A Hi, Francis, morning! How are you doing today?

嘿，弗朗西斯，早上好!你今天过得怎样?

B I had a bad start of the day. I was stuck in a bad traffic jam on my way and I missed my morning meeting.

今天我有一个糟糕的开始。我来的路上遇上交通堵塞了，而且我错过了今早的会议。

A Indeed, I agree that is not a good start. How about the meeting? You missed anything important?

确实，我同意那不是一个好的开始。那会议怎样?你错过一些重要的东西吗?

B It is ok. My boss briefs me later on.

还好。后来我老板简要给我介绍了一下。

A Was he unhappy with you not attending the meeting?

你没有参加会议他不高兴吗?

B Err, kind of. You know this traffic jam is really bad with so many new cars hitting the streets these days.

额，有点。你知道的，这些天如此多的新车上路，交通堵塞真的很严重。