Part One

Lily：I owe you an apology， Mr. Steven.

Steven：What do you mean， Lily？

Lily：I’m terribly sorry about the appointment last Thursday. I hope you’ll excuse me.

Steven：Forget it. I’d have done exactly as you did if I had been in your situation.

Lily：That’s very kind of you to say so.

Part two

Eva：Sorry to be late. I was caught up in a traffic jam. Am I the last guest to arrive？

John：Yes， VIPs always are. So it’s quite all right. And you’re a very important person at this party.

Eva：Oh， please don’t！

John：I was just kidding. We’ve been expecting you all this time！

Part Three

Annie：Sorry to have kept you waiting， Eva. I was answering an overseas call.

Eva：It’s alright. You must be a very busy general manager.

Annie：Well， I hope you weren’t bored while I was on the phone.

Eva：No. I was reading this new brochure of yours， you see. I’m very much interested in your new product.