Abrupt appointment
A:Good morning! May I help you?
B:Good morning! Is Mr. Smith in? I'm Cheng Jun form China National Petroleum Corporation. I'd like to see him.
A:Do you have anappointmentwith Mr. Smith？
B:Amm. No. I have an urgency to talk with him.
A:Wait a moment, please. I'll tell his secretary that you are here.
B:Thank you.
A:I'm sorry. He is holding a meeting till ten o'clock.
B:It's nine o'clock now. And I wait for him.

重點講解：
“appointment”與“date”的意思都是“約會”，但是含義不同。“appointment”常用于商務(wù)會談中，是比較正式的預(yù)約；而“date”僅指一般性的約會。比如：He has an appointment with the doctor this afternoon. 今天下午他和醫(yī)生有個約會。 He dated his girlfriend on Sunday. 他和他的女朋友在周日有約會。

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