Delaying an appointment
　　A: I’m afraid we are really short staffed this week, Mr. Crandal.
　　________1 .
　　B: Are you telling me you’re not going to meet with me?
　　A: Not at all, sir. I’d just like to push it up to next week.
　　I’ll have a lot more free time at the beginning of next week.
　　B: Well, I don’t like it, but I guess I don’t have any choice.
　　推迟会面时间
　　A：恐怕这星期我们的确人手不够，克兰道先生。________2 。
　　B：你的意思是不打算见我了吗？
　　A：绝对不是，先生。我只是想挪到下星期。下周初我会空闲得多。
　　B：好吧，我不愿意这样，不过我想也别无选择了。
　　答案：
　　1.I’d like to accommodate you, but I just don’t think I’ll have the time.
　　2.我想给您服务，可就恐怕没有时间。