純正地道美語 第112期(外教講解):The office story I'm late
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!
詞彙註釋:
1. be supposed to 應該, 被期望。例句:
He was supposed to give us advice, but all he came up with were airy-fairy ideas.
他應該給我們提些勸告,但他所想出來的一切是不切實際的。
2. in a sec 立刻,馬上。例句:
Excuse me. bill. Back in a second.
對不起。比爾。一會兒就回來。
3. get tied up with 被……纏住。例句:
These days I get tied up with my design.這些天我忙於設計。
4. huge traffic jam 嚴重的交通堵塞
5. pileup n. 多車相撞
6. back up v. (因積聚而)擁堵, 堵塞。例句:
Soon, like a traffic jam, that pressure would be backed up all the way to Washington.
這就好比發生了交通堵塞,要不了多久那車輛的長龍就會一直排到華盛頓。
7. run late 遲到,比預期的發生得晚。例句:
The concert may run late.音樂會可以延續到很晚。
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來。
參考譯文:
A: 人都在哪兒?我們原本十分鐘前就應該開會!
B: Jo打電話來說她馬上就到。她剛纔一直忙於和顧客商議,走不開。
C: 抱歉,我來晚了。今天早晨公路上塞車很嚴重。
D:大家早晨好。Jess,你們也遇到交通堵塞了?公路上堵車很李航,被堵的車輛有幾公里長。
B: Scott打電話來說他將晚到一會兒。他最後一個會議開完了,現在正在路上。
A: 同志們,這太令人無法接受了。如果我說十點開會,會議就應該再十點開。不是九點五十開,也不是十點十分開。好吧,我們現在就開始,我想說的第一件事是……
E: 對不起。我知道我遲到了。但是這真不是我的錯。我想在星巴克買杯咖啡,但是排隊的人太多了。我等了20分鐘纔買到咖啡。