商務英語敲門磚第14期:會議準備

蘇先生:Lucy, the meeting is scheduled for 2:00 this afternoon. Have you made the necessary arrangements?

露西:Yes, Mr. Su. We'll use the conference room on the second floor for the meeting.

蘇先生:That's right. The meeting is very e shall the guests be received before the meeting begins?

露西:In the reception room. It`s spacious there.

蘇先生:We'll have several foreign guests to attend the meeting.

露西:I've arranged for an interpreter to be it is said that these foreigners can speak Chinese.

蘇先生:Really? I'll also try to speak would you arrange the guests' seats?

露西:We've prepared name cards to be put on the conference table for guests to sit time would you like refreshments served, Mr. Su?

蘇先生:Well, after my report, there'll be an interval for rest and refreshments.

露西:All right, I see.

露西.我們計劃在下午2點鐘開會.你都安排好了嗎?
是的.蘇先生.我們將在二樓的會議室開會.
很好.這個會議很重要.開會前我們在哪裏接待來賓?
在會客廳吧.那裏比較寬敞.
我們還有幾位外賓來參加會議.
我已經安排了一位翻譯員.不過我聽說這些外賓都會講中文.
是嗎?不過.我還是會講慢一點.你怎麼安排來賓坐席呢?
我們已經準備了姓名卡片放在會議桌上.讓來賓按此就座.您希望在什麼時候供應點心.蘇先生?
哦.就在我做完報告後的休息時間供應點心吧.
好的.我明白了.

Lucy, the meeting is scheduled for 2:00 this afternoon.

Schedule: to arrange for something to happen at a particular time 安排;爲…安排時間;預定
注意搭配,是shedule sth for sth.
The meeting is scheduled for Friday afternoon. 會議安排在星期五下午.
One of the scheduled events is a talk on alternative medicine. 安排的活動中有一項是關於另類療法的演講.
We'll be stopping here for longer than scheduled. 我們在這裏停留的時間將超出原先的安排.

Spacious: of a room or building 房間或建築物 large and with plenty of space for people to move around in 寬敞的
We entered a spacious dining-room.
我們來到一個寬敞的餐廳.

We've prepared name cards to be put on the conference table for guests to sit by.

Name card,也做calling card(AmE)或者visiting card(BrE),既名片.
A small card with your name on it which you leave with somebody after, or instead of, a formal visit. 名片

Refreshment: drinks and small amounts of food that are provided or sold to people in a public place or at a public event (在公共活動場所供應或銷售的)飲料,小食品
Light refreshments will be served during the break. 中間休息時有點心供應.
Tickets include the price of refreshments. 門票包括茶點的費用,

Interval: a period of time between two events (時間上的)間隔,間隙,間歇
The interval between major earthquakes might be 200 years. 大地震之間的間隔時間可能有 200 年.