A: Where on earth were you? I’ve been waiting here for 40 minutes.
B: Give me time to catch my breath. I know I’m late: I’ve been rushing to get here.
A: We agreed to meet at 10. It’s now getting on for quarter to 11. I was worried sick. I thought you’d had an accident or something. Why didn’t you send an SMS?
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B: I’m really sorry. I got lost. I’m not familiar with this bicycle route app, and it sent me around the houses.
A: 你到底跑到哪裡去了?我已經在這裡等你四十分鐘了。
B: 你讓我喘口氣。我知道我遲到了啦,我是趕過來的。
A: 我們說好要在十點碰面的,現在快十點四十五分了。我擔心得要命!我還以為你發生了什麼意外。你為什麼不傳個簡訊給我?
B: 真的很對不起啦!我迷路了。我對這個自行車路線應用程式不太熟,它指引我去走的路拐彎抹角的。
(Paul Cooper, Taipei Times / 台北時報林俐凱譯)
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