【口语版】Postpone the Meeting推迟会议

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Conversation:

A: Hello, Samantha speaking. 

你好，我是萨曼莎。

B: Hi, Samantha. This is Angela calling.

嗨，萨曼莎，我是安吉拉。

A: Oh, hi Angela, what's up?

嗨，安琪拉，有什么事吗？

B: I'm just calling about our meeting today. I wonder is it possible to reschedule our appointment in the afternoon? I have a bit of an emergency that I need to take care of. 

我打电话问关于今天的会议，我想是否有可能再重新安排下午的安排呢？我有一些紧急事务需要处理。

A: Let me see. It shouldn't be too much of a problem.

我看看。应该不会有太大的问题。

B: I'm really sorry. I hope it doesn't inconvenience you too much. It's just this thing came up and...

真的很抱歉，希望不会给您造成太多的不便，只是这件事发生太突然了。

A: Angela, you know what, I can't make it to our meeting either. Why don't we postpone it to tomorrow afternoon at the same time?

你知道吗，安琪拉，我也不能出席我们的会议。为何我们不能把会议推迟到明天同一时间呢？

B: Sounds great. See you tomorrow.

听起来不错，明天见。

C: Angela, Angela, look up. See that lady over there who is trying on a red leather jacket? Isn't that Samantha?

看，安琪拉，快看那位正在试穿红色皮夹克的女生，那不是萨曼莎吗？

B: What? No wonder she told me she couldn't make it to the meeting. Oh no, I think she saw me. 

什么？难怪她告诉我不能参加会议。哦，不，我想她看到我了。

1.

I wonder...

我想知道；想弄明白

I wonder if you can help me.

我想知道您是否能帮我的忙？

I was just wondering if you could lend me your car?

我就是想知道，你是否能把车借给我？

I wonder how he did it?

我想知道他是如何做到的？ 

2.

Is it possible to...?

有没有可能...？

Is it possible to give me a raise?

有没有可能给我加薪？

Is it possible to drop me here?

我在这里下车可以吗？

3.

reschedule

/ˌriːˈskedʒuːl/

重新安排；改期

The meeting has been rescheduled to next week.

会议已经改期到下周了。

Would you like me to reschedule it for another time?

要不要我帮您把时间改了？

4.

inconvenience

/ˌɪnkənˈviːniəns/
不便；给...造成不便

I'm terribly sorry for the inconvenience.

我对因此而给您带来的不便深感抱歉。

5.

postpone

/pəˈspəʊn/

推迟；延期

They decided to postpone their holiday until next year.

他们决定将假期推迟到来年。

Unfortunately, the flight will be postponed.

很遗憾，航班将延期。

6.

this thing came up

突然出现

something happened/came up

例句：

I'm sorry that I'm late, this thing came up at work and I had to stay to take care of it.

很抱歉，我迟到了。工作上出了点事，我得留下处理。

Sorry I missed the meeting, something came up.

抱歉，我错过了会议，出了点事。