迟到时会讲的十句话

 　　1. I'm sorry for being late.

　　抱歉我迟到了。

　　2. I'm sorry to have kept you waiting.

　　抱歉让你久等了。

　　3. Sorry, I'm late again. I'll make it up to you. Dinner is on me. How's that?

　　抱歉，我又迟到了。我会补偿你的。晚餐我请，怎么样?

　　4. Sorry, I didn't catch the bus. / I missed the bus.

　　抱歉，我没赶上公车。/ 我错过了公车。

　　5. Sorry, I hit rush hour traffic.

　　抱歉，我碰上尖峰时间的交通。

　　6. Sorry, I overslept this morning.

　　抱歉，我天早上睡过头了。

　　7. I know it might sound lame¹, but my alarm clock somehow didn't go off this morning.

　　我知道那可能听起来有点扯，但我的闹钟今天早上不晓得怎么搞的没有响。

　　8. Sorry, I was delayed² by a last-minute meeting.

　　抱歉，我因为最后临时开会而耽搁了。

　　9. I forgot my wallet at home, so I went back for it. That's why I'm late.

　　我把皮夹遗忘在家里，所以我回去拿。因为这样我才迟到。

　　10. I got stuck in traffic. I tried to call your mobile³ phone, but it was busy.

　　我被困在车阵中。我有试着打你的大哥大，但忙线中。

1 lame   

adj.跛的，(辩解、论据等)无说服力的

参考例句：

• The lame man needs a stick when he walks.那跛脚男子走路时需借助拐棍。
• I don't believe his story.It'sounds a bit lame.我不信他讲的那一套。他的话听起来有些靠不住。

2 delayed   

adj.延时的，定时的v.（使）耽搁，延误( delay的过去式和过去分词 )；推迟；使延期；使延迟

参考例句：

• Deliveries of mail could be delayed because of cost-cutting. 由于削减成本，邮件的递送可能会延迟。
• The most likely explanation is that his plane was delayed. 最可能的解释是他的飞机晚点了。

3 mobile   

adj.可移动的，易变的，机动的；n.运动物体

参考例句：

• The old lady sits on a mobile chair every morning.那位老妇人每天上午坐在一把可携带使用的椅子上。
• She's much more mobile now that she's bought a car.自从她买了汽车后，活动量就大多了。