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。