Dialogue
守时文化
Punctuality Culture
Shǒushí wénhuà
Dialogue 1
A
李先生,您好!我们约好今天上午十点见面讨论项目合作,现在已经十点十分了。
Lǐ xiānsheng, nín hǎo! Wǒmen yuē hǎo jīntiān shàngwǔ shí diǎn miànjiàn tǎolùn xiàngmù hézuò, xiànzài yǐjīng shí diǎn shífēn le.
Mr. Li, hello! We agreed to meet at 10 am today to discuss project cooperation, it's already 10:10 am now.
B
实在抱歉,我路上堵车,现在马上就到。
Shízài bàoqiàn, wǒ lù shàng dǔ chē, xiànzài mǎshàng jiù dào.
I'm so sorry, I was stuck in traffic, I'll be there soon.
C
没关系,我们理解,交通状况确实难以预料。
Méiguānxi, wǒmen lǐjiě, jiāotōng zhuàngkuàng quèshí nán yùliào.
It's okay, we understand, traffic conditions are really unpredictable.
A
那您抓紧时间,我们这边准备好了。
Nà nín zhuā jǐn shíjiān, wǒmen zhè biān zhǔnbèi hǎo le.
Please hurry up, we're ready here.
B
好的,我五分钟内一定到。
Hǎo de, wǒ wǔ fēnzhōng nèi yídìng dào.
Okay, I'll be there within five minutes.
C
好的,期待您的到来。
Hǎo de, qídài nín de dàolái.
Okay, we look forward to your arrival.