懂你英语 Level3 Unit1 Part2 Dialogue - Missing the Flight

Hi, I’m sorry to be late.

What happened? 

You were supposed to be here an hour ago. 

Yes, I know, but I missed my flight.

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You missed your flight? 

How did that happen?

I got on the wrong bus this morning, so I was late to the airport. 

By the time I arrived, the gate was closed.

What did you do then?

I had to rebook my flight and get on the waiting list.

(He had to get on a waiting list because other people were also trying to get on the flight.)

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Oh, that’s too bad. 

At least you got here.

Yes, it wasn’t easy getting on the next flight. 

I had to run to the gate. 

This kind of thing happens a lot lately. 

Last week I missed a flight, too. 

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What happened?

There was a traffic accident near the airport.

You were driving?

No, I wasn’t. 

I was in a taxi. 

But it took a long time to get to the airport. 

The traffic was stopped for nearly 15 minutes.

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By the time I got there, it was too late to get on the flight. 

The next flight wasn’t for another 3 hours, so it was a long wait. 

From now on, I’ll try to get to the airport much earlier. 

Me too.

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