A：I see you've brought something to occupy your time while we wait. Good. We may be here a long time.

我知道你带了一些东西过来，在我们等的时候来打发你的时间。这样好。我们可能要在这里呆很长时间。

B：Yes, Papa. I brought the catalog for the next college we're going to visit--the one in New Hampshir.

是啊，爸爸。我把我们将要去的下一个学院的目录表带来了-在新罕布什尔的那个。

C：Maybe we won't have to wait long. We've only been here fifteen minutes.

也许我们不要等很久。我们到这里才十五分钟。

B：I'm not used to the way they treat time here. They wouldn't see me at that place in Massachusetts yesterday. I missed the appointment because I was forty-five minutes late. That's no time at all back in Brazil.

我不习惯他们这里这样对待时间。昨天在马萨诸塞州那个地方他们就不会见我。就因为我迟了四十五分钟，我连面试都错过了。在巴西，这点时间根本就不算什么。

A：It’s just that North Americans pay more attention to exact times. They're very punctual people.

美国北方人就是更注重时间的准确性。他们很守时。

C：I think that if you're more than thirty minutes late, you have to apologize and explain what delayed you.

我想如果你迟到超过三十分钟，你就得道歉并且解释是什么延误了你。

A：Our appointment with this dean is for three-fifteen. My watch says three-thirty. I'm sure we’re not late.

我们和这位系主任的约面时间是三点十五分。我的手表是三点半。我想我们没迟到。

D：Isabel? Come in. Sorry I kept you waiting. We're running a little behind schedule today.

伊莎贝尔?请进。对不起让你久等了。今天我们比预计时间晚了一点。