商务英语对话：因堵车迟到

　　Jeff:  Tell me about it（可不是嘛）. Year-round maintenance（一年到头都在修路）.

　　Gary:  You know, I couldn’t agree with you more. There is maintenance on 84 here, on the back road to get here. There is so much of a hassle that you have to avoid everything because there’s traffic. There’s just traffic everywhere!

　　Jeff:  You always seem to be on time and kind of with it.

　　Gary:  Yeah.

　　Jeff:  What’s your secret?

　　Gary:  So, I actually have a family member who works for the Department of Transportation, and I have an application on my smartphone that tells me which route to take because, to be perfectly² honest with you, I am so impatient in traffic. My tempers just flare³ up. It’s awful.

　　Jeff:  Well, I don’t blame you. The weather year-round is constantly beating up the roads around here. They’re not going to be in pristine⁴ condition（处于原始状态，完好如初）, so it’s…

　　Gary:  This is one road, actually, that is in pristine condition. And there is never any traffic on it. I’ll tell you about it on our way out, because you’re definitely going to want to take this to get home. It’s a secret. I’ll definitely keep it quiet.

　　Jeff:  All right.

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