ESL Podcast 695 – Being Late for an Event

　　Eric: Let’s get a move on or we’ll be late – again!
Carmen: Hold your horses. I’m on the verge¹ of being ready. Rome wasn’t built in a day, you know.
Eric: A day? I’d settle for a week. Why is it that every time we have someplace to be you’re always running late?
Carmen: That’s because I march to the beat of a different drummer. Life isn’t about watching the clock; it’s about living in the moment.
Eric: Okay, at this very moment, we’re late.
Carmen: Just give me a couple of minutes more and I’ll be ready. After all, none of our friends expect us to be punctual anymore. They all know better.
Eric: Yeah, and I should, too. From now on, I’ll start getting ready when you say you’re all set. Then I’ll just have minutes to wait – not hours!
Script² by Dr. Lucy Tse

1 verge   

n.边，边缘；v.接近，濒临

参考例句：

• The country's economy is on the verge of collapse.国家的经济已到了崩溃的边缘。
• She was on the verge of bursting into tears.她快要哭出来了。

2 script   

n.剧本，广播稿；文字体系；笔迹，手迹

参考例句：

• It's easy to identify his script.他的笔迹容易辨认。
• The script is massaged into final form.这篇稿子经过修改已定稿。