What's up? 2

A: Hello !

B: Hi David, it's Pam.

A: Hi Pam, what's up?

B: Not much. Where are you?

A: I'm in the car driving home.

B: When you get home, will you send me a text with directions to the party tonight?

A: Sure, no problem.

B: When do you think you'll get home?

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A: I don't know. Maybe about 30 minutes or so. There's a lot of traffic. 

B: OK. What time do you think you'll get to the party tonight? 

A: Sorry, what did you say?

B: Hello, can you hear me? I said what time do you think you'll be getting to the party?

A: Sorry, i can't hear you. 

B: Can you hear me now?

A: No, not very clearly. It's really noisy here. 

B: It might be my cell phone. I don't think I have very good reception. 

words: 

traffic    交通/车辆

30 minutes or so    大约30分钟

get to   达到

tonight    今晚

clearly    清晰地

noisy    嘈杂的 

cell phone   手机

reception   信号接受

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Now let's read out the conversation again. 

A: I don't know. Maybe about 30 minutes or so. There's a lot of traffic.

B: OK. What time do you think you'll get to the party tonight?

A: Sorry, what did you say?

B: Hello, can you hear me? I said what time do you think you'll be getting to the party?

A: Sorry, i can't hear you.

B: Can you hear me now?

A: No, not very clearly. It's really noisy here.

B: It might be my cell phone. I don't think I have very good reception.