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Elementary - I’m Sorry, I Love You III

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A:

Steven! Where have you been? I’ve been trying to get a hold of you for hours!

B:

I... um... there was an emergency at work, so...

A:

I was waiting for you in the restaurant for three hours! And you didn’t even have the decency to call me! Do you have any idea how embarrassed I was?

B:

Honey, I promise this won’t happen again, it’s just that I...

A:

Yeah, right. I’ve heard it all before. I’m not going to take any more of your empty promises. This is the 5th time you’ve stood me up in two weeks! You need to get your priorities straight. I’m tired of you putting your job first all the time!

B:

Come on, Veronica, that’s not fair. I do care about you a lot, you know that. I tried to ...

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A:

You know what? Maybe we should just take a break. I need some time to think about where this relationship is heading.

B:

But...Veronica, would you just listen to me? There was a fire alarm at my office building today and I was stuck...

Key Vocabulary

get hold of

Verb

find or contact someone

decency

Noun (noncount)

polite or moral behavior

do you have any idea

Phrase

do you know

stand up

Verb

fail to keep the appointment to meet someone

get your priorities straight

Phrase

realize what is more important

head

Verb

go towards a specified direction or place

(someone)

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Supplementary Vocabulary

break up

Verb

end a relationship

cheat on (someone)

Verb

kiss or have sex with someone who is not your boyfriend, girlfriend, wife or husband

get back together

Phrase

restart a relationship that ended

ex-boyfriend

Noun (singular)

person who used to be your boyfriend

person who used to be your girlfriend

ex-girlfriend

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