Прочитайте и переведите текст.

Calling off an appointment

Stepanova, an interpreter with our Embassy in London, has an appointment with the dentist, but she has caught a bad cold, so she won't be able go. She has rung up the dentist's office and is speaking to the nurse.

Nurse: Hello! Dr. Robertson's office.

Nelly: Good morning. My name's Stepanova. I've got an appointment for three o'clock this afternoon, but I won't be able to keep it, I’m afraid.

1. Прочитайте вслух и переведите на русский язык:

1. Someone wants to see you, Mr. Bennett.

2. Is there anything interesting on the telly tonight?

3. I can't suggest anything else, I'm afraid.

4. Nobody has ever had any trouble with this equipment.

5. I have nothing against it.

6. I see nothing new in this design.

7. I think we've met somewhere before, haven't we?

8. I've already looked for my telephone book everywhere. I can't find it anywhere.

9. Is there anything urgent to-day?

10. ''Is there anything interesting in the catalogue?" "No, nothing special."

11. It isn’t my key, I'm afraid, it's somebody else's.

2. Заполните пропуски словами, оканчивающимися на - body, -thing, -where.

1. I wouldn’t like to give... any trouble, but we’ll have to put off our meeting, I'm afraid. I can't do... about it.

2.... understands me as well as you do.

3.... was congratulating him on his success and he looked happy.

4. Is... ready for the talks?

5. They sell that book... so you can buy it easily.

Навыки устной речи

1. Прочитайте вслух и переведите примеры на новые слова.

1. I won't be able to keep the appointment, I'm afraid.

2. I'll have to call off my appointment with the factory manager tomorrow.

3. Please don't cancel my appointment, just put it off till Monday.

4. Is it true they've appointed Mr. Parker manager?

5. There'll be an international conference on the problem next month.

6. Let’s appoint the day for the talks.

7. Everybody shares your opinion.

8. Everything was strange to me at first.

9. If you want to contact any of them, try to do so before lunch break.

10. Everything is in perfect order.

11. How long will it take you to put everything in order?

12. None of us believed him.

Прочитайте и переведите текст.

Making an Appointment

Victor Pavlov is a representative of a Russian company which is interested in buying Japanese equipment. The company has done business with Japanese firms before.

Victor has just come to Tokyo. He wants to make an appointment with his Japanese counterpart. Victor is learning Japanese, but he is afraid it will be difficult for him to speak Japanese on the phone. He knows that his counterpart's secretary speaksfluent English, so the wholeconversation is in English.

Дата добавления: 2015-11-14