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Hey Keith, are we still on for Friday?
嘿Keith，我们周五还一起吗？
Oh, I've been meaning to talk to you about that. Unfortunately, I double booked myself on Friday, so I'm not going to be able to meet you like we planned, sorry.
噢，我一直想和你谈谈这件事。很遗憾，我周五定出去了，所以我不能像计划的那样和你见面了，抱歉。
Don't sweat it! When are you available next?
别担心！你下次有空是什么时候？
My schedule is booked all next week. Would the following Friday work for you?
我下周的日程都排满了。你下下个周五方便吗？
Oh, the following Friday I have some things to attend to but I might be able to reschedule them.
噢，下下个周五我有些事情要处理，但我可以重新安排时间。
Oh, I don't want to cause you any inconveniences. What about Wednesday? Could you fit us in sometime in the afternoon?
噢，我不想给你造成任何不便。周三怎么样？你能在周三下午给我们安排个时间吗？
Yes, Wednesday afternoon is perfect! Let me pencil you in!
好的，周三下午没问题！让我记录下来！
Thanks again and I'm so sorry for the inconvenience. I will make a note in my calendar too and I will keep you posted if anything changes.
再次感谢，我很抱歉给你带来的不便。我也会在我的日历上做一个笔记提醒，如果有什么变化我就告诉你。
Fantastic! Until Wednesday!
太棒了！周三见！
Grammar语法
"Next" as an adverb
We all know that "next" can be an adjective. For example, "next week", "next month", "next year", and "next time" are all very common collocations. in today's talkshow, however, "next" is an adverb. We can see this in the line "when are you available next?" This can be used in declarative sentences, like "I'm not sure what I should do next". But, often we will see this pattern in questions. For example, "What should I do next?"
我们都知道“next”可以是形容词，例如，“next week”、“next month”、“next year”和“next time”都是非常常见的搭配。然而，在我们今天的节目中，“next”是一个副词，我们可以在“你什么时候有空？”这句话中看到这一点。这可以用在陈述句中，比如“我不确定下一步该做什么”，但是，我们经常会在问句中看到这种表达，例如，“接下来我该做什么？”
Now, some of you might be wondering: can we use "next" as an adverb before the adjective "next"? Like "next next week"? This is not proper English, and it's not common either, so it's best to avoid it and say, "the week after next week" or "in two weeks".
现在有些人可能会想：我们能把副词的“next”用在形容词的“next”之前吗？比如中文里的下下周是“next next week”吗？这不是正统的英语，也不常见，所以最好避免，“下下周”你可以说“the week after next week”或“in two weeks”。
Here are some more examples of how you can use "next" as an adverb.
下面是一些关于如何将“next”用作副词的例子：
I'm so happy we came to Paris. Where should we go next?
我很高兴我们来巴黎了。我们下一站该去哪里？
He has been asking everyone for money. He will probably ask you next!
他一直向每个人要钱。下一个他可能会问你！
