If traffic is bad one morning, make a point of calling late team members on their cell phone every 2 minutes to gauge the progress of their commute.

如果某天早晨的交通状况很糟糕，要点就是每两分钟给迟到的团队成员打一次电话以了结他们的什么时候能到。

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I'm sorry for calling you this late, but I really have to talk to you.

抱歉，这么晚打电话给你，但是我真的得跟你谈一谈。

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I was hoping you might, if you're not too, I know it's bad manners calling so late, but I was at the lab.

我知道这么晚打电话不太得体…但我刚才在实验室。

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