Сирена Мердек-Стерн - Деловые приемы и встречи на английском - визиты, сотрудничество и профессиональные контакты

22:40 (twenty two-forty)

Теоретически нужно говорить о каждой минуте. 24-х часовые часы используются главным образом для расписаний и общественного транспорта, но становятся все более распространенными.

Упражнения

a) I can see you at

b) Wfould_

sharp. (11.15)

suit you? (14.30) *_(17.00)

c) I can be free at_

d) I think he can manage from_

e) I would like to fix an appointment at 0 I think

to

.(15.30-16.30) _(10.30)

What time?

What time shall we meet?

g) Shall we have a breakfast meeting, say at

h) The CEO would like to arrange a meeting at

0 The Finance Manager is only available at_

j) I will try and make it at

k) Would you like to have dinner this evening at_

0 I’m afraid I’ll be late for the appointment, I’ll arrive at

would be convenient. (09.00)

_(07.30)

_(13.30)

_(18.45)

_(19.00)

_? (20.20)

_.(15.35)

Dialogue

Fixing a date and time to “Fly the London Pie in the Sky” with a colleague.

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C. Spencer:

Joe! Look at this, it looks very interesting!

What is it?

It’s a pamphlet for the London Pie in the Sky. Would you like to go?

That would be lovely. What a great idea!

What about meeting for a drink after work, and taking an evening flight? What a good idea!

Can vou make Tuesday next week? The Pie is open from 9am to 10pm in the summer.

Let me iust get out mv diary... Oh, what a pity. I’m tied up on Tuesday. How about Thursday?

So, that’s Thursday 18th May. That suits me — the last boarding time is at 9.30pm.

Can you book the tickets, then?

No trouble, we can book in advance by calling an 08 hundred number. Do vou feel like having dinner after too?

Super! Where did vou have in mind?

There’s that really trendy place, the “Ivy”, or we could go to “La Caprice”.

I look forward to seeing vou on Thursday, then.

Yes, see vou on Thursday. Shall I pick vou up at the office?

I think it would be better to take the Tube. Let’s sav at 6-ish. Just call me on my mobile and I’ll come down.

Could vou make that a bit later?

Fine, 6.30.

OK. See vou soon.

Suggesting

Might I suggest?

Shall we... ? / Let’s..., shall we? How about / what about / Let’s...

Wfe could...

Why don’t we... ?

Могу я предложить? (очень офи-циально)

Can you make Friday next week?

Do you feel like having dinner? Where did you have in mind?

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Let me just get out my diary.

That sounds fine.

I’m afraid I’m tied-up on Friday.

Подожди, я посмотрю в своем ежедневнике.

Мне это очень нравится.

К сожалению, я занят(а) в пятни

цу.

Details

See you soon.

Shall I pick you up at the office? Let’s say six-ish.

I’ll come down.

Could you make that a bit later / earlier? 7 7 \ зД 8 8 д) Понедельник мне, кажется, подходит.

До скорой встречи.

Зайти за тобой в офис? Скажем, часам к шести.

Я спущусь.

Ты не смог бы прийти немного позже / раньше?

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В датах надо употреблять порядковые числительные.

first (1st) second (2nd) third (3rd) fourth (4th) fifth (5th) sixth (6th) seventh (7th) eighth (8th) ninth (9th) tenth (10th)

eleventh (11th) twelfth (12th) thirteenth (13th) fourteenth (14th) fifteenth (15th) sixteenth (16th) seventeenth (17th) eighteenth (18th) nineteenth (19th) twentieth (20th) twenty-first (21st) twenty-second (22nd) thirtieth (30th) hundredth (100th)

Только три первых числа «неправильные», остальные принимают окончание “th”. Обратите внимание на некоторые изменения орфографии. Не забудьте о дефисе для “twenties” и “thirties”.

Внимание! Имеются различия между тем, что вы говорите, и тем, что вы пишите:

WRITE SAY

12th January 12 January the twelfth of January

Англичане и американцы по-разному говорят даты. Таким образом, 6 / 03 / 04 будет:

BRITISH: The sixth of March 2004 AMERICAN: June third 2004

Напоминаем — первая буква дней недели и месяцев пишется по-английски с заглавной буквы.

а) Я свободен во вторник.

б)Четверг мне подходит.

в) Я должен организовать совещание в июле.

г) Он сможет прийти во вторник утром.

Год

До 2000 года делите цифру на 2:

1997 = nineteen / ninety-seven

1801 = eighteen / oh-one

1700 = seventeen hundred

2000 = (the year) two thousand

2005 = two thousand and five

a decade = 10 years (декада = 10 годам)

the Twenties, the Thirties

a century = 100 years.

the nineteenth century, the twenty-first century....

BC = Before Christ (до P. X.) AD = Anno Domini (после P. X.)