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。
