A: Where is everyone? We were supposed to start fifteen minutes ago.
大家都去哪兒了？我們本來15分鐘前就要開始的。
B: Jo called and said she'd be here in a sec. She said she got tied up with the client.
喬打電話說她一會兒就到，她說被一個客戶纏住了。
C: Sorry, I'm late everyone. There was a huge traffic jam on the highway this morning.
大家不好意思，我遲到了。今天早上高速公路那兒發(fā)生了一起交通事故。
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.
大家早上好！杰斯，你也堵車了嗎？高速公路那邊撞車，交通堵了有幾英里。
B: Scott just called and said that he's running late. His last meeting ran over, but he's on his way now.
斯科特剛剛打電話說他晚點到。他上個會議超時了，但是他現(xiàn)在在路上。
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 twenty. All right, let's get started. So the first thing I want to talk about is our..
各位，這真讓人無法接受。如果我說會議十點開始，那就必須十點開始，不能10:01，更不能10:20。好了，現(xiàn)在開始。那么我要說的第一件事情是我們的。
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.
真的很抱歉，各位，我知道我遲到了，但真的不是我的錯。我去星巴克買了杯咖啡，隊排的太長太長了，我等了20分鐘才拿到咖啡。
be supposed to
（按照規(guī)則；傳統(tǒng)或預(yù)期）應(yīng)該...（強(qiáng)調(diào)客觀意義上）
例句：
We are supposed to be quiet during a concert.
我們在聽音樂會時應(yīng)該保持安靜。
You are supposed to be home before nine o'clock.
你應(yīng)該在九點前到家。
get tied up
被...纏住
例句：
Sorry I'm late, honey. I got tied up at the office.
抱歉，我遲到了，親愛的。我在辦公室一直很忙。
I was tied up on the phone all afternoon and didn't get any work done.
我整個下午都在打電話，沒有完成任何工作。
I got tied up in traffic on the way here.
我來的路上堵車了。
traffic jam
交通堵塞
a huge/big traffic jam
例句：
We were stuck in a traffic jam.
我們遇上了交通堵塞。
pileup
連環(huán)相撞
a huge/serious pileup
例句：
I was driving in my car when I saw the pileup.
我正在開車，看到路上車連環(huán)相撞。
in a sec
馬上；很快
=in a second
注意和in a minute的細(xì)微區(qū)別
be running late
遲到
例句：
Jane is running late, she'll be here in ten minutes.
簡要遲到了，她十分鐘后到。
Traffic is really bad, so I'm running late.
交通真的很糟糕，所以我要遲到了。
I'm running a bit late, so please start without me.
我有點晚了，所以請開始吧。
run over
延長
例句：
My meeting ran over fifteen minutes.
我的會議延長了十五分鐘。
stuck in traffic
堵在交通中了
例句：
I got stuck in traffic.
我堵在路上了。
backed up for miles
堵了好幾英里
例句：
The traffic is backed up for miles.
交通堵了好幾英里。
