英语播客EnglishPod 337

 A:    Where is everyone?  We were supposed to start
       fifteen minutes ago!

 B:    Jo  called  and  said  she’d  be  here  in  a  sec. She
       said she got tied up with a client¹.

 C:     Sorry I’m late everyone.  There was a huge traffic
       jam on the highway this morning.

 D:     Morning  everyone! Were  you  stuck  in  traffic  as
       well, Jess? There was a huge pileup on the high-
       way and traffic was backed up for miles.

 B:     Scott  just  called  and  said  that  he’s  running  late.
        His last meeting ran over, but he’s on his way now.
 A:    Guys, this is not acceptable².  If I say the meeting
       starts at ten,  the meeting starts at ten. Not ten-
       oh-one!  And definitely³ not ten-ten!  All right.  Let’s
       get started.  So the first thing I want to talk about
        is our...

 E:     I’m  really  sorry,  everyone! I  know  I’m  late. But
        really,  it’s  not  my fault. I  was  getting a  coffee at
       Starbucks, and the line was way too long. I was
       waiting for twenty minutes to get my coffee!
 

1 client   

n.委托人，当事人，顾客

参考例句：

• She can't come to the telephone;she's serving a client.她不能来接电话，她正在接待一位顾客。
• The lawyer produced a clever defence of his client.律师机智地为委托人辩护。

2 acceptable   

adj.可接受的，合意的，受欢迎的

参考例句：

• The terms of the contract are acceptable to us.我们认为这个合同的条件可以接受。
• Air pollution in the city had reached four times the acceptable levels.这座城市的空气污染程度曾高达可接受标准的四倍。

3 definitely   

adv.一定地，肯定地；明确地，确切地

参考例句：

• The team will definitely lose if he doesn't play.如果他不参加比赛，这个队肯定会输。
• I shall definitely be home before six o'clock.6点以前，我一定回家。