BEC剑桥商务英语辅导：交际高手03

　　Dialogue three Am I the last guest to arrive
　　A: Sorry to be late, am I the last guest to arrive?
　　B: Yes, VIPs always are, so it’s quite alright, and you are very important person at this party.
　　A: Oh, please, don’t.
　　B: I was just kidding, now let me introduce you to Mr. Wars.
　　Dialogue four I own you an apology
　　A: I own you an apology Mr. Green.
　　B: What do you mean?
　　A: I am terribly sorry that I yield at you in the team meeting last Thursday.
　　B: Oh, that, please forget it, I know you don’t mean to do that.
　　A: That’s very kind of you to say so.
　　Dialogue five I have been waiting for one hour
　　A: I have been waiting for Mr. Cook for one hour.
　　B: I am sorry, but he is still in a meeting.
　　A: While, how much longer do you think it will be?
　　B: He should finish soon.
　　Dialogue six I forgot to get it fixed
　　A: Is the overhead projector ready for the presentation
　　B: Oh, sorry, I forgot to get it fixed.
　　A: But I told you to have someone to fix it weeks ago.
　　B: I know, I am so sorry, the meeting totally slipped my mind, I have been so busy that I didn’t have time to call the repairman.
　　A: I don’t want to see this happen again.
　　B: I don’t know what to say. Let me go and see if I could borrow one.
　　Dialogue seven this report is unacceptable
　　A: I want to talk to you about this report you gave to me.
　　B: Anything wrong?
　　A: well, I found quite a few spelling mistakes here.
　　B: Oh, I do beg your pardon.
　　A: This report is unacceptable
　　B: I know, I can’t tell you how sorry I am. I was so careless, what shall I do now?
　　A: You have got to retype this entire report.
　　B: I will do it right away.
　　A: Please make sure it doesn’t happen again.
　　B: It won’t, I promise.
　　Dialogue eight it was entirely my fault
　　A: Helen, I missed my meeting this afternoon.
　　B: What meeting?
　　A: The meeting that you were supposed to remind me of.
　　B: Oh, my…I completely forgot.
　　A: Do you have a good excuse?
　　B: It was entirely my fault.
　　A: I should have reminded you.
　　B: This would be better not happen again, I expect you to do better in the future.
　　A: Thank you for understanding.