★    Katharine is late for work.

凱薩琳上班遲到了。

K：Hi, Jacob. I'm so sorry I'm late—there was terrible traffic. There had been an accident and they shut down both lanes of Route six for an hour. Traffic was backed up for miles!

早，雅各。很抱歉我來晚了，交通狀況很糟。路上發生車禍，6 號公路雙線道路都因此關閉了一小時，交通一團糟，塞車塞到好幾哩外！

J：Oh wow. That must have been annoying. I'm glad you're here—we were just worried about you. Next time, please call if you're going to be late. We don't mind—everybody oversleeps sometimes. Just let us know.

哇塞，這樣一定很煩。很開心妳還是到達了，大伙們都在擔心妳呢。下次如果妳發現妳會遲到，請記得要打電話。我們不會介意的，誰沒睡過頭過呢？只要知會一聲就好。

K：Yes, I'm sorry about that. I wanted to call, but I forgot to charge my phone last night and it died.

我知道了，真是不好意思。本來要打電話的，但昨晚忘記充電，手機沒電了。

J：Never mind. Thanks for stopping by. Have a good day.

沒關係。謝謝妳還來跟我說，希望妳有個愉快的一天。

K：You too. Sorry again.

你也是，真的是很抱歉。

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