Rescheduling and Canceling Meetings 改期和取消会议

Basic Structure 如何下笔

1. 点出会议将被改期。（I need to postpone

our meet ing unt i l . . . ）或取消（The

meeting has been canceled.）

2. 说明原因。（I'm afraid something has

come up.）

3. 告知新的会议时间（The time has been

changed to...）并致歉。（I apologize for

the change.）

SentencePatterns 商务写作句型　

I'mafraid something has come up. / Regretfully, my schedule has changed.

我恐怕临时有事。／遗憾的是，我的行程有所更动。

I'm afraid something has come up,so I can't keep our appointment.

我恐怕临时有事，所以我无法赴约。

Unfortunately,I'm unable to make the meeting scheduled for (date / day / time). /

Sorry,but I forgot about (an event / another meeting / appointment, etc.).

不巧的是，我无法于（某日期／某天／某时间）参与会议。／抱歉，我忘记（某事件、其它会

议、约定等）。

Unfortunately, I'm unable to makethe meeting scheduled for Friday morning.

不巧的是，我无法出席预定在星期五早上召开的会议。

I need topostpone our meeting until (date / day / time). / Can we reschedule it to

(date /day / time)?

我需要将我们的会议延期至（某日期／某天／某时间）。／我们能改期至（某日期／某天／某时间）吗？

I need to postpone our meetinguntil later this week or next week.

我需要将我们的会议延期至本星期稍后或下星期。

Can we reschedule it to August 8?

我们能把它改期至8 月8 日吗？

The timefor the meeting has been changed to (date / day / time). / Due to

circumstances,the meeting (date / day / time) has been canceled / postponed.

会议的时间已更改为（某日期／某天／某时间）。／基于某些情况，（某日期／某天／某时间）的

会议已被取消／延后。

Due to circumstances, the meetingon Monday has been canceled.

基于某些情况，星期一的会议已被取消。

Sorry forany inconvenience. / I apologize for the change.

不便之处，敬请见谅。／对于这项变更我感到抱歉。



Model E-mail电子邮件范例

To: Raymond Xu, Assistant Advertising Manager, AdPlanet

From: Stephanie Adamson, AdvertisingManager, Ad Planet

Subject: The meeting on May 2

Hi Ray:

With regard to the advertising meeting nextWednesday, I'm afraid something has come

up. One of my major clients is coming to town and he can onlymeet with me on May 2.

This means that, unfortunately, I'm unableto make our meeting scheduled for that day.

Can we reschedule the advertising meetingto either May 3 or May 4?

Could you also inform the others about thischange? Sorry for any inconvenience this may

cause you, Ray.

Yours truly,

Stephanie

收件人：星球广告公司　广告部副经理　雷蒙德‧许

寄件人：星球广告公司　广告部经理　史蒂芙尼‧亚当森

主　旨：5 月2 日的会议

雷：

你好!

关于下星期三的广告会议，我临时突然有事。我其中一位重

要的客户要进城。他只有5 月2 日有空，也就是说，很不巧地我

无法参与当天的会议。我们可以重新安排广告会议至5 月3 日或

5 月4 日吗？麻烦你也通知其它人此项变更好吗？造成你的任何

不便，我深感抱歉。

史蒂芙尼敬上