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Considerate arrangements
周密安排
A: Excuse me, but are you Mr. Smith from Shanghai?
请问您是从上海来的史密斯先生吗？
B: Yes, I am.
是的，是我。
A: We have been expecting you. I'm Liu Li, the secretary for the manager, Mr. Johnson.
我们一直在等您。我叫刘丽，是约翰逊经理的秘书。
B: Glad to meet you, Miss Liu.
很高兴见到您，刘小姐。
A: Glad to meet you, too. Mr. Smith. How was your flight? Was it comfortable?
我也很高兴见到您，史密斯先生。您坐的班机怎么样？还舒服吗？
B: It was wonderful. The weather today is perfect for flying.
太棒了。今天的天气最适合飞行。
A: That's good. I have booked a room for you at Hilton Hotel. Single, for a week.
很好。我已经在希尔顿酒店为您订了房间。单人房，为期一周。
B: Thank you very much. Nothing would be more comfortable than having a hot bath first.
非常感谢。没有比先洗个热水澡更舒服的事了。
A: Hope you have a good rest. The day after tomorrow a meeting concerning our business will be held in our company. I will meet you at 7 a.m. and drive you there.
希望您好好休息。后天我们公司召开有关我们生意的会议。7点钟我们公司将召开有关我们生意的会议。7点钟我会开车来接您。
B: No problem. Thank you very much for all the considerate arrangements made for me.
没问题。谢谢您为我所做的这么周密的安排。

重点讲解

注意区分下面两个形容词的用法：
considerate 周密的，周到的
considerable 大量的，相当的
It's considerate of you to play the piano while I was asleep.
在我睡觉的时候你没有弹钢琴，真是体贴入微。