奥运口语：我们可以10点会合

We could¹ meet at 10, if that's good for you. /我们可以10点会合，如果时间对你合适的话。

A: What time is best to meet tomorrow?

A: 明天最好几点会合？

B: Well, we need to meet first, then catch a taxi to the airport.

B: 哦，我们需要先会合，然后乘出租车去机场。

A: I suppose² we should meet early then – give ourselves³ plenty⁴ of time.

A: 我想我们应该早点会合——以便我们有足够的时间。

B: Yes. Better to be early than late.

B: 是的，早比晚好。

A: We could meet at 10, if that's good for you.

A: 我们可以10点会合，如果时间对你合适的话。

B: 10 should be fine. Then we can take a taxi and arrive in time.

B: 10点可以。然后我们乘出租车，及时到达。

Notes 注释

1. You can use I suppose . . . / I suppose . . . (or I think . . . / I think . . . ) to make suggestions⁵ also, eg: I suppose we should meet early / I suppose we should meet early: I think it would⁶ be good to meet at 10 / I think it would be good to meet at 10.

你还可以用I suppose . . . / 我想. . . (或者 I think . . . / 我想 . . . )来提出建议，例如：I suppose we should meet early / 我想我们应该早点会合: I think it would be good to meet at 10 /我想可以在10点会合。

2. You can use early / early and late / late (and . . . in good time / . . . in good time) to describe⁷ time, eg: We should meet early / We should meet early: I don't want to be late / I don’t want to be late: We will arrive in good time / We will arrive in good time.

你可以用early / 早和 late / 晚(以及 . . . in good time / . . . 提前) 来描述时间, 例如: We should meet early /我们应该早点见面。I don't want to be late / 我不想迟到: We will arrive in good time /我们将会提前到达。

3. You can say: Better to be early than late / Better to be early than late and there is a famous⁸ expression⁹ in English: Better late than never / Better late than never.

你可以说：Better to be early than late /早比晚好，以及英文当中的一个著名的谚语：Better late than never /到总比不到好。