A Hello, Neil. When do you want to meet

A 你好，尼尔！你想什么时候见面？

B Let’s meet at quarter to seven this evening.

B 咱们今晚差一刻七点见。

A 6:45 this evening. Fine. At the theatre

A 今晚6：45。好的。在剧院见面吗？

B Yes, we’ll have time for a drink and a chat.

B 是的。我们将有时间喝一杯，聊一聊。

A When does the performance begin

A 演出什么时候开始？

B At 7:45. So we’ll have a full hour before it begins.

B 7：45 开始。所以在开演前我们有整整一个小时的时间。

Notes 注释

1 When going out to the theatre, for example, people often want to spend some time together beforehand. Here two people make arrangements to do just that: Let’s meet at quarter to seven this evening. / Let’s meet at quarter to seven this evening.

例如，当出去到剧院看演出时， 人们经常想在演出开始前花点时间在一起。这里的两个人就是做出了这样的安排：Let’s meet at quarter to seven this evening. /咱们今晚差一刻七点见。

2 The reason for meeting is to leave enough time to have a drink and a chat: We’ll have time for a drink and a chat. / We’ll have time for a drink and a chat. / And a full hour will be long enough: We’ll have a full hour before it begins. / We’ll have a full hour before it begins.

提前见面的原因是留出足够的时间一起喝点东西，聊一聊。We’ll have time for a drink and a chat. /我们将有时间喝一杯，聊一聊。要想这样做，有一个小时足够了。We’ll have a full hour before it begins. /在开演前我们有整整一个小时的时间。

Key phrases and sentences

Hello, Neil. When do you want to meet

Let’s meet at quarter to seven this evening.

6:45 this evening. Fine. At the theatre

Yes, we’ll have time for a drink and a chat.

When does the performance begin

At 7:45. So we’ll have a full hour before it begins.

重要的短语和句子

你好，尼尔！你想什么时候见面？

咱们今晚差一刻七点见。

今晚6：45。好的。在剧院见面吗？

是的。我们将有时间喝一杯，聊一聊。

演出什么时候开始？

7：45 开始。所以在开演前我们有整整一个小时的时间。

（实习编辑：于晓伟）