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.
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。