改变邀请

世事难料，有时约好的事情，也不得不改变。但只要表现出你真心的歉意，再加上委婉的

语气和合理的解释，对方还是会欣然接受的。

详解惯用单句

你看我们把约会推迟到9:30方便吗？Do you think it's convenient to postpone the appointment

till 9:30?

★ convenient［kən'vi:njənt］a. 便利的，方便的

★ postpone［pəust'pəun］v. 推迟，延迟

★ till［til］prep. 直到，到

■ “9:30”有两种常用读法，一种是：“nine thirty”；另一种是：“half past nine”。

我们把约会推迟到下个星期天可以吗？Is it okay if we postpone the appointment till next

Sunday?

○ I was wondering if we could postpone the appointment till next Sunday. 我想知道我们是否可

以把约会推迟到下个星期天。

我恐怕要晚一点。太多的事情要处理了。I'm afraid I'll be a bit late. So many things to deal

with.

○ I don't have time to breathe today. 我今天忙得都没时间喘气儿了。

● a bit “有点儿，稍微”

● deal with “应付，处理，对待”

很抱歉我今天不能如期赴约了。I'm sorry I can't keep the appointment with you today.

● keep the appointment “如期赴约”

■ “keep”在本句中的意思是“信守，遵守”。

我改一下时间，比如星期天，你介意吗？Do you mind if I change it to another time, say,

Sunday?

○ I should have some free time next week. Say, next Wednesday Evening? 我下周应该会有时间

的。比如说下周三晚上，怎么样？

■ 单词“say”在本句中是口语用法，可译为“比如说”。

换个时间和地点行吗？Can we change the time and place?

○ Let's fix another time/place. 咱们再另定个时间/地点吧。

○ I can't meet you there. 我没法在那儿见你。

★ fix［fiks］v. 确定，决定，固定

我们可以晚一点约会吗？我不太舒服。Can we make it a little later? I feel under the weather.

○ Sorry. I've been under the weather recently. 抱歉。我最近一直不太舒服。

● under the weather “（身体）不舒服”

★ weather［'weðə］n. 天气

我们能把它推迟到第二天吗？Can we put it off to the next day?

○ Let's change our meeting place to Onxiu Café. 咱们把见面地点改到昂秀咖啡屋吧。

● put off“推迟”

咱们提前一个小时见面好吗？Can we meet an hour earlier?

○ Can we meet earlier? 咱们早点见面好吗？

很抱歉地告诉你我不得不取消我们的午餐约会了。I'm sorry to tell you that I have to cancel

the lunch appointment with you.

★ cancel［'kænsəl］v. 取消，删除

我们能把见面地点由肯德基改成麦当劳吗？Can we meet at McDonald's instead of KFC?

○ I want to meet you somewhere else. 我想在别的地方见你。