Abrupt appointment
A:Good morning! May I help you?
B:Good morning! Is Mr. Smith in? I'm Cheng Jun form China National Petroleum Corporation. I'd like to see him.
A:Do you have anappointmentwith Mr. Smith？
B:Amm. No. I have an urgency to talk with him.
A:Wait a moment, please. I'll tell his secretary that you are here.
B:Thank you.
A:I'm sorry. He is holding a meeting till ten o'clock.
B:It's nine o'clock now. And I wait for him.

重点讲解：
“appointment”与“date”的意思都是“约会”，但是含义不同。“appointment”常用于商务会谈中，是比较正式的预约；而“date”仅指一般性的约会。比如：He has an appointment with the doctor this afternoon. 今天下午他和医生有个约会。 He dated his girlfriend on Sunday. 他和他的女朋友在周日有约会。

A:早上好！有什么为您效劳的吗？
B:早上好！请问史密斯先生在吗？我事中石油的程军，我想见他。
A:您和史密斯先生有预约吗？
B:没有，我有紧急事情要和他谈谈。
A:请等一下。我告诉他的秘书你来了。
B:谢谢。
A:抱歉，史密斯先生正在开会，得到十点会议才结束。
B:现在是九点，我等他好了。