流利美語隨你講 Lesson35-日常生活5

【Dialogue 5】

A: Jack, I'm sorry. I have kept you waiting for so long.

B: Rose, here you are! But why did you take so long to get here? Is there a --1-- ?

A: Something --2-- on the way. A jaywalker was killed in a horrible car accident.

The road was closed, so I had to turn right to take another road.

B: It's understandable.

【tips】

understandable: 可以理解的，understanding:善解人意的。 -able后綴表示是使人......的。

如：forgetful健忘的，forgetable容易被人忘記的；respectful滿懷敬意的，respectable令人尊敬的。

【精彩短句】

隨時都可以。

Any time, Sir.

A:When do you think you can start work?

B:Any time, sir.

【文化ABC】--約人談話

如果是約人談話，簡單寒暄之后應盡快進入正題， 不宜海闊天空拉將長，耽誤對方的時間。正事談完后盡快結束談話與對方道別。

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