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

嘿，弗朗西斯，早上好！你今天怎样？

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? Did you miss 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: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。