Section 3 迟到▪早退
156. 抱歉我迟到了。
I’m sorry for being late.
必备单词
I’m sorry for... 因为……而感到抱歉
还可以说
● I’m sorry I’m late.
模拟现场
A:I’m sorry for being late. 很抱歉我迟到了。
B:What’s the matter? It’s not the first time this week. 怎么回事？本周你不是第一次迟到了。
你知道吗 上班迟到时还可以说：
● I’m sorry I’m late. 很抱歉我迟到了。
● I swear not to be late again. 我发誓我再也不迟到了。
● Oh, no. I’m sorry again. 噢，不。我又迟到了。
157. 我路上堵车了。
I got stuck in traffic.
模拟现场
A:Why are you late this time? 这次你为什么迟到？
B:I got stuck in traffic. 我路上堵车了。
相关说法
● 我赶上了交通高峰。I hit rush hour traffic.
● 我的车走到半路没油了。我只好把车推到加油站。
My car ran out of gas on the way to work. I had to push it to a gas station.
必备单词
get stuck in traffic堵车
rush hour 高峰时间run out of 用完
158. 我被一些急事缠身。
I was tied up with some urgent business.
必备单词
be tied up with 忙得脱不开身 urgent 紧急的
模拟现场
A:What about today? 今天怎么样？
B:I was tied up with some urgent business. 我被一些急事缠身。
159. 我只迟到了5分钟。
I was only 5 minutes late.
模拟现场
A:I was only 5 minutes late. 我只迟到了5分钟。
B:This is not the first time, is it? 这不是第一次了，是吗？
160. 我没赶上那班公交车。
I didn’t catch the bus.
相关说法
● 我错过了那趟公交车。I missed the bus.
必备单词
catch 赶上
miss 错过
161. 我今早睡过头了。
I overslept this morning.
相关说法
● 我的闹钟今早不知怎么搞的没有响。
My alarm clock somehow didn’t go off this morning.
必备单词
oversleep 睡过头
alarm clock 闹钟
somehow 不知为什么
go off 发出响声
162. 我把我的文件忘在家里了，所以又回去取它们。
I forgot my documents at home, so I went back for them.
必备单词
document 文件
模拟现场
A:Why are you late? 你为什么迟到了？
B:I forgot my documents at home, so I went back for them. 我把我的文件忘在家里了，所以又回去取它们。
163. 赶到了地铁，挤不上去！
Catching the subway, I can’t compete with the crowd.
相关说法
● 挤上了地铁，碰到了机械故障！
Squeezing into the carriage, I encountered the mechanical fault.
必备单词
sb. can’t compete with sb. 某人敌不过某人
crowd 人群squeeze into 挤入
carriage 车厢
encounter 遇到mechanical 机械的
164. 我下次不会迟到了！
I won’t get late next time!
相关说法
● 我以后会注意的。I will be careful from now on.
● 我这次吸取教训了。I’ve learned a lesson this time.
必备单词
from now on 从现在开始
learn a lesson 吸取教训
165. 我今天想早走几分钟。
I’d like to leave a few minutes early today.
模拟现场
A:I’d like to leave a few minutes early today. Would that be all right? 我今天想早走几分钟。可以吗？
B:That’s fine, as long as you can get that report typed up before you leave. 可以，只要你走之前把那份报告打完就可以。
必备单词
as long as 只要
type up 把(手写稿)打印成文
166. 我想提前1小时下班。
I want to go off duty an hour earlier.
还可以说
● I want to knock off an hour earlier.
必备单词
go off duty 下班
knock off 下班，收工
167. 我家里有急事。我得马上离开！
I have an emergency at home. I need to go right away!
相关说法
● 我今天要早走。得去接我女儿。
I’ll leave early today. I have to go to pick up my daughter.
必备单词
emergency 突发事件
right away 马上pick up sb. 接某人
168. 你不能再早退了。
You can’t leave early again.
模拟现场
A:You can’t leave early again, Cindy. 你不能再早退了，辛迪。
B:I know, but I have to go to pick up my daughter. 我知道，但是我得去接我女儿。
相关说法
● 真不好意思，早退被你逮个正着。
I’m sorry you caught me leaving early.
情境演练
Be Late
Jack:I’m awfully sorry for being late, Frank.
Frank:Why? It’s not your first time to be late this week. According to the new rules, you should be fined due to your being late.
Jack:New rules?
Frank:Didn’t you know that?
Jack:No. Is there anything changed? I mean, compared with the old one.
Frank:Yes. The first one is about being late, as I told you just now. And it also says smoking is not allowed in any offices.
Jack:OK, it’s not too terrible for me, I think I can smoke outside of the office. And?
Frank:If you want to ask for a leave, you should get the approval from the manager in charge of your department.
Jack:I got it. By the way, what about the vacation policy?
Frank:We can enjoy 15 days of paid vacation per year.
Jack:That’s great!
Frank:But I have something else to remind you of. Don’t be late again, if you are late, you will be fined 50 yuan per minute.
Jack:Wow, that’s a lot! OK, I promise it won’t happen again.
迟到
杰克：非常抱歉我迟到了，弗兰克。
弗兰克：为什么？这个星期你已经不是第一次迟到了。按照新规定，迟到你要被罚款的。
杰克：新规定？
弗兰克：你不知道吗？
杰克：不知道。有什么新内容吗？我是说，和过去的规定相比。
弗兰克：是的。第一个就是关于迟到的，跟我刚对你说的那样。规定上还说，办公场所不许抽烟。
杰克：好吧，这对我来说还不是太糟糕，我可以到办公室外面抽。还有什么？
弗兰克：如果你想请假，需要得到部门经理的同意。
杰克：我知道了。顺便问一下，放假制度怎么样？
弗兰克：我们可以享受每年15天的带薪假期。
杰克：太好了！
弗兰克：但是我要提醒你一点。不要再迟到了，如果你迟到的话，每迟到1分钟罚款50元。
杰克：哇，太多了！好吧，我发誓不再迟到。
句型Plus
1. According to the new rules, you should be fined due to your being late.
这句话的意思是“因为迟到，你要被罚款。”due to是很常用的一个短语，意为“由于，因为”。
2. That’s great!
我们经常会说That’s great! 来表达“太棒了！”此外，也可以说That sounds swell. 或者It’s neat!这都是非常地道的表达。