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 5th 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…