萬用句型背一背：

1. I'm afraid we can't do your surgeries on Monday.

我想我們星期一不能給你做手術了。

2. I'm just calling to say that I can't keep the appointment this afternoon, I'm very sorry

我打電話是想說今天下午我不能赴約和你見面了，真的很抱歉。

3. What time would be convenient for you?

你什么時候方便？

4. I wonder if it's convenient to change your appointment from Wednesday to Friday, still at the same time?

不知道能不能將你的預約由周三改到周五，時間不變？

5. I'm afraid I won't be available this afternoon.

恐怕我今天下午沒空。

身臨其境練一練：

本對話選自《Nip Tuck》（整容室）。Troy醫生打電話給Babcock小姐，他想取消減肥手術的約定，而Babcock小姐先是請求繼而非常氣憤。

錦囊妙語學一學：

1. Deadline for 最后期限
April 15 is the deadline for filling individual income-tax returns.

個人所得稅申報歸檔的最后期限是4月15日。

2. Work off 漸漸消除，處理，排除
As I got about, the stiffness in my left leg gradually worked off.

由于我四處走動，左腿僵硬的情況漸漸消失了。

3. All over again 從頭再…一次

There are many mistakes in his paper, so he has to write it all over again.

他的論文中有很多錯誤，所以他不得不從頭再寫一次。