Elementary - I’m Sorry, I Love You III (B0036)

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 (non- polite or moral behav-

count) ior

do you have any Phrase do you know

idea

stand (someone) Verb fail to keep the appoint-

up ment to meet someone

get your priorities Phrase realize what is more im-

straight portant

head Verb go towards a specified

direction or place

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Supplementary Vocabulary

break up Verb end a relationship

cheat on (some- Verb kiss or have sex with

one) someone who is not
your boyfriend, girl-
friend, wife or husband

get back together Phrase restart a relationship

that ended

ex-boyfriend Noun (sin- person who used to be

gular) your boyfriend

person who ex-girlfriend

used to
be your
girlfriend

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