早了還是晚了？
Rob and Kate are colleagues.
羅伯和凱特是同事。
colleague(n.)同事
Rob: Hi, Kate. You’re nice and early today. Can’t wait to get started, huh?
羅伯：嗨，凱特，妳今天好早哦；等不及要開始了，嗯？
early(adj.)早的today(adv.)在今天wait(v.)等、等待start(v.)開始
Kate: I’m not early – you’re late!
凱特：我沒有早哦——是你晚了！
late(adj.)晚的、遲的
Rob: Am I late? No, no, no – we said we’d start at half past two, didn’t we?
羅伯：我晚了嗎？不不不，我們說兩點半開始，不是嗎？
say(v.)說we’d=we wouldhalf(n.)一半、半個past(prep.)晚於、過
Kate: Nope! Two o’clock, Rob. I asked you if we could start earlier at two, and you said, “sure.” Remember?
凱特：不，兩點，羅伯。我問你我們能否在兩點提早開始，而你說：「當然」；記得嗎？
no(adv.)不、沒有ask(v.)問、詢問if(conj.)是否could(aux.)可以、能early(adv.)提早、提前sure(adv.)當然remember(v.)記得、記住
Rob: Oh! Right, yes. My bad! But why are you so keen to start early today?
羅伯：噢！對，對耶；是我的錯！但妳今天為何這麼渴望提早開始？
right(adv.)沒錯so(adv.)很、非常keen(adj.)渴望的、熱衷的
Kate: Oops! I forgot to tell you that today is Neil’s birthday, so we’ll finish work earlier to have dinner together.
凱特：哎呀！忘記告訴你今天是尼爾的生日，所以我們會提早結束工作一起吃晚餐。
oops(excl.)唉呀forget(v.)忘記tell(v.)告訴today(n.)今天birthday(n.)生日so(conj.)因此、所以finish(v.)完成、結束work(n.)工作have(v.)吃、喝together(adv.)在一起
Rob: That wasn’t a mistake – you did that on purpose.
羅伯：那不是錯，妳是故意的。
mistake(n.)錯誤、過失purpose(n.)目的、意圖
Kate: Did what on purpose? Come on, Rob. You can join us, can’t you? Anyway, let’s get started.
凱特：我怎麼會故意呢？拜託，羅伯，你能一起來的，對吧？好了，我們開始吧！
join(v.)加入、參加anyway(adv.)反正、無論如何、好吧