Rushing to an Important Meeting
IntermediateBusiness
A company driver and a female executive discuss the traffic and route while heading to a crucial meeting, worrying about whether they will arrive on time.
Z
ZhangL
LiZ
李总，今天早上路上特别堵，咱们可能得慢一点了。
Lǐ zǒng, jīntiān zǎoshang lùshang tèbié dǔ, zánmen kěnéng děi màn yìdiǎn le.
Director Li, the roads are really jammed this morning, so we might be a bit slow.
L
堵得厉害吗？我们十点必须到，这个会真的很重要。
Dǔ de lìhai ma? Wǒmen shí diǎn bìxū dào, zhège huì zhēnde hěn zhòngyào.
Is it badly jammed? We have to arrive by ten; this meeting is really important.
Z
现在正是早高峰，前面这条主路堵得特别厉害。
Xiànzài zhèng shì zǎo gāofēng, qiánmiàn zhè tiáo zhǔlù dǔ de tèbié lìhai.
It's rush hour right now, and this main road ahead is terribly jammed.
L
那能不能换条路走走看？
Nà néng bu néng huàn tiáo lù zǒuzou kàn?
Then can we switch to another road and try that?
Z
我看一下导航，走辅路应该会快一些。
Wǒ kàn yíxià dǎoháng, zǒu fǔlù yīnggāi huì kuài yìxiē.
Let me check the navigation; taking the side road should be a bit faster.
L
好，你看着办就行，你比我熟悉路况。
Hǎo, nǐ kànzhe bàn jiù xíng, nǐ bǐ wǒ shúxī lùkuàng.
Okay, just do as you see fit; you know the traffic conditions better than I do.
Z
导航说走辅路能省十五分钟，我这就拐过去。
Dǎoháng shuō zǒu fǔlù néng shěng shíwǔ fēnzhōng, wǒ zhè jiù guǎi guòqù.
The navigation says the side road can save fifteen minutes, so I'll turn now.
L
太好了，那这样咱们大概几点能到？
Tài hǎo le, nà zhèyàng zánmen dàgài jǐ diǎn néng dào?
Great, so at this rate, roughly what time can we arrive?
Z
只要不再堵车，差不多九点五十就能到。
Zhǐyào bú zài dǔchē, chàbuduō jiǔ diǎn wǔshí jiù néng dào.
As long as there's no more traffic, we can arrive around nine fifty.
L
那就好，还能提前十分钟，我正好准备一下资料。
Nà jiù hǎo, hái néng tíqián shí fēnzhōng, wǒ zhènghǎo zhǔnbèi yíxià zīliào.
That's good; we'd even be ten minutes early, so I can just prepare the materials.
Z
您放心，前面很快就到大楼了，我到门口停一下。
Nín fàngxīn, qiánmiàn hěn kuài jiù dào dàlóu le, wǒ dào ménkǒu tíng yíxià.
Don't worry; we'll reach the building shortly, and I'll stop briefly at the entrance.
L
谢谢你，多亏你熟悉路，今天真是辛苦你了。
Xièxie nǐ, duōkuī nǐ shúxī lù, jīntiān zhēnshì xīnkǔ nǐ le.
Thank you; thanks to your knowing the roads, we made it. You really worked hard today.