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Daily Life - Cut In Line

A: I can’t believe it took us two hours to get here. The traffic in New York is unbelievable.

B: Yeah, but just relax honey, we’re here and we’re going on vacation. In a few hours we’ll be in Hawaii, and you’ll be on the golf course.

A: Oh no! Look at that line! It must be a mile long!

There’s no way I’m waiting for another two hours.

B: Honey... don’t...

C: Hey man, the end of the line is over there.

A: Yeah...

C: No seriously, I was here first, and you can’t cut in line like this.

A: Says who?

C: I do!

A: So sue me!

C: Alright...that’s it....

Key Vocabulary

unbelievable ;Adjective; incredible, amazing

relax principle verb, imperative ;calm down

be a mile long ;phrase ;is very long

cut in line ;phrase ;move in front of someone waiting in line

there’s no way;phrase ;it’s impossible

Supplementary Vocabulary

traffic jam ;phrase ;many cars not moving on the road

a few hours from now ;phrase ;soon, in a couple of hours

form a queue ;phrase ;to get in line

jump the queue ;phrase ;cut in line ( Br E)

stand in line; phrase ;wait in line

line up ;phrase ;form a line