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…
Key Vocabulary
get hold of — Verb find or contact someone
decency — /ˈdiːsnsi/ Noun (noncount) polite or moral behavior
do you have any idea — Phrase do you know
stand (someone) up — Verb fail to keep the appoint ment to meet someone
get your priorities straight — Phrase realize what is more im portant
head — Verb go towards a specified direction or place
stood up 放…的鸽子
priorities /praɪˈɔrətiz/ n. 优先；优先事项；优先权
Example
heading—is where you are going.
Voice: Example one.
A: I don’t know where our relationship is heading.
Voice: Example two.
B: Where’s this bus heading?
Voice: Example three.
C: Where’sthis project heading?
have any idea
Voice: Example one.
A: You forgot my birthday. Do you have any idea how angry I am?
Voice: Example two.
B: Julie kissed my boyfriend. Does she have any idea how mean that was?
Voice: Example three.
C: I just broke up with my boyfriend. Don’t you have any idea how sad I am?
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