英語播客初級版 第299期(外教講解):準時punctuality

Maggie Gao: Okay, everyone, shall we begin?
大家好，我們可以開始了嗎?
Bill: Sorry, Maggie, but we are missing a few people. Can we hang on a sec?
抱歉，馬吉，還有些人沒有來，我能再等一會兒嗎?
Maggie Gao: Well, I did say eleven o' clock sharp, and it' s now five past so. . .
是的，我確實是說11點整，現(xiàn)在都超過5分鐘了。
James: Hi, everyone, I' m so sorry I' m late. It' s raining cats and dogs outside and I had towait ages for a taxi.
嗨，大家好。很抱歉我遲到了。因為下大雨，我等了半天才打到出租車的。
Maggie Gao: Okay, James, take a seat quickly please. Right, the subject of the meeting is.
好的，詹姆斯，快點做下吧。好，來看今天會議的主題是……
Sally: Hi, guys. Please excuse me, I was held up in traffic.
大家好，抱歉我遲到了。路上交通堵塞了，所以花了很長時間遲到了。
Maggie Gao: Right, as I was saying the subject of the m. . .
好，剛才我們說會議的主題是……
Bruno: Hi, Maggie. I' m terribly sorry. The traffic is murder out there.
嗨，馬吉，我十分抱歉。路上交通太耽誤時間了。
Maggie Gao: Sit down, Bruno! Okay now, as you are aware, the topic for this meeting is "The importance of being punctual". Who would like to start?
坐下，布魯諾!好了現(xiàn)在，既然你們都很注意，今天會議的話題就是“準時的重要性”。誰先來談一談?
hang on 等一下，堅守
It's hard work, but if you hang on long enough you'll succeed. 這是艱苦的工作，但如果你堅持下去，你會成功的。
raining cats and dogs 傾盆大雨
wait ages for 形容等待的時間很長
punctual 準時的 punctuality 是它的名詞形式