赴约

If the invitee will be more than 20 minutes late for an appointment or for a social occasion , it is wise to telephone to say that he or she will be late.

如果被邀请的人赴约会或参加应酬场合迟到二十分钟以上，最好预先打电话通知

Oh, and you will be happy to know that the entire unity lacrosse team

噢，对了，你一定会很高兴整个联合高中曲棍球队都答应赴约了。

I couldn't keep the appointment because the roof of my house was leaking.

我不能去赴约，因为我的屋顶漏水。

I couldn't keep the appointment because I had to call a plumber to come.

我不能去赴约，因为我得打电话叫管工来。

Pray make my excuses to Pratt, for not keeping my engagement and dancing with him to night.

请你替我向普拉特道个歉，我今天晚上不能赴约，不能和他跳舞了。

After you made all this arrangement , you must remember and fulfill punctually your appointment.

在你完成了这些安排以后，你就必须记住，并准时赴约。

It is hard for energetic, quick-minded people to waste time, so they are often tempted to finish a job before setting out to keep an appointment.

对于一个精力充沛，思维敏捷的人来说浪费时间是很难的，他们经常会在赴约出发前就完成工作。

It is hard for energetic ,quick-minded people to waste time,so they are often tempted to finish a job before setting out to keep an appointment.

精力充沛，头脑敏捷的人极不愿意浪费时间，因此他们常想做完一件事后再赴约。

It is hardfor energetic , quick-minded people to waste time ,so they are often tempted to finish a job before settingout to keep an appointment .

精力充沛、头脑敏捷的人极不愿意浪费时间，因此他们常想做完一件事后再去赴约。

But people are often reproached for unpunctuality when their only fault is cutting things fine. It is hard for energetic, quick-minded people to waste time, so they are often tempted to finish a job before setting out to keep an appointment.

但有些人不准时经常因为掐钟点所致，他们经常受到责备，精力充沛、头脑灵敏的人极不愿意浪费时间，因此他们常想做完一件事后再去赴约。

The split between the two groups can hardly be papered over.

这两个团体间的分歧难以掩饰。

This approach not only encourages a greater number of responses, but minimizes the likelihood of stale groupthink.

这种做法不仅鼓励了更多的反应，而且减少跟风的可能性。