Therefore, Ms. Smith has asked me to tell you that a meeting would not be helpful at this time.
我转告你现在会面没有什么意义。
Excuse me, what time will the plane arrive in Tokyo?
对不起,请问飞机何时到达东京呢?
Some of the bigger firms are engaged in researches which are of such general and fundamental nature that it is a positive advantage to them not to keep them secret.