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四、各类活动(Activities)
1. 约会(Date)
约会是人们日常交际中重要的活动。当我们需要和别人一起参加某项活动，或拜访他人，就应当征求别人的意见，提前约定：
Would Dr. Norman be able to see me at nine sharp tonight?（今天晚上九点诺曼尔医生有时间见我吗？）
Alice, do you happen to be free this afternoon?（爱丽丝，你今天下午有空吗？）
I was wondering if you were doing anything on Saturday evening? （星期六晚上您是否有空？）
How about going on a hike tomorrow? （去踏青，好吗？）
Should I make an appointment with you for the next few days?（以后几天我还需要和你预约吗？）
对别人的邀请，我们应该先表示感谢，然后表明我们的态度，接受或者不接受。如果我们不能接受，就应向对方委婉表明缘故，并感谢对方的好意。
在英语中，我们可以经常这样说：
Oh, surely I can, I'd really appreciate it.（哦，当然可以，我非常乐意！）
That's settled then.（就这么定了。）
I'd love to, but I...（我很想去，但是……）
我们也可以从下面的对话中体会：
A: Good morning. Doctor Croat's office. Can I help you?
B: I'd like to make an appointment to see the dentist.
A: Let me see. I can arrange for you to see the doctor in a week.
B: Can't I see him tomorrow?
A: I'm afraid you can't. The dentist is very busy these days.
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