纯正地道美语 第112期(外教讲解):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!
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：
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。
