A: Where is everyone? We were supposed to start fifteen minutes ago.
大家都去哪儿了？我们本来15分钟前就要开始的。
B: Jo called and said she'd be here in a sec. She said she got tied up with the client.
乔打电话说她一会儿就到，她说被一个客户缠住了。
C: Sorry, I'm late everyone. There was a huge traffic jam on the highway this morning.
大家不好意思，我迟到了。今天早上高速公路那儿发生了一起交通事故。
D: Morning everyone! Were you stuck in traffic as well, Jess? There was a huge Pileup on the highway and traffic was backed up for miles.
大家早上好！杰斯，你也堵车了吗？高速公路那边撞车，交通堵了有几英里。
B: Scott just called and said that he's running late. His last meeting ran over, but he's on his way now.
斯科特刚刚打电话说他晚点到。他上个会议超时了，但是他现在在路上。
A: Guys, this is not acceptable. If I say the meeting starts at ten, the meeting starts at ten. Not ten-oh-one and definitely not ten twenty. All right, let's get started. So the first thing I want to talk about is our..
各位，这真让人无法接受。如果我说会议十点开始，那就必须十点开始，不能10:01，更不能10:20。好了，现在开始。那么我要说的第一件事情是我们的。
E: I'm really sorry everyone. I know I'm late but really, it's not my fault. I was getting a coffee at Starbucks and the line was way too long. I was waiting for twenty minutes to get my coffee.
真的很抱歉，各位，我知道我迟到了，但真的不是我的错。我去星巴克买了杯咖啡，队排的太长太长了，我等了20分钟才拿到咖啡。
be supposed to
（按照规则；传统或预期）应该...（强调客观意义上）
例句：
We are supposed to be quiet during a concert.
我们在听音乐会时应该保持安静。
You are supposed to be home before nine o'clock.
你应该在九点前到家。
get tied up
被...缠住
例句：
Sorry I'm late, honey. I got tied up at the office.
抱歉，我迟到了，亲爱的。我在办公室一直很忙。
I was tied up on the phone all afternoon and didn't get any work done.
我整个下午都在打电话，没有完成任何工作。
I got tied up in traffic on the way here.
我来的路上堵车了。
traffic jam
交通堵塞
a huge/big traffic jam
例句：
We were stuck in a traffic jam.
我们遇上了交通堵塞。
pileup
连环相撞
a huge/serious pileup
例句：
I was driving in my car when I saw the pileup.
我正在开车，看到路上车连环相撞。
in a sec
马上；很快
=in a second
注意和in a minute的细微区别
be running late
迟到
例句：
Jane is running late, she'll be here in ten minutes.
简要迟到了，她十分钟后到。
Traffic is really bad, so I'm running late.
交通真的很糟糕，所以我要迟到了。
I'm running a bit late, so please start without me.
我有点晚了，所以请开始吧。
run over
延长
例句：
My meeting ran over fifteen minutes.
我的会议延长了十五分钟。
stuck in traffic
堵在交通中了
例句：
I got stuck in traffic.
我堵在路上了。
backed up for miles
堵了好几英里
例句：
The traffic is backed up for miles.
交通堵了好几英里。
