Conversation:

A: Stephen! Where have you been? I've been trying to get a hold of you for hours.

你去哪兒了，斯蒂芬，我這幾個小時一直在打電話聯系你。

B: I...um...there was an emergency at work, so...

我工作上有緊急情況，所以...

A: I was waiting for you in a restaurant for three hours and you didn't even have the decency to call me. Do you have any idea how embarrassed I was?

我在餐廳等了你三個小時，你甚至都沒有想到給我打個電話，你知道我有多尷尬嗎？

B: Honey, I promise this won't happen again. It's just that I...

親愛的，我保證這種事情不會再發生，我只是...

A: Yeah, right. I've heard it all before. I'm not going to take any more of your empty promises. This is your fifth time you've stood me up in two weeks. You need to get your priorities straight. I'm tired of you putting your job first all the time.

對，這些話我以前全都聽過了，我不會再相信你的空頭承諾了。這是你兩周內第五次放我鴿子了，你需要把你的個人事情的輕重緩急分清楚。我厭倦了你一直把工作放在第一位。

B: Come on, veronica. That's not fair. I do care about you a lot. You know that, I try to...

別這樣兒，veronica。這不公平，我是非常在乎你的，這你知道的，我盡力。

A: You know what, maybe we should just take a break. I need some time to think about where this relationship is heading.

你知道嗎？或許我們應該分開一段時間，我需要一些時間去思考這段感情的發展。

B: But veronica, would you just listen to me? There was a fire alarm at my office building today and I was stuck...

但是，veronica，你能聽我嗎？今天我們的辦公大樓發生火警警報，被困在這里...

1.

get a hold

取得聯系

例句：

I've been calling his phone allday,but I can't get a hold of him.

我打了他一天電話，但是聯系不上他。

Finally, Jack, I got a hold of you. Where have you been all day?

杰克，我終于找到你了，你這一天都去哪里了？

2.

stand sb up

放某人鴿子

例句：

I got all dressed up for our date, and then he had the nerve to stand me up.

為了我們的約會我精心打扮了一番，結果他竟敢放我鴿子。

3.

priority

優先處理的事情；最重要的事

You need to get your priorities right.

你需要把自己的事情分出輕重緩急。

=You need to get your priorities straight.

4.

heading

朝（某方向）行進

例句：

I don't know where our relationship is heading.

我不知道我們的關系會往哪個方向發展。

Where's this bus heading?

這輛汽車開往哪里？

5.

Do you have any idea...

你有...想法嗎？

例句：

You forgot my birthday. Do you have any idea how angry I am?

你忘了我的生日，你知道我有多生氣嗎？

I just broke up with my boyfriend. Do you have any idea how sad I am?

我剛剛和我男友分手了，你知道我有多傷心嗎？

6.

decency

規矩；禮儀；行為準則

例句：

She didn't even have the decency to apologize.

她甚至都沒有誠意道歉。

7.

take a break

分開一下；休息

Let's just take a break and go for lunch.

我們休息一下，去吃午飯。

I have only five minutes to take a break.

你只有五分鐘時間休息。