咱们今晚差一刻七点见

　　Let's meet at quarter to seven this evening.

　　咱们今晚差一刻七点见。

　　A  Hello, Neil. When do you want to meet?

　　A  你好，尼尔！你想什么时候见面？

　　B  Let's meet at quarter to seven this evening.

　　B  咱们今晚差一刻七点见。

　　A  6:45 this evening. Fine. At the theatre?

　　A  今晚6：45。好的。在剧院见面吗？

　　B  Yes, we'll have time for a drink and a chat.

　　B  是的。我们将有时间喝一杯，聊一聊。

　　A  When does the performance begin?

　　A  演出什么时候开始？

　　B  At 7:45. So we'll have a full hour before it begins.

　　B  7：45 开始。所以在开演前我们有整整一个小时的时间。

　　Notes注释

　　1  When going out to the theatre, for example, people often want to spend some time together beforehand. Here two people make arrangements to do just that: Let's meet at quarter to seven this evening. / Let's meet at quarter to seven this evening.

　　例如，当出去到剧院看演出时， 人们经常想在演出开始前花点时间在一起。这里的两个人就是做出了这样的安排：Let's meet at quarter to seven this evening. /咱们今晚差一刻七点见。

　　2  The reason for meeting is to leave enough time to have a drink and a chat: We'll have time for a drink and a chat. / We'll have time for a drink and a chat. / And a full hour will be long enough: We'll have a full hour before it begins. / We'll have a full hour before it begins.

　　提前见面的原因是留出足够的时间一起喝点东西，聊一聊。We'll have time for a drink and a chat. /我们将有时间喝一杯，聊一聊。要想这样做，有一个小时足够了。We'll have a full hour before it begins. /在开演前我们有整整一个小时的时间。

Key phrases and sentences   Hello, Neil. When do you want to meet? Let's meet at quarter to seven this evening. 6:45 this evening. Fine. At the theatre? Yes, we'll have time for a drink and a chat. When does the performance begin? At 7:45. So we'll have a full hour before it begins.

重要的短语和句子   你好，尼尔！你想什么时候见面？   咱们今晚差一刻七点见。   今晚6：45。好的。在剧院见面 吗？ 是的。我们将有时间喝一杯，聊一 聊。   演出什么时候开始？   7：45 开始。所以在开演前我们有整整一个小时的时间。