常用商務英語口語學習 第208期:計劃有變(3)

(一):His presentation will be delayed because of awful weather.
他的演講因惡劣天氣要被推遲了。

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His presentation will be delayed because of awful weather.
他的演講因惡劣天氣要被推遲了。

Yes, it’s impossible for him to get here on time.
是啊，他不可能準時到達這裏了。

Mr. Geller has to delay his speech for 30 minutes to allow Mr. President to finish his.
爲了讓總裁先生講完話，蓋勒先生只好推遲30分鐘再演講了。

If I had postponed my speech, it would have sent a message that our business had been put on the back burner.
如果我推遲演講，就相當 於傳遞這樣一個信息——我們的事情並不重要。

(二):I thought about calling them and cancelling the talk.
我打算給他們打電話取消這次演講。

I thought about calling them and cancelling the talk.
我打算給他們打電話取消這次演講。

What else is there a good way?
還有什麼更好的辦法嗎？

We are all disappointed at the news that our presentation has been called off.
聽到演講被取消的消息我們都很失望。

We annulled the scheduled plan.
我們取消了原定計劃。