流利美語隨你講Lesson35
【Dialogue 5】
A: Jack, Im sorry. I have kept you waiting for so long.
B: Rose, here you are! But why did you take so long to get here? Is there a --1-- ?
A: Something --2-- on the way. A jaywalker was killed in a horrible car accident.
The road was closed, so I had to turn right to take another road.
B: Its understandable.
【tips】
understandable: 可以理解的,understanding:善解人意的。 -able后綴表示是使人......的。
如:forgetful健忘的,forgetable容易被人忘記的;respectful滿懷敬意的,respectable令人尊敬的。
【精彩短句】
隨時都可以。
Any time, Sir.
A:When do you think you can start work?
B:Any time, sir.
【文化ABC】--約人談話
如果是約人談話,簡單寒暄之后應盡快進入正題, 不宜海闊天空拉將長,耽誤對方的時間。正事談完后盡快結(jié)束談話與對方道別。