What’s said about the project?

M: Who’s in charge of the construction project?
W: We’ve taken on a civil engineer on a nine-month temporary contract. He’ll oversee the whole project. In fact we’re having a project meeting at 3 p. m. this afternoon to allocate responsibilities and finalise the time schedule. Why don’t you join us?
M: I can’t I’m afraid. I’ve got another meeting scheduled for 2: 30 p. m.

W: With the holiday season once again upon us, we finally could take our family trip.
M: By the word "trip" , do you mean sitting in a traffic jam on the way to the coast, queuing up at a packed airport terminal or fighting our way through the crowds to find a free spot on an overcrowded beach?
W: Come on, it may not be the best thing to put you in that relaxed holiday mood, but for millions of us, it’s worth it for those blessed few days where we can get a chance to forget about work and truly get away from it.