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 A:    Steven! Where have you been?  I’ve been trying
       to get a hold of you for hours!

 B:     I... um... there was an emergency at work, so...

 A:     I  was  waiting  for  you  in  the  restaurant  for 
        three hours! And you didn’t even have the decency¹ to 
        call me!  Do you have any idea how embarrassed I was?

 B:     Honey, I promise this won’t happen again, it’s just
       that I...

 A:    Yeah, right.  I’ve heard it all before.  I’m not going
       to  take  any  more  of  your  empty  promises. This
        is the 5th time you’ve stood me up in two weeks!
       You need to get your priorities² straight. I’m tired
       of you putting your job first all the time!

 B:    Come on, Veronica, that’s not fair. I do care about
       you a lot, you know that. I tried to ...

 A:    You  know  what? Maybe  we  should  just  take  a
       break. I need some time to think about where this
       relationship is heading.

 B:    But...Veronica, would you just listen to me? There
       was a fire alarm at my office building today and I
       was stuck...
 

1 decency   

n.体面，得体，合宜，正派，庄重

参考例句：

• His sense of decency and fair play made him refuse the offer.他的正直感和公平竞争意识使他拒绝了这一提议。
• Your behaviour is an affront to public decency.你的行为有伤风化。

2 priorities   

n.先( priority的名词复数 )；优先；优先权；优先考虑的事

参考例句：

• The document provided a revealing insight into the government's priorities. 这份文件使人看出政府的轻重缓急是怎样安排的。
• We must work together to fund only our most important priorities. 我们必须共同努力，只为最重要的项目提供资金。 来自英汉非文学 - 政府文件