对话：
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..
语块练习：
1. get a hold of sb
Mayday, mayday, we need back up, get hold of Mr John!
2. decency
He just made the faults that almost all man will make around the world, you should have the decency to forgive him.
3. stand sb up
Not a day has gone by that I haven't missed you, but you stand me up all the time.
4. priority
The rich men have the priority to get corana virus testing in USA.
5. put sth first
-'Anchor the boat for a little while, I'm gonna take a dip!'
-'No, we cant make it, we must put safety first.'
6. take a break
I wanna take a break with Tom cause he has an affair with Jessica.
对话翻译：
A: 史蒂文! 你去哪儿了? 我找了你好几个小时了!
B: 我…嗯…工作上有点急事, 所以…
A: 我在餐厅里等了你三个小时! 而你连个电话都不回我! 你知道我有多尴尬吗?
B: 亲爱的，我保证这种事不会再发生了，我只是……
A: 是啊, 对的。这些话我以前都听过。我不会再相信你那些空话了。这是你两周内第五次放我鸽子了! 你需要分清轻重缓急。我讨厌你总是把工作放在第一位!
B: 拜托，维罗妮卡，这不公平。我真的很在乎你，你知道的。我在试着…
A: 你知道吗? 也许我们应该暂停一下我们的关系。我需要一些时间来思考我们的关系未来会走向何方。
B: 但是……维罗妮卡，你能听我解释吗? 今天我的办公大楼火警报警器响了, 我被困住了。
学习步骤：
1. 精听:
使用aboboo软件播放原声音频, 一句一句听写。听不出来的语句可以尝试慢速播放, 实在听不出来的时候再耐下性子调整播放速度多听几遍, 如果还是听不出来可以到文本中翻看这句话。切忌精听之前就去看文本(可以提前预习一下对话后面的词汇)，那是一点儿作用都没有的！
2. 模仿:
一句一句反复模仿, 假装自己就是对话中的主角, 确保语音语调与原声音频尽可能一致（精听模仿都离不开分析音变现象）；
3. 总结:
挑出文中好的单词或语句, 总结使用表达并尝试自己造句。
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