BEC口语：BEC商务英语对话：迟到问题

　　Steve: You're late again, Mike. You have been late three times this month.
　　史蒂文：你又迟到了，麦克。这个月你已经迟到三次了。
　　Mike : I'm really sorry, Steve. The traffic has been bad lately.
　　麦克：我真的非常抱歉。最近总是塞车。
　　Steve: Do you catch a taxi to work every day?
　　史蒂文：你每天上班都是打车吗？
　　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.
　　麦克：对。如果不堵车的话只需花20分钟。但如果堵车的话，可能就要花40甚至50分钟了。
　　Steve: Have you thought about alternative transport?
　　史蒂文：那你有没有想过使用什么别的交通工具么？
　　Mike : What do you mean by 'alternative'?
　　麦克：你说的“别的”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：其实，乘坐出租车只是到达目的地的一种方法。公共汽车或者坐地铁怎么样？
　　Mike : I never really thought about it, but I will give it a try.
　　麦克：我从来没想过那么做，不过我倒是可以试试。
　　Steve: Just try to be punctual, Mike. It's important.
　　史蒂文：麦克，你可要试着尽量准时。这很重要。