先看看这个场景说了什么
对话 1
Morning, Matilda. I saw your call. Are you all right?
早上好,Matilda。我看到你的来电了。你没事吧?
中文提示
I'm fine. There's been an incident on the train line, and everyone has to take a replacement bus now.
我没事。火车线路出了事故,现在所有人都得换乘替代公交。
对话 2
Thanks for letting me know. How much later do you expect to arrive?
谢谢你告诉我。你预计会晚到多久?
中文提示
Probably about half an hour late. The bus has just arrived, but the queue is quite long.
大概晚半个小时。公交刚到站,不过排队的人很多。
对话 3
Don't rush. Commuting has been unreliable lately, and at least four other people have messaged me with the same problem.
别着急。最近通勤总是不太靠谱,至少还有四个人给我发消息说遇到了同样的问题。
中文提示
So it isn't just me. I was worried that missing the morning meeting would hold everyone up.
原来不只我一个人。我还担心早会迟到会耽误大家。
值得记住的词汇
replacement bus
替代公交
half an hour late
晚半小时
let someone know
告知某人
hold someone up
耽误某人
catch up
赶上进度
meeting notes
会议记录
准备好开口了吗?
听原声、看中文意图、录下回答,再根据反馈修正。