【原】【工作英文】你会用英文谈你的工作日程吗？I've got a tight schedule today.

现代人生活节奏快，很多时候工作繁忙，一天的日程安排得满满当当。今天我们就来学习一下，如何用英文谈论繁忙的工作。

先看下面这则对话：

A: Hi, Steven, do you think it's possible for us to have a talk sometime today?

 

B: I'd love to, but I've got a pretty tight schedule today.      

A: Oh, what have you got going on?     

B: Well, I've got to finish a report by ten. Then I have to drive to the airport to pick up a client of mine at eleven. After that, I'll have a meeting with him over lunch. I guess I won't have a break until two o'clock. But then from three until five, I have to attend a senior staff meeting.    

A: Wow, that's cutting it close.

【译文】

A：嗨，斯蒂芬，你看今天我们有没可能找个时间谈一下？

B：我倒是想，但我今天日程非常紧张。

A：哦，你有哪些事要做呢？

B：嗯，我要在十点前完成一个报告。然后我得在十一点开车到机场接我的一个客户。接上他，我得和他边吃午餐边开会。我估计到两点钟都歇不下来。再然后三点到五点，我得参加一个高级员工会议。

A：哇，那真是够赶的。

这个对话中的句子都非常经典实用。我们来总结一下，可以用来描述日程的常用句型有两类，一类是描述即将要做的事，一类是描述需要或不得不做的事：

I’ll…

I’m going to…

I’ve got to…

I have to…

I need to…

要描述有一个繁忙的日程安排，对话中这样说：

I’ve got a pretty tight schedule today.

我今天日程很紧。

你还可以这样表达：

I have a busy schedule today.

我今天日程很忙。

I have a full schedule this week.

我这星期日程都排得很紧。

I'm going to be working to a very tight schedule.

我接下来的工作日程会非常紧张。

I have a hectic schedule for the next few days.

我接下来几天日程紧得要命。

对话中还包含了一个很委婉地提出建议或要求的句型，这可是高级社交句型，学会了让你的说话马上不同！

Do you think it’s possible (for sb.) to…?

给大家更多的例子练习一下：

Do you think it’s possible for me to leave early?

你看我能早点走吗？

Do you think it’s possible for me to take a day off tomorrow?
你看我能明天请一天假吗？

Do you think it’s possible for us to put off the meeting until Wednesday?

你看我们能否把会议推迟到周三呢？

最后讲一下对话中出现的这个成语：

cut it close

这个成语在此的意思是指留给做某事的时间很少、很紧张，几乎赶不及。

再来个例子：

He left the hotel at 9 a.m., which was cutting it close for his 9:15 meeting.

他早上9点离开酒店，距离他9:15的会议非常赶了。

Now it's your time to open your mouth and practice! 张开嘴巴练起来！