Meeting Guests
+ Q8 ?8 s7 w' g, m From the Host0 L/ m$ Y$ j: g" L( G5 E) t- f; T
I’m here to meet you on behalf of our manager.
/ b: \, m3 T( }6 | How did you enjoy your trip?. N7 A( H# N8 F$ D7 w/ ?) B
I hope you’ve had a pleasant trip.
& \1 @5 p$ U; i3 F: \5 r- }- v! P It’s my pleasure to meet you.
6 R* r; W: k: P5 ^ You must be very tired after such a long trip.
0 s; [$ u; m- Q We’ve been looking forward to your arrival.
% [+ T. b5 C/ [3 W You must be Prof.Johnson from Harvard University.+ F; ]: C' R* s% d2 I+ Z% P
Have you gone through the formalities?
8 z8 d, u. n' Z& B7 F B$ T+ w Did you have to go to the customs and all that?8 M- c5 H0 k) [
Give me the luggage check and I’ll get your luggage for you./ t* D9 v( l9 A* v$ L
We might as well rest here for a while. We’ve got to wait for our luggage to come out.
4 ?7 b: c( Y- o/ ^ Shall we go and get your things?
7 _: }6 e! o9 l Will you point out your luggage to me?6 g. C: L2 ?$ h. Z) S
Are you sure you’ve got everything with you?
# ?% X8 `6 D1 O. z3 V We’re getting up a dinner party for you at seven tonight.
+ o8 U( Q+ T4 Y9 Y. D If you’ll excuse me, I’ll be leaving you for now. Mr. Dickson will take you to your hotel and see to everything.
% y: }& [+ W) ?) z i We’ll call you up at about six for the reception.
, d2 \5 a0 Q+ K" r* u& X0 S A minute ago I was not sure if I could still recognize you.4 _3 ?- Z' @# v$ u3 L
We picked you out of the crowd as soon as you showed up.- [ [9 S y) O- R# U, V( p
We thought we’d have to go home without you.
& X6 l! g8 P& b' \- \6 V I’m so pleased you could come.: o* ]6 A" l7 W: o
We’ve been expecting you.5 N9 K4 D5 @7 u( F- w- s" G1 w
From the Guest; C, {1 Y- I% N8 ]- s: K! B
It’s been pleasant all the way.
! h6 z6 L: W, c. i I thought I’d have to take a taxi to your place.
% m! j! L- i# ]; T+ ^ I didn’t expect to spend so much time with the Customs.
5 F9 c/ T A5 Q. t I’ll be all right tomorrow either for business or sightseeing.
" B4 F$ G) j" }$ ^1 @* D, L4 j I’m already enjoying my stay here.! K3 r8 P- v9 i3 F: J" L1 s; D
You did give me a surprise.! T' Y! @# N5 `( o- P* j
It took me a few seconds to recognize you. 接客人 ^: ]; T9 d( Z+ g
主人的话
$ r/ @+ Z4 w* H: C9 i1 e! N 我代表经理来接您。
* f: U$ |) _3 _: a" ~ 旅途愉快吗?. {2 t" n/ n8 V3 M8 M
一路上还顺利吧。
5 x1 a A* j8 C* \* B+ a 见到您很高兴。5 \5 r) m3 N3 v# N, |+ K
长途跋涉,人一定很累了吧。+ B* y, i1 k' ~( s& P( w
我们一直在期待着您的到来。$ Z! _% U8 L0 p! [
您一定是哈佛大学的约翰逊教授吧!
/ n& v& _7 H" |' h4 z+ E 手续办完了吗?, Y: k; k7 f0 b8 O/ \0 x
您是不是必须办理海关和其他手续?
: l% N% p: L( X 请您把行李单给我,我去替您取行李。0 Z- f1 y, [: I$ n& A
我们可以在这里休息一下,行李呆会才能来。
& u7 }! f. z, W! K 我们去取您的行李好吗?
; x1 v+ o+ O) s# k( x1 Y, k, J7 ?) g 给我指一下您的行李好吗?' r0 ~/ Z, h7 t; e- N6 I
请检查一下行李是不是齐了。; o( r" h |( d( m0 C. e
今晚7点,我们为您接风洗尘。7 Y& m6 v1 S- {4 U( H; z
请原谅,我得跟您告别了。迪克森先生要带您去旅馆,为您安排一切。
' S9 y& O; K. N2 T4 c, d 我们6点左右来接您参加招待会。
/ i* ~- r6 u$ Z, M5 e- p 刚才我还担心能不能认得出您来。
& m0 R( p8 s4 z0 F4 Q' H$ o* g: W 您在人群中一露面,我们就认出您来了。+ F- P k% S- ?' f
我们还以为接不到您,空手回家呢。4 Z- r: N3 ~) W
很高兴您能来。
: G0 z& f% f* f! [# p3 ~) i 我们一直在等您。- {* X, N4 ?+ V1 J0 u
客人的话
2 @; @( F. L* r4 | 一路上很愉快。0 d9 `5 i5 {: j. P: O6 Y- D% q7 l* G8 M
我还以为得叫出租车去您那儿呢。9 i- E/ c" g$ } O4 U$ i; N
没想到过海关得用这么长时间。+ _6 Q2 B9 R x% ?4 K& v
明天我就会恢复了,谈公事,参观访问都可以。! {, |# K- W" j, m& z, h
我已经喜欢上这儿了。3 y Y, f' ~8 s7 L0 v8 I1 n( \4 g
您真的让我没想到。3 H5 W! r9 F2 Y% S
我一下子没认出您来。 |