07.17 職場話題，幾句話搞定約會見面

每個職場人士都可能遇到複雜的會面，可是怎麼才能搞定約會見面呢？

1.安排會面必備第一句：我能和您約個時間見面嗎？

經典表達：

May I have an appointment with you?

我能和您約個時間見面嗎？

舉一反三：

Will you be available this afternoon?

Could we arrange the meeting on Tuesday afternoon?

I wonder if it would be convenient for you to meet us this afternoon?

Could you squeeze me in sometime this morning?

2.安排會面必備第二句：您能給我安排一下和XXX會面的時間嗎？

經典表達：

Could you arrange a meeting with your boss?

您能給我安排個時間和您老闆見面嗎？

舉一反三：

Will XXX be available on Monday?

I wonder if XXX could spare me an hour or so tomorrow afternoon?

I would like to make an appointment with XXX. Can you fit me in on his/her schedule?

3.安排會面必備第三句：確定時間、地點

經典表達：

How about ten o’clock on Thursday morning at your office?

週四早上十點在您辦公室可以嗎？

舉一反三：

What about this afternoon?

Would Friday morning be convenient for you?

Could we make it at four o’clock on Tuesday afternoon?

4.更改會面必備：能把會面時間推遲到明天嗎？

經典表達：

Could we postpone our talk to the following day, at the same hour and the same place?

我們能把約會時間推遲到原定時間後一天，時間地點不變，可以嗎？

舉一反三：

We can make it some other time。

I wonder if you could change the time。

I would like to postpone the meeting until Monday afternoon, would that be convenient for you?

5.取消會面必備：抱歉，恐怕我要取消我們的約會了。

經典表達：

I must make apologies. I’m afraid I have to cancel our appointment。

抱歉，恐怕我要取消我們的約會了。

舉一反三：

I have something urgent tomorrow, so the appointment will have to be cancelled。

I’m really sorry about cancelling the meeting at the last minute。

I’ll have to take a rain check. Maybe another time?

take a rain check是一個習語。Rain check原指棒球等露天球賽因下雨改期再賽時，下次入場還可使用的原票根，引申為“雙方無法約定日期，改期再約”。