金融英语口语：待客（1）

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　　receiving Guests
& B) x( z. S- R- e7 b　　We are glad you could make it today.
* j" Z" S1 O6 V/ U% s" ^( e% W　　I am so pleased you cold come.
% e/ D& ^. _9 B0 R　　We have been expecting you.
: F' o3 @3 E! V　　Let me have your coat.
/ e# t) W# ^: f3 F　　You can leave your overcoat here, it is quite warm inside.
　　You can see I have been on tiptoe all this while.
( U$ w0 \+ E  o' Y  J' u2 M) G2 p　　The reception is in your honor.
　　We will be serving in a minute.
　　Mr. Brown is at the gate with some guests.
　　Mrs . Jones has been busy talking to the other ladies somewhere in the hall.
' c) R+ t; l& F6 q7 `# n! B　　David will be here tonight.
$ L  N8 _5 ^2 P0 m5 O' f　　They will join us later.
　　Mr. Jukes is on his way here.
　　We have sent a car for him.
; D( |* n, C% d- s$ @　　I am expecting him here in time for dinner.
) M/ l: S+ |6 _6 z　　I image you would like to make some new friends here.
. E. o2 Q3 W+ m" Q* L7 E0 q. n　　Please find a place where you can get better acquainted.
0 b9 {$ x/ N9 }' I　　It will be difficult to locate him right now in such a crowd.
) i% O) B+ F2 G  g4 {) X% J　　Shall I get you a drink or something?
　　Would you please carry on? I will be seeing some other guests to the gate.
　　You can join them for chat, since you are in the same line, Shall I introduce you ?
　　I must apologize for coming so late.
　　Mr .Smith was held up at the last minute , so he asked me to come on his behalf.