Conversation A
對話A
Linda: There you are, Susie.
琳達:蘇西,你在這里啊。
Susie: Oh, hi, Linda. Were you looking for me?
蘇西:哦,嗨,琳達。你在找我啊?
Linda: Yes. I'm holding a meeting in the office this afternoon. Are you available?
琳達:是啊。我今天下午要在辦公室開個會。你有時間嗎?
Susie: I'll check my planner... I'm available this afternoon except from 1 to 2 p.m.
蘇西:我要看一下我的記事簿...今天下午,除了1點到2點,我都有時間。
Linda: Great. The meeting is at 3 p.m.
琳達:太棒了。會議在下午三點舉行。
Susie: How long will the meeting be?
蘇西:這個會議要開多長時間?
Linda: It'll last about an hour.
琳達:時長大約是1個小時。
Conversation B
對話B
Linda: Rob, when are you having lunch?
琳達:羅布,你什么時候吃午飯?
Rob: At noon.
羅布:中午吧。
Linda: Can I join you? I want to discuss this afternoon's meeting with you.
琳達:我能跟你一起嗎?我想和你談談今天下午的會議。
Rob: OK, but we'll need to have a quick lunch. I start filming at 1 p.m.
羅布:好的,但是我們午飯得吃快一點兒。我下午一點要開始錄影。
Linda: I only need 20 minutes of your time.
琳達:我只會占用你20分鐘的時間。
Rob: Great. Let's meet at the Jungle Café.
羅布:太棒了。那我們就在叢林咖啡廳見吧。
Linda: Sure. I'll make a reservation.
琳達:沒問題。我預訂一下。