Conversation:

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

大家都去哪儿了？我们本来15分钟前就要开始的。

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

乔打电话说她一会儿就到，她说被一个客户缠住了。

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

大家不好意思，我迟到了。今天早上高速公路那儿发生了一起交通事故。

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.

大家早上好！杰斯，你也堵车了吗？高速公路那边撞车，交通堵了有几英里。

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

斯科特刚刚打电话说他晚点到。他上个会议超时了，但是他现在在路上。

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 twenty. All right, let's get started. So the first thing I want to talk about is our..

各位，这真让人无法接受。如果我说会议十点开始，那就必须十点开始，不能10:01，更不能10:20。好了，现在开始。那么我要说的第一件事情是我们的。

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.

真的很抱歉，各位，我知道我迟到了，但真的不是我的错。我去星巴克买了杯咖啡，队排的太长太长了，我等了20分钟才拿到咖啡。

be supposed to

（按照规则；传统或预期）应该...（强调客观意义上）

例句：

We are supposed to be quiet during a concert.

我们在听音乐会时应该保持安静。

You are supposed to be home before nine o'clock.

你应该在九点前到家。

get tied up

被...缠住

例句：

Sorry I'm late, honey. I got tied up at the office.

抱歉，我迟到了，亲爱的。我在办公室一直很忙。

I was tied up on the phone all afternoon and didn't get any work done.

我整个下午都在打电话，没有完成任何工作。

I got tied up in traffic on the way here.

我来的路上堵车了。

traffic jam

交通堵塞

a huge/big traffic jam

例句：

We were stuck in a traffic jam.

我们遇上了交通堵塞。

pileup

连环相撞

a huge/serious pileup

例句：

I was driving in my car when I saw the pileup.

我正在开车，看到路上车连环相撞。

in a sec

马上；很快

=in a second

注意和in a minute的细微区别

be running late

迟到

例句：

Jane is running late, she'll be here in ten minutes.

简要迟到了，她十分钟后到。

Traffic is really bad, so I'm running late.

交通真的很糟糕，所以我要迟到了。

I'm running a bit late, so please start without me.

我有点晚了，所以请开始吧。

run over

延长

例句：

My meeting ran over fifteen minutes.

我的会议延长了十五分钟。

stuck in traffic

堵在交通中了

例句：

I got stuck in traffic.

我堵在路上了。

backed up for miles

堵了好几英里

例句：

The traffic is backed up for miles.

交通堵了好几英里。