認(rèn)識(shí)新的合作伙伴（03:00 PM）

　　I’m Glad to Get in Touch with You

　　It’s 3 p.m. The market has just closed and there comes a lull.

　　Now it’s time for a coffee break. I turn on my mobile phone and see 2 missed calls, 3 text messages.

　　Oh, it will be a busy afternoon just preparing for the business trip to Hong Kong this week.

　　Where would be a good place to take a client out for lunch in Central Hong Kong?

　　I ended up choosing “L16” which is located in the center of Hong Kong Park and dialed then for a reservation.

　　“Hi, I would like to make a reservation for lunch this Thursday at 12 p.m.”

　　“May I have your name please?”

　　“My name is Liv Kim and I would prefer window seats, please.”

　　“How many people will there be?” “Only 2.”

　　“The reservation is completed under your name. Thank you for calling.”

　　I should also remember to give Tony, whom I will meet through Andrew, a call.

　　I have to call him right away to first introduce myself and then schedule the time and place to meet.

　　TRANS

　　下午3點(diǎn)，剛閉市，周?chē)�籠罩在寧?kù)o當(dāng)中。

　　現(xiàn)在是喝咖啡休息的時(shí)間。我打開(kāi)手機(jī)，有2 個(gè)未接電話(huà)和3 條未讀短信。

　　哎呀，今天下午單是準(zhǔn)備這周香港的出差之行也夠我忙的。

　　想在香港中心區(qū)請(qǐng)顧客吃午飯，有什么好地方嗎？

　　我決定在香港公園內(nèi)的L16 吃飯，于是給飯店打電話(huà)預(yù)約了座位。

　　“你好，我想預(yù)約餐桌，星期四中午12 點(diǎn)的。”

　　“您貴姓？”

　　“我叫金慧蓮，我想要訂靠窗戶(hù)的桌子。”

　　“幾位？”“兩位。”

　　“以您的名義預(yù)訂的餐桌已經(jīng)預(yù)約好了，感謝來(lái)電。”

　　這次出差還要通過(guò)安德烈認(rèn)識(shí)托尼，不能忘記給托尼打個(gè)電話(huà)。

　　我還是先給他打電話(huà)做自我介紹，然后安排跟他見(jiàn)面的時(shí)間和地點(diǎn)吧。

　　EXPRESSION

　　1. I was referred to you by Andrew.

　　我是安德烈介紹的。

　　A: Hello, This is Liv and I was referred to you by Andrew.

　　B: Hi, It’s nice to get in touch with you.

　　2. Is it OK with you to talk over the phone?

　　你方便接電話(huà)嗎？

　　A: Is it OK with you to talk over the phone?

　　B: I’m sorry to say, but may I call you back in 5 minutes?

　　3. I want to schedule the time and place for appointment.

　　我想確定一下約會(huì)的時(shí)間和地點(diǎn)。

　　A: I would like to schedule the time and place for our appointment over the phone.

　　B: Not a problem. Let me just get my diary.

　　4. When would it be convenient for you?

　　你什么時(shí)候方便？

　　A: When would it be convenient for you?

　　B: Let me check my schedule.

　　5. I called you to confirm our appointment.

　　我打電話(huà)是為了確認(rèn)一下我們的約會(huì)。

　　A: I called you to confirm our appointment.

　　B: I’m glad you did. Sorry I almost forgot.

　　REAL TALK

　　Hello, This is Liv Kim from Seoul Money Brokerage Services. May I speak to Tony, please?

　　你好，我是首爾外匯貨幣中介所的金慧蓮。我找托尼。

　　This is Tony speaking. Hi Liv, I heard about you from Andrew and it’s nice to get in touch with you. So you are coming to Hong Kong?

　　我是托尼。你好，慧蓮。我從安德烈那里聽(tīng)說(shuō)過(guò)你，很高興跟你通話(huà)。聽(tīng)說(shuō)你要來(lái)香港？

　　Oh, thank you! Yes, I’ll be there this Wednesday and was hoping I could visit your office to say hello.

　　謝謝。我這周三會(huì)去香港，希望到時(shí)能拜訪(fǎng)你。

　　Sure. How about Thursday? It would be fine with me.

　　當(dāng)然可以，星期四可以嗎？那天我有時(shí)間。

　　That’s great!

　　好的。