Are you ready for the call with the Tokyo office?
你准备好和东京办公室通话了吗？
The call with Tokyo和东京通话
A real Time dialogue: The call with Tokyo. 29 lines, 4 key words, one phrase to keep and a short check.一段真实的时间对话：和东京通话。29 句对白、4 个重点词、一句金句和一个小练习。
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Almost. It starts at nine my time, right?
差不多了。我这边九点开始，对吧？
Yes, nine for you — but that is two in the morning for them.
是的，你那边九点——但他们那边是凌晨两点。
Two in the morning? That is a terrible time for them.
凌晨两点？那对他们来说太糟糕了。
I know. They are staying late on purpose.
我知道。他们是故意留到很晚的。
Who is joining from their side?
他们那边谁参加？
Marta is already in the meeting room. Paul joins us too.
玛尔塔已经在会议室了。保罗也加入我们。
Good morning, everyone. Can you hear me?
大家早上好。能听到我吗？
Loud and clear, Marta.
听得很清楚，玛尔塔。
Same here. Do we need Paul for the first part?
我也听得到。第一部分需要保罗吗？
He sends his apologies — he is stuck on the train.
他道歉——他被困在火车上了。
Then let us start with the design questions.
那我们就从设计问题开始吧。
Please do. I have notes from the last meeting.
请讲。我带了上次会议的笔记。
The first slide shows the new schedule.
第一张幻灯片是新的日程安排。
How long is the meeting planned for?
会议计划开多久？
One hour. That fits everyone, more or less.
一个小时。差不多适合所有人。
One hour is fine. After that I have another call at four.
一个小时可以。之后我四点还有一通电话。
Then let us keep to the time. Marta, your question first.
那我们就准时一点。玛尔塔，你先提问。
The deadline is in three weeks, correct?
截止日期是三周后，对吗？
Three weeks from Monday. Not from today.
从下周一起算三周。不是从今天。
So the twenty-fourth. I will write it in my calendar.
那就是二十四号。我把它写进日历。
My calendar says Monday the twenty-fifth.
我的日历上写的是周一二十五号。
Let me check... Yes, Monday the twenty-fourth. Sorry.
我看看……对，周一二十四号。抱歉。
No problem. The twenty-fourth it is.
没问题。就定二十四号。
Maybe we should use one time zone for everything.
也许我们应该所有事都用一个时区。
Good idea. From now on, everything in your time zone.
好主意。从现在起，都用你的时区。
Agreed. It saves a lot of emails.
同意。这样能省很多邮件。
And no more two o’clock in the morning calls.
再也没有凌晨两点的通话了。
I will drink coffee for all of you in Tokyo. Thank you for staying up so late.
我会为你们所有人在东京喝咖啡。谢谢你们熬到这么晚。
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time zone时区
deadline截止日期
calendar日历
meeting会议
Key phrases
Are you ready for the call with the Tokyo office?
你准备好和东京办公室通话了吗？
A three-question check三道小题，检验一下
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01Question 1 of 3
Are you ready for the call with the Tokyo office?
02Question 2 of 3
How long is the meeting planned for?
03Question 3 of 3
I will drink coffee for all of you in Tokyo. Thank you for staying up so late.