纯正地道美语 第112期(外教讲解):The office story-I

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 client¹.

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 acceptable². If I say the meeting starts at ten, the meeting starts at ten. Not ten-oh-one! And definitely³ 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
 

1 client   

n.委托人，当事人，顾客

参考例句：

• She can't come to the telephone;she's serving a client.她不能来接电话，她正在接待一位顾客。
• The lawyer produced a clever defence of his client.律师机智地为委托人辩护。

2 acceptable   

adj.可接受的，合意的，受欢迎的

参考例句：

• The terms of the contract are acceptable to us.我们认为这个合同的条件可以接受。
• Air pollution in the city had reached four times the acceptable levels.这座城市的空气污染程度曾高达可接受标准的四倍。

3 definitely   

adv.一定地，肯定地；明确地，确切地

参考例句：

• The team will definitely lose if he doesn't play.如果他不参加比赛，这个队肯定会输。
• I shall definitely be home before six o'clock.6点以前，我一定回家。