Intermediate - Vying for the Meeting Room (C2151)

A: 小李,会议室有人吗?
Xiǎo Lǐ, huìyìshì yǒu rén ma?
Xiao Li, is there someone in the conference room?
B: 有,技术部在开会。
yǒu, jìshùbù zài kāihuì.
Yes, the tech department is having a meeting.
A: 他们几点结束?
tāmen jǐ diǎn jiéshù?
What time will they be finished?
B: 没有说。刚进去。等他们开完估计要吃午饭了。
méiyǒu shuō. gāng jìnqù. děng tāmen kāi wán gūjì yào chī wǔfàn le.
They didn't say. They just went in. I think that by the time that they finish it will be time for lunch.
A: 这几天会议室好抢手。下午呢?怎么安排。
zhè jǐ tiān huìyìshì hǎo qiǎngshǒu. xiàwǔ ne? zěnme ānpái.
These past few days the conference room has been in such high demand. The afternoon then? How's the schedule?
B: 一点半到三点销售部要面试新员工。
yī diǎn bàn dào sān diǎn xiāoshòu bù yào miànshì xīn yuángōng.
From 1:30 to 3 o'clock the sales department will be interviewing new staff.
A: 三点以后呢?
sān diǎn yǐhòu ne?
And after 3 o'clock?
B: 三点到四点是一个空档。四点老板要会见客户。
sān diǎn dào sì diǎn shì yī gè kòngdàng. sì diǎn lǎobǎn yào huìjiàn kèhù.
From 3 o'clock to 4 o'clock it's a blank slate. The boss will be meeting with a client at 4 o'clock .
A: 刚想起来,三点到四点我可能还在外面。五点到六点呢?
gāng xiǎngqǐlái, sān diǎn dào sì diǎn wǒ kěnéng hái zài wàimian. wǔ diǎn dào liù diǎn ne?
I just remembered, I'm probably still going to be out from 3 to 4 o'clock. How about from 5 to 6 o'clock?
B: 暂时还没有安排。
zànshí hái méiyǒu ānpái.
At the moment, there's nothing planned.
A: 好,那我五点要用会议室。如果中间有人取消,也麻烦你跟我说一声。
hǎo, nà wǒ wǔ diǎn yào yòng huìyìshì. rúguǒ zhōngjiān yǒu rén qǔxiāo, yě máfan nǐ gēn wǒ shuō yī shēng.
Good. Then at 5 o'clock I want to use to conference room. If in the meantime someone cancels, would you mind letting me know?
B: 好的。
hǎo de.
Okay.

Key Vocabulary

会议室 huìyìshì conference room
技术部 jìshùbù technology department
结束 jiéshù to finish
děng to wait for
开完 kāi wán to finish a meeting
估计 gūjì to estimate
抢手 qiǎngshǒu to be in high demand
安排 ānpái to plan
dào to
销售部 xiāoshòu bù sales department
面试 miànshì to interview (for a job)
员工 yuángōng employee
空档 kòngdàng empty
会见 huìjiàn to meet
客户 kèhù client
想起来 xiǎng qǐlái to recall
暂时 zànshí temporarily
如果 rúguǒ if
中间 zhōngjiān among
取消 qǔxiāo to cancel
麻烦 máfan troublesome
说一声 shuō yī shēng to say

Supplementary Vocabulary

部门 bùmén department
可能 kěnéng to be able to
受欢迎 shòu huānyíng to be popular
qiǎng to snatch
有空 yǒukòng to be free, have time
培训 péixùn to train

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