★英語口語頻道為網(wǎng)友整理的《商務(wù)英語口語: 準時上班》，供大家參考學(xué)習(xí)。
Steve: You're late again, Mike. You have been late three times this month.
史蒂文：你又遲到了，麥克。這個月你已經(jīng)遲到三次了。
Mike : I'm really sorry, Steve. The traffic has been bad lately.
麥克：我真的非常抱歉。最近總是塞車。
Steve: Do you catch a taxi to work every day?
史蒂文：你每天上班都是打車嗎？
Mike : Yep. When the traffic is OK, it only takes 20 minutes but when there are traffic jams, it can take 40 or even 50 minutes.
麥克：對。如果不堵車的話只需花20分鐘。但如果堵車的話，可能就要花40甚至50分鐘了。
Steve: Have you thought about alternative transport?
史蒂文：那你有沒有想過使用什么別的交通工具么？
Mike : What do you mean by 'alternative'?
麥克：你說的“別的”是指什么？
Steve: Well, taxi is just one way to get to your destination. What about the bus or subway?
史蒂文：其實，乘坐出租車只是到達目的地的一種方法。公共汽車或者坐地鐵怎么樣？
Mike : I never really thought about it, but I will give it a try.
麥克：我從來沒想過那么做，不過我倒是可以試試。
Steve: Just try to be punctual, Mike. It's important.
史蒂文：麥克，你可要試著盡量準時。這很重要。
Steve: You're late again, Mike. You have been late three times this month.
史蒂文：你又遲到了，麥克。這個月你已經(jīng)遲到三次了。
Mike : I'm really sorry, Steve. The traffic has been bad lately.
麥克：我真的非常抱歉。最近總是塞車。
Steve: Do you catch a taxi to work every day?
史蒂文：你每天上班都是打車嗎？
Mike : Yep. When the traffic is OK, it only takes 20 minutes but when there are traffic jams, it can take 40 or even 50 minutes.
麥克：對。如果不堵車的話只需花20分鐘。但如果堵車的話，可能就要花40甚至50分鐘了。
Steve: Have you thought about alternative transport?
史蒂文：那你有沒有想過使用什么別的交通工具么？
Mike : What do you mean by 'alternative'?
麥克：你說的“別的”是指什么？
Steve: Well, taxi is just one way to get to your destination. What about the bus or subway?
史蒂文：其實，乘坐出租車只是到達目的地的一種方法。公共汽車或者坐地鐵怎么樣？
Mike : I never really thought about it, but I will give it a try.
麥克：我從來沒想過那么做，不過我倒是可以試試。
Steve: Just try to be punctual, Mike. It's important.
史蒂文：麥克，你可要試著盡量準時。這很重要。