1. B: Wài, zhèi shi Lǐbīnsī. 喂，這是禮賓司。 Hello. This is the Protocol Department. A: Wèi, wǒ shi Láidēng Dàshǐde mìshū. 喂，我是萊登大使的秘書。 Hello. I am Ambassador Leyden’s secretary. 2. A: Dàshǐ jiēzháo nǐmende qǐngtiě le. 大使接著你們的請帖了。 The ambassador received your invitation. 3 A: Hěn kěxī, yīnwei tā yǒu shì, Báyuè jiǔ hào bù néng lái. 很可惜因爲他有事，八月九號不能來。 Unfortunately, because he has a previous engagement, he cannot come on August 9. A: Qǐng ni zhuǎngào Qiáo Bùzhǎng. 請你轉告譙部長. Please inform Minister Qiáo. A: Hěn bàoqiàn. 很抱歉。 I’m very sorry. 4. B: Hěn yíhàn, Láidēng Dàshǐ bù néng lái. 很遺憾，萊登大使不能來。 We very much regret that Ambassador Leyden cannot come. B: Wǒ tì ni zhuǎngào yíxià. 我替你轉告一下。 I will pass on the message for you. 5. A: Mǎ Mínglí, wǒmen yǒu jige tóngxué Xīngqīliù jìhua dào Chángchéng qù wánr. 馬明理我們有幾個同學星期六計劃到長城去玩兒。 Mǎ Mínglī, a few of us students are planning to go to the Great Wall Saturday for an outing. A: Nǐmen néng bu néng yìqǐ qù? 你們能不能一起去？ Can you go with us? 6. B: Zhēn bù qiǎo. 真不巧。 We really couldn’t make that. B: Nèitiān wǒmen yǒu shì, méi bànfa qù. 那天我們有事，沒辦法去。 We have a previous engagement that day; we have no way of going. 7. A: Xīwang yǐhòu zài zhǎo jīhui jùyijù ba. 希望以後在找機會聚一聚吧。 I hope that late we will find an other opportunity to get together. B: Hǎo a. 好啊。 Okay. 8. dàjiā 大家 everybody, everyone 9. jiēdào 接到 to receive (alternate form of jiēzháo) 10. tóngshì 同事 fellow worker, colleague 11. yīnggāi 應該 should, ought to, must