Business Trips 商务旅行
在本章中我们要学习出差百使用的英语表达。另外,我们还要学习阅读电子邮件,掌握如何与对方的工作访问的英语表达法。
Proposing a Business Visit 商务拜访的提议
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 相关的词汇
Airline n. 航空公司 apply v. 申请 available adj. 可用的
business class 商务舱 check out 结账离开 coach class 商务舱
connection n. 结账离开 economy class 经济舱 entry n. 入口;入境
expire v. 过期 fee n. 费用 miss v. 错过
separate adj. 单独的;独立的 transfer v. 换乘
Talking about Viss Regulations 谈论在关身份证的规定
A= Airline Ticket Agent航空票务代理 P=Passenger乘客
A: I’m sorry, but we can’t let you on this flight. Your US entry visa has expired.
对不起,我们不能让人登机,你的美国入境签证已经过期了。
P: Can’t I just get a new visa in Los Angeles? 我不能在洛杉矶办理一个新的签证吗?
A: I’m afraid not. You have to apply from outside the US.恐怕不能,你必须在美国境外申请签证。
如果使用了just这个词,就可以在向某人询问或者说什么时使语气变得很客气。
如果要说的话会使对方感到不愉快,我们可以用I’m afraid not 这种表达而是不简单地说no,这样可以缓和语气。
OMissed Commection 错过转机
P: I just got in from Tokyo, and I ‘ve missed my connection to Chicago. Is there a seat available on the next flight?
我刚从东京来,错过了到芝加哥的班机。下一班机有空位吗?
A: One moment., please I’ll see if there’s a seat in business class.
清稍等。我查一下商务舱是否还有座位。
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.
我必须10点之前到芝加哥。我不一定坐商务舱,如果经济舱有位子也可以。