December, 21

I’ m sorry, I love you III (36)

Key vocabulary

1.       get hold of=find or contact someone 找到，通过电话交流

2.       decency=polite or moral behavior

3.       do you have any idea=do you know

4.       stand (someone) up=fail to keep the appointment to meet someone

5.       get your priorities=realize what is more important

6.       head=go towards a specified direction or place

7.       I’ve heard it all before.

A: Steven! Where have you been? I have been trying to get a hold of you for hours!

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

A: I was waiting for you in the restaurant for three hours! And you didn’t even have the decency to call me! Do you have any idea how embarrassed I was?

B: Honey, I promise this won’t happen again, it’s just that I…

A: Yeah, right. I’ve heard it all before. I am not going to take any more of your empty promises. This is the 5^th time you’ve stood me up in two weeks! You need to get your priorities straight. I am tired of you putting your job first all the time!

B: Come on, Veronica, that’s not fair. I do care about you a lot, you know that, I tried to…

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

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