EP 0036Elementary

I’m Sorry, I Love You III

A

Steven! Where have you been? I’ve 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’m 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’m 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...

核心词汇

get hold ofVerb

find or contact someone

decencyNoun (noncount)

polite or moral behavior

do you have ideaany Phrase

do you know

stand (someone) upVerb

fail to keep the appointment to meet someone

get your priorities straightPhrase

realize what is more important

headVerb

go towards a specified direction or place

拓展词汇

break upVerb

end a relationship

cheat on (someone)Verb

kiss or have sex with someone who is not your boyfriend, girlfriend, wife or husband

get back togetherPhrase

restart a relationship that ended

exboyfriendNoun (singular) person used be your girlfriend

person who used to be your boyfriend who ex-girlfriend to