大家说英语 第571期:总是迟到

The bus is coming. I have to catch it.

公交车来了，我必须赶上这班车。

I am always late. But I can't be late today.

我总是迟到，可是我今天不能再迟到了。

I am meeting¹ Jackie. We are working on a project².

“我要和杰基会面，我们正在合作一项企划案。

"Hey Wendy, wait!" someone³ says.

“嘿，温蒂，等一下！”有人喊道。

I turn around. It's David. I like David.

我转过身。是戴维，我喜欢戴维。

"I have to hurry," I say. "I have to catch the bus!"

我说道：“我在赶时间。我必须赶上公交车！”

"OK, Wendy," he says. "But can we have dinner tonight?"

他说：“好吧，温蒂。可是我们今天晚上可以一起吃晚餐吗？”

I can't believe⁴ it! He's asking me to dinner!

我真不敢相信！他竟然邀我共进晚餐！

I really want to go. But I can see the bus coming.

我真的很想去。但我可以看到公交车已经开了过来。

"I am so sorry, David," I say, "But I can't tonight. I am working on a project."

我说：“戴维，真对不起。可是我今晚不行，我在做一个企划案。”

"Maybe we can go tomorrow night," says David.

戴维说：“也许我们可以明天晚上去。”

"That sounds great," I say.

我说：“太好了。”

I feel proud⁵ of myself⁶. I did⁷ the right thing, and I didn't miss my chance⁸.

我觉得很自豪。我做了正确的选择，而且我没有失去机会。

I can still have dinner with David.

还是可以和戴维一起共进晚餐。

I miss the bus and I feel bad.

我错过了那班公交车，觉得很内疚。

Jackie is always on time. I get to Jackie's house but I am really late.

杰基很守时。我抵达了洁姬的家，可是迟到了很久。

"Jackie, I apologize⁹. I know I am late again," I say. "But I was¹⁰... "

我说：“杰基，对不起，我知道我又迟到了，可是我...”

"Look, Wendy," Jackie says. "I don't care¹¹ why you are late.

杰基说：“温蒂，听我说。我不管你为什么迟到。

You are always late. I have decided¹² I can't work with you anymore¹³."

反正你每次都迟到。我已经决定不再和你合作了。”

1 meeting   

n.会议；集会

参考例句：

• Will you be at the meeting?你会来开会吗？
• We would like to hold the meeting at an early date.我们希望早日举行这次会议。

2 project   

n.（学校的)课题，作业；项目，计划；方案；工程

参考例句：

• The project will start next year.这项工程明年上马。
• I'm doing a project on Chinese history.我正在做一个有关中国历史的研究课题。

3 someone   

pron.某人，有人

参考例句：

• I can hear someone knocking.我听到有人敲门。
• Someone wants to see her.有人找她。

4 believe   

v.相信；认为

参考例句：

• Believe it or not,that's the way it is.信不信由你，反正事情就是这样。
• I believe what you say.我相信你的话。

5 proud   

adj.感到自豪的；得意的

参考例句：

• He was proud of having such a good friend.他为有这样的好朋友而自豪。
• We are proud of our great motherland.我们为伟大的祖国而自豪。

6 myself   

pron.我自己

参考例句：

• Should I do it myself?我应该自己做吗？
• I woke up to find myself in the hospital.我醒来发现自己在医院里。

7 did   

v.动词do的过去式

参考例句：

• How many goals did you score in the last game?上一场比赛你们进了几个球？
• Why did you choose basketball in the first place?你为何首先选择篮球呢？

8 chance   

n.机会，意外；运气；风险；vi.偶然发生；vt.偶然发生，冒险

参考例句：

• We will take a chance to have the party outdoor.我们将冒险举行露天聚会。
• This is the last chance any of us has.对于我们中的任何人来说，这是最后的一次机会。

9 apologize   

vi.道歉，谢罪；vt.道歉，谢罪，辩白

参考例句：

• You must apologize to her for having kept her waiting.让她等了这么久，你应该为此向她表示歉意。
• I must apologize for calling so late.我真是抱歉这么晚了才打电话给你。

10 was   

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在

参考例句：

• He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
• He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

11 care   

n.小心，照料，忧虑；v.关心，照顾，喜爱，介意

参考例句：

• I really care about the students in my class.我的确喜欢这个班上的学生。
• Her work is to take care of the children.她的工作是照料好孩子。

12 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

13 anymore   

adv.不再， 再也不

参考例句：

• She doesn't live here anymore.她已不在这里住了。
• He doesn't come here anymore.他再也不到这儿来。