六、 About Evening Entertainment

526. I'm free tonight.

527. Shall we go to the cinema?

528. Do you know what's on tonight?

529. May I ask you for a dance?

530. With pleasure.

531. Sorry, I'm engaged.

532. What about another dance?

533. You're a good dancer.

534. What's on Channel 8 now?

535. I don't know. You may look in the TV Guide.

536. Let's see what else is on.

537. Did you see the special last night?

538. I don't want to see any more of this TV show.

539. Can we change the channel?

540. I want to see the weather.

七、 Appointments

541. I'd like to make an appointment with Mrs. Green.

542. She's free on Friday and Saturday.

543. Sorry, can I see her before Friday?

544. Let me see. She has 30 minutes Tuesday afternoon.

545. At what time?

546. From 4 to 4:30.

547. All right.

548. So you'll come then. Please phone in if you can't make it.

549. I have an interview this afternoon.

550. I can come any time except Sunday.

551. You can reach me at 6609823.

552. He phoned to cancel the meeting.

553. Please call me before you come.

554. Please make an appointment with my secretary.

555. I have to change my appointment from Monday to Thursday.

八、 Seeing A Doctor

556. What's your trouble?

557. How long have you had it?

558. I should say you've caught a cold.

559. You need an injection.

560. Is it serious?

561. Do I need to be hospitalized?

562. Have you seen the doctor?

563. What did the doctor say?

564. Jack is up and about now.

565. The doctor says that I should take quinine.

566. What sort of medicine do you take?

567. The doctor says that I should not eat anything oily.

568. I had a shot of penicillin.

569. You have to be operated on.

570. He gave me a chest X-ray and took my blood pressure.

九、 Making A Phonecall

571. Hello. May I speak to Mr. Green?

572. Just a moment.

573. Hold on.

574. He's not in. May I take a message for him?

575. Yes, please.

576. Would you answer the phone please?

577. I want to make a long distance call.

578. This is Mary Speaking.

579. Would you tell Mr. Green that I called?

580. I must have dialed a wrong number.

581. I couldn't get through.

582. I have to hang up now.

583. Would you call back tomorrow?

584. There's something wrong with the phone.

585. I tried to call you, but the line was busy.

十、 About Mail

586. I have received a letter from my cousin.

587. I haven't heard from him for a long time.

588. Send a postcard to me when you arrive in Shanghai.

589. I put some photographs in the envelope.

590. He hasn't answered my letter yet.

591. My mother mailed me a parcel.

592. We keep in touch with each other by Email since he left China.

593. Don't forget to put stamps on your letter.

594. How long does it take for a letter to get to America from Beijing?

595. You've got an express mail.

596. To make it fast, you can send a fax.

597. My mother has sent me a registered letter, I guess she has something important to tell me.

598. I find my name on the blackboard. I must have got a remittance.

599. Do you want to airmail it or not?

600. I drop the letter into the mailbox in front of the Post Office.