You may remember our meeting at the Electronics World Show in Hong Kong last October.
You were interested in my company’s telecommunications products.
I will be visiting London next month and would like to visit you. If you have time.
I will be there April 23-26.
Please let me know if and when we can meet.
Best wishes,
Chiharu
Chihary Ozawa
Product Manager
TMB technologies |
的The Right Word 相關的詞匯
Airline n. 航空公司 apply v. 申請 available adj. 可用的
business class 商務艙 check out 結賬離開 coach class 商務艙
connection n. 結賬離開 economy class 經濟艙 entry n. 入口;入境
expire v. 過期 fee n. 費用 miss v. 錯過
separate adj. 單獨的;獨立的 transfer v. 換乘
Talking about Viss Regulations 談論在關身份證的規定
A= Airline Ticket Agent航空票務代理 P=Passenger乘客
A: I’m sorry, but we can’t let you on this flight. Your US entry visa has expired.
對不起,我們不能讓人登機,你的美國入境簽證已經過期了。
P: Can’t I just get a new visa in Los Angeles? 我不能在洛杉磯辦理一個新的簽證嗎?
A: I’m afraid not. You have to apply from outside the US.恐怕不能,你必須在美國境外申請簽證。
如果使用了just這個詞,就可以在向某人詢問或者說什么時使語氣變得很客氣。
如果要說的話會使對方感到不愉快,我們可以用I’m afraid not 這種表達而是不簡單地說no,這樣可以緩和語氣。
OMissed Commection 錯過轉機
P: I just got in from Tokyo, and I ‘ve missed my connection to Chicago. Is there a seat available on the next flight?
我剛從東京來,錯過了到芝加哥的班機。下一班機有空位嗎?
A: One moment., please I’ll see if there’s a seat in business class.
清稍等。我查一下商務艙是否還有座位。
P: Look, I have to be in Chicago by ten. I don’t have to sit in business class. It there’s a seat in economy. I’ll take it.
我必須10點之前到芝加哥。我不一定坐商務艙,如果經濟艙有位子也可以。