老板Tom的班机因为台风来袭而停飞，Tom从机场打电话给秘书Susan，了解公司在中国的工厂有没有受到台风的破坏。
(Phone rings)
T: Susan?
是苏珊吗？
S: Yes?
是的，怎么了？
T: It's bad news. All flights for the rest of the day have been canceled and we're stuck here for the night.
坏消息。剩下的所有航班都已经取消了，我们晚上就被困在这边了。
S: Oh, I'm sorry.
哦，对不起。
T: The airline is going to put us up at a hotel near the airport and they say hopefully we'll be able to depart first thing tomorrow.
航空公司安排我们在附近一家旅馆过夜，希望到第二天一早航班能恢复。
Tom开门见山，说有坏消息，因为当天的所有航班都被取消了。We're stuck here for the night，今天晚上算是困在这儿了。航空公司安排乘客在附近一家旅馆过夜，这里用的put someone up， 有安排某人住宿的意思，Tom 还说，航空公司希望第二天一早first thing tomorrow，航班能恢复。
S: Well, I know it's a hassle, but better safe than sorry, right?
嗯。我知道这是有点麻烦，但是至少比没有地方住方便，对吗？
T: Yeah, I wasn't looking forward to flying through a typhoon anyway. Any news on the flooding at the factory?
是的。我可不希望我们在台风中飞行。工厂的洪水有新的消息了吗？
S: Yes, actually...and it's good news. The water has mostly receded and the production area was not affected. Looks like we dodged a bullet.
是的，事实上……是个好消息。洪水已经基本上减退了，生产区域没有被影响到。看来躲过一劫了。
T: We sure did! And that is great news. Now maybe I'll get a good night's rest.
我确信我们做到了！这是一个非常好的消息。今晚我总算能睡个好觉了。
Susan劝老板说，虽然要在旅馆过夜很麻烦，it's a hassle, hassle is spelled h-a-s-s-l-e, hassle，指讨厌，麻烦的事情，但是better safe than sorry. Better safe than sorry， 是英语里很常用的一句话，意思是多加小心总比出了事再后悔要强。
Susan还高兴地告诉老板Tom，说公司设在中国的工厂因为台风引起的洪水已经基本退了，we dodged a bullet. to dodge a bullet，意思是躲过了一劫。Tom听了很高兴，说这下我晚上可以睡个好觉了。
S: Oh, and Mr. Tang says to tell you that he can't get a flight out of Singapore either, so he'll probably miss the conference as well.
哦，唐先生说也由于台风被困在新加坡。所以他也很可能错过会议。
T: (Chuckle) Well, it looks like we're all in the same boat. There's nothing we can do but be patient and wait it out.
嗯，看来我们情况一样的。没有什么其它办法。
S: Well, try to get some sleep and call me first thing when you have a new itinerary.
嗯，试着睡觉吧，当你有了新的日程和时间安排告诉我。
T: Will do. Thanks for your help, Susan.
会的。谢谢你的帮助，苏珊。
S: Of course. Bye!
当然了，再见！
T: Bye.
再见。
Susan还告诉老板Tom, 新加坡的合作伙伴唐先生也被台风困住了。Tom说，看起来we're all in the same boat，说跟别人in the same boat，意思是境况都一样。看起来，没有其他办法，只好be patient and wait it out，耐心等待台风过去了。Susan让老板晚上好好休息，明天早上有了新的日程表就马上通知她，这里所说的itinerary is spelled i-t-i-n-e-r-a-r-y, itinerary，指日程和活动安排。 |