对话：

Coco: Excuse me can you tell me where is Bob Scott’s office？

Coco: 您好，你能告诉我Bob的办公室在哪里吗？

Andrea:Sure, it’s the third office down the hall, are you looking for Bob?

Andrea: 当然，办公室在过道第三间。 您找他有事？

Coco: Yes, he told me to come by this morning.

Coco: 对，他叫我今天早上来找他。

Andrea: I’m sorry but he’s not in the office right now. Do you have an appointment?

Andrea: 很抱歉，他现在不在办公室，您有预约吗？

Coco: An appointment?

Coco: 预约?

Andrea: Yes, like what time did he expect to see you?

Andrea: 对，他跟您说的几点见呢？

Coco: He said I should come by this morning but he didn’t give me a time.

Coco:他说今天早上见，但是没给我一个确定的时间。

Andrea: I see. He’s usually here on Tuesday morning.

Andrea:明白了，他一般周二早上都会来。

Coco: Today is Tuesday.

Coco: 今天是周二。

Andrea: I know, he’s usually here but today he went out to the East side.

Andrea:我知道，他一般都在的但今天他去东边了。

Coco: That’s too bad. I need to discuss these plans with him.

Coco: 啊那太糟糕了。我需要跟他讨论一下计划的。

Andrea: Emmm, why don’t you make an appointment for later in the week?

Andrea:要不要预约这周晚些时间见面呢？

Coco: All right.

Coco: 好的。

Andrea: He’s here on Tuesday,Wednesday and Fridays. Which day do you want to see him?

Andrea: 他在周二、四、五都在这里。你想哪天见他？

Coco: Friday morning is good.

Coco:周五早上可以。

Andrea: I can put you down for 10 o’clock. Is that all right?

Andrea: 我给您定十点时间，可以吗？

Coco: Yes, my name is Coco.

Coco: 可以的 ，我叫Coco.

Andrea: All right, I’ll have you down for 10 AM this Friday.

Andrea: 好的，那我帮您定好周五早上十点的时间。

Coco: Thank you.

Coco:谢谢。

重点：

1. come by

come by，意为“作短暂拜访”，通常指为看望某人

例：I’m so excited to know that you're moving to the new apartment near us. Please come by whenever you want!

知道你要搬到我们附近的新公寓去，我很兴奋。你想来我家玩时，我们随时恭候欢迎。

2.appointment

[ C ] ~ (with sb) a formal arrangement to meet or visit sb at a particular time, especially for a reason connected with their work 约会；预约；约定

例： She made an appointment for her son to see the doctor. 她为儿子约定了看医生的时间。

Date 朋友间的约会

eg: I have a date with a friend.

3. expect

to be waiting for sb/sth to arrive, as this has been arranged 等待；期待；盼望

[ VN ]

例： to expect a visit/call/letter from sb 等待某人的来访╱电话╱来信

例： Are you expecting visitors? 你在等客人吗？

例： We were expecting him yesterday. 我们昨天一直在等他。

4. put sb down for sth = have sb. down for sth.登记, 注册, 将(某人的名字)列入候补人的名单

例: I put you down for the roast beef.

我给你订的主菜是烤牛肉。

5. 职场词汇

business visit 商务拜访

fully engaged安排满的

例: His schedule is fully engaged.

他的时间表是安排很满的。

Punctual 准时的

in charge of 负责

例: Scott is in charge of marketing and he is always punctual.

Postpone 延期

V-T If you postpone an event, you delay it or arrange for it to take place at a later time than was originally planned. 推迟

例：He decided to postpone the expedition until the following day.

他决定将探险活动推迟到第二天。