纯正地道美语 第112期(外教讲解):The office story-I'm late
日期:2010-09-02 11:19

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A: Where is everyone? We were supposed to start fifteen minutes ago!

B:Jo called and said she’d be here in a sec. She said she got tied up with a client.

C:Sorry I’m late everyone. There was a huge traffic jam on the highway this morning.

D:Morning everyone! Were you stuck in traffic as well, Jess? There was a huge pileup on the highway and traffic was backed up for miles.

B: Scott just called and said that he’s running late. His last meeting ran over, but he’s on his way now.

A:Guys, this is not acceptable. If I say the meeting starts at ten, the meeting starts at ten. Not ten-oh-one! And definitely not ten-ten! All right. Let’s get started. So the first thing I want to talk about is our...

E:I’m really sorry, everyone! I know I’m late. But really, it’s not my fault. I was getting a coffee at Starbucks, and the line was way too long. I was waiting for twenty minutes to get my coffee!

词汇注释

词汇注释:
1. be supposed to 应该, 被期望。例句:
He was supposed to give us advice, but all he came up with were airy-fairy ideas.
他应该给我们提些劝告,但他所想出来的一切是不切实际的。

2. in a sec 立刻,马上。例句:
Excuse me. bill. Back in a second.
对不起。比尔。一会儿就回来。

3. get tied up with 被……缠住。例句:
These days I get tied up with my design.这些天我忙于设计。

4. huge traffic jam 严重的交通堵塞

5. pileup n. 多车相撞

6. back up v. (因积聚而)拥堵, 堵塞。例句:
Soon, like a traffic jam, that pressure would be backed up all the way to Washington.
这就好比发生了交通堵塞,要不了多久那车辆的长龙就会一直排到华盛顿。

7. run late 迟到,比预期的发生得晚。例句:
The concert may run late.音乐会可以延续到很晚。

8. acceptable a. 可接受的;合意的

9. wait v. 等待。例句:
I'm waiting for James to arrive.
我正等着詹姆斯的到来。
参考译文
参考译文:

A: 人都在哪儿?我们原本十分钟前就应该开会!

B: Jo打电话来说她马上就到。她刚才一直忙于和顾客商议,走不开。

C: 抱歉,我来晚了。今天早晨公路上塞车很严重。

D:大家早晨好。Jess,你们也遇到交通堵塞了?公路上堵车很李航,被堵的车辆有几公里长。

B: Scott打电话来说他将晚到一会儿。他最后一个会议开完了,现在正在路上。

A: 同志们,这太令人无法接受了。如果我说十点开会,会议就应该再十点开。不是九点五十开,也不是十点十分开。好吧,我们现在就开始,我想说的第一件事是……

E: 对不起。我知道我迟到了。但是这真不是我的错。我想在星巴克买杯咖啡,但是排队的人太多了。我等了20分钟才买到咖啡。

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重点单词
  • faultn. 缺点,过失,故障,毛病,过错,[地]断层 vt.
  • concertn. 音乐会,一致,和谐 vt. 制定计划,通过协商达成
  • pressuren. 压力,压强,压迫 v. 施压
  • acceptableadj. 合意的,受欢迎的,可接受的
  • minutesn. 会议记录,(复数)分钟