A: Okay, everyone, shall we begin? 大家好，我們可以開(kāi)始了嗎？ B: Sorry, Maggie, but we are missing a few people. Can we hang on a sec? 抱歉，Maggie，還有些人沒(méi)有來(lái)，我能再等一會(huì)兒?jiǎn)幔?A: Well, I did say eleven o' clock sharp, and it' s now five past so. . . 是的，我確實(shí)是說(shuō)11點(diǎn)整，現(xiàn)在都超過(guò)5分鐘了。 C: Hi, everyone, I' m so sorry I' m late. It' s raining cats and dogs outside and I had to wait ages for a taxi. 嗨，大家好。很抱歉我遲到了。因?yàn)橄麓笥辏业攘税胩觳糯虻匠鲎廛?chē)的。 A: Okay, James, take a seat quickly please. Right, the subject of the meeting is important 好的，James，快點(diǎn)坐下吧。好，來(lái)看今天會(huì)議的主題很重要…… D: Hi, guys. Please excuse me, I was held up in traffic. 大家好，抱歉我遲到了。路上交通堵塞了，所以花了很長(zhǎng)時(shí)間遲到了。 A: Right, as I was saying the subject of the meting is ... 好，剛才我們說(shuō)會(huì)議的主題是…… E: Hi, Maggie. I' m terribly sorry. The traffic is murder out there. 嗨，Maggie，我十分抱歉。路上交通太耽誤時(shí)間了。 A: Sit down, Bruno! Okay now, as you are aware, the topic for this meeting is "The importance of being punctual". Who would like to start? 坐下，Bruno！好了現(xiàn)在，正如你們意識(shí)到的，今天會(huì)議的話題就是“準(zhǔn)時(shí)的重要性”。誰(shuí)先來(lái)談一談？