BEC商務口語場景練習（3）
背景介紹 :
以下四個經理必須在兩周之內的某一天在巴黎開個會，這是他們的日程，請和你的 partner 商量會議定在哪一天。
Jeff
1st Week | Mon | Tues | Wed | Thurs | Fri |
| 2nd Week | Mon | Tues | Wed | Thurs hospital appointment | Fri 廣東 -- 萬達 主場 |
Pierre
1st Week | Mon | Tues | Wed | Thurs | Fri |
| 2nd Week | Mon | Tues | Wed | Thurs | Fri |
Gisela
1st Week | Mon | Tues | Wed | Thurs | Fri |
| 2nd Week | Mon | Tues | Wed | Thurs | Fri |
Eva
1st Week | Mon | Tues | Wed | Thurs | Fri |
| 2nd Week | Mon | Tues | Wed | Thurs | Fri |
budget airline : very cheap airline
cost- conscious : aware of how much the cost will be and avoiding costing too much
head office: the most important office of an organization or company, or the people working there
1.2 informal notes
tie up (not available) another event or activity
be up to your eyes in sth to be very busy doing something
push (persuade forcefully) to forcefully persuade or direct someone to do or achieve something
there is no way no way informal used to tell someone that something is impossible
drop everything to stop doing or planning something, especially an activity
it is not on (HAPPENING) happening or planned
You're on! used as a way of expressing agreement to something happening
be not on (mainly UK) Something that is not on is unacceptable and should not happen
關于約時間
i. 絕對不可能的日子： Friday is out. Friday is impossible. It can’t be Friday.
ii. 可能的日子 Thursday seems okay.
iii. 唯一可能的日子。 It’ll have to be Thursday. Thursday is the only option. That leaves Thursday.
iv. 來不了的日子： He can’t make Monday. He can’t manage Monday. I can’t (possibly) make it on Monday.
v. 來得了的日子： He can make Monday. He can manage Monday.
vi. 不太好的日子。 Tuesday doesn’t really suit me very well. I’m afraid not, at least rather not.
2．那就只剩下 So that leaves Thursday.
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