5.迟到　Being Late

情景实战

情境1

A:May I come in?

B:Yes,please.

A:I'm sorry I'm late.

B:Why are you late?

A:I overslept because I stayed up too late last night.

B:Please be on time from now on.You should obey the school rules.

A:我可以进来吗？

B:请进。

A:对不起,我迟到了。

B:为什么迟到？

A:因为我昨晚睡得太晚,睡过头了。

B:以后要注意准时到校。你要遵守校规。

注释：oversleep/ˈəʊvəˈsliːp/　v.睡过头

on time　准时

obey/əˈbeɪ/　v.遵守

情境2

A:I'm sorry I'm late for work.

B:You are a few minutes late.What's up?

A:Well.I missed the shuttle.

B:Then,how did you get to work?

A:By bus.You know it was rush hour at that time,and it was not easy to get a cab.

A:对不起,我上班迟到了。

B:你迟到了几分钟。出什么事了？

A:嗯,我没赶上班车。

B:那么,你怎么来上班的呢？

A:坐公共汽车。你知道那时正是交通高峰时间,很难叫到出租车。

注释：shuttle/ˈʃʌtl/　n.往返汽车

口语畅聊句

1.I'm sorry,I'm late.抱歉，我迟到了。

2.I'm late again.哦，不，我又迟到了。

3.I swear not to be late again.我发誓再也不迟到了。

4.The traffic was crowded for two hours.堵了两个小时的车。

5.Can't leave early again.不能再早退了。

6.I'll get off work early tomorrow.明天我提前下班。

7.I want to knock off half an hour earlier.我想提前半小时下班。

8.I have to remind you that you have come late for three times this week.

我不得不提醒你，你这周已经迟到三次了。

9.The manager will talk to you if you leave early one more time.

如果你再早退经理就会找你谈话了。