对话节选
先看看这个场景说了什么
对话 1
You made it. The trains were a mess this morning, weren't they?
你总算到了。今天早上的火车乱成一团，是吧？
中文提示
They were. Mine was twenty minutes late, and then the carriage was packed.
是啊，我那班延误了二十分钟，后来车厢还特别挤。
对话 2
I gave up and took the bus, but traffic near the bridge barely moved.
我后来放弃坐火车，改坐公交，但桥附近的车流几乎不动。
中文提示
That doesn't sound much better. What time did you get in eventually?
听起来也没好到哪去。你最后几点到的？
对话 3
Ten past nine. Not awful, but too close for the client meeting tomorrow.
九点十分到的。不算太糟，但对明天的客户会议来说太悬了。
中文提示
Then I may need to leave earlier tomorrow. We really can't be late for the meeting at nine.
那明天我可能得早出门。九点的那场会不能迟到。
重点表达
值得记住的词汇
make it
赶到；成功到达
give up
放弃
too close
太悬；时间太紧
cut it close
时间卡得太紧
for once
难得一次
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。