Subtitles section Play video Print subtitles Hello. You're joining us again? After Anna's call for Mr Lime, he asked her to lunch. Remember? Now Anna and Denise are flapping. We'll be asking you to marry him. Trust me, Anna, this has happened to me dozens of times, but I thought he was only interested in the lemons. Please promise me you won't mention this to anyone. Okay, I promise. Good morning, ladies. What's going on? Mr. Lime has asked Annatto lunch police. Andi, and it's not to talk business. I saw him looking at her with big eyes from the moment he first saw her. Denise hold slimy limey. A lucky Anna. It's not slimy. It's just don't tell me you said yes. Well, I didn't know what to say. You did? No, No. I said I was busy and would call back. I wanted to just say no. But with everyone complaining that I'm not polite on the phone, I just I didn't know how to say politely. All right, well, I'll tell you want to say hang on, Let me write it. Done. Why do all the pen skip disappearing? Here's one. Thanks. Okay, I'm listening, Tom. OK, Say go. Go away. Slimy Limey go away. Slimy Limey. Are you sure? Yeah, of course. Don't listen to manner. This is what you should say. Thank you for your offer, but I'm really sorry. I won't be able to then explain why. Say I'm afraid blah, blah, blow blah, blah, blah Say it's against company policy to have non business lunches with clients. Meaning you're not allowed to. If it's not for business, then say it wouldn't be appropriate. So with regret, I'm going to have to say no. Okay. I think I've got that all. Dan. Thanks. He'll be waiting for my coal. Hello, Sublime speaking. Hello, Mr Line. Ana, please call me SAB. So when can I invite you to lunch? Thank you for your offer. Well, thank you for your offer, but I'm really sorry. I won't be able to Oh, I'm afraid Heat. I'm afraid it's against company policy to have known business lunches with people. Really? Oh, how tedious. It wouldn't beige Pardon? No, not shoe. Mr. Slimey, I'm in Stoney's Mr Slimey. Oh, no. I mean Mr Limey lined up Sepp. You see, it wouldn't be appropriate. So with regret, I'm going to have to say no. I think I've understood. Goodbye, Anna. Goodbye. Oh, dear. He didn't take that too well. But apart from a little mistake, Anna did well there here. The phrases she used to politely refused the offer of lunch. Thank you for your offer, but I'm really sorry. I won't be able to. I'm afraid it is against company policy. It wouldn't be appropriate with regret. I'm going to have to say no. Good job, Anna. Bad luck, Mr Slimey.
B1 anna slimy politely offer lunch policy Politely refusing something – 16 – English at Work helps you make polite refusals 13 4 林宜悉 posted on 2020/07/01 More Share Save Report Video vocabulary