Let's push it back an hour.Let's delay/postpone it for an hour.Can we move it up an hour?Can we meet an hour earlier?Would it be okay if we moved it forward by an hour?Let's plan this for another weekend, okay?A: Hey, Bob. Can we meet a little later this afternoon that we planned? 嗨,鲍勃,我们今天下午能不能比预定的时间晚一点儿再见面?B: Yeah, no problem, what time?A: Let's push it back an hour to 5 PM, okay? A: Hope you don't mind, but I can't make it for drinks after work.A: My wife just called and wants me to come straight home after work. A: I have to call off our trip this weekend. Something's come up.B: Oh, that's too bad. We'll miss you. A: You know that date you set me up with on Saturday? B: Don't tell me you can't make it now...A: Oh, I'm really sorry, but the boss dumped a lot of work on me today. It needs to be finished by next monday. 非常抱歉,今天老板给我安排了一堆工作,我必须在下周一之前完成。B: So you won't even have time for dinner on saturday night? Come on, you have to eat anyway, you know. 所以你连周六晚上吃饭的时间都没有了吗?拜托,不管怎么样你都要吃饭的。A: I know, but I was just going to order out from my office. Look, can 't he take a rain check? I'll be happy to meet him the following week. 我知道,但是我打算在办公室叫外卖。我说,他不能延期再见面吗?我会很高兴下周跟他见面的。B: This is the third time you've postponed dates that I have set up for you. I'm beginning to lose hope for you. 这是你第三次推迟我给你安排的约会了,我已经开始对你失去希望了。
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