lesson 04 迟到

    being late

    01 be sure not to clock on late or clock off early.

    务必不要迟到或早退。

    类似表达

    be sure not to be late or leave early. / you mustn't be late or leave early.

    02 you are late by half an hour.

    你迟到了半小时。

    注意事项

    这句话一般是上级对下级说的，说明对方迟到了多长时间，还可以说：you are half an hour late.

    03 chris is a good worker, and she has never been late for work.

    克瑞斯是一个好员工，她上班从来没有迟到过。

    语法提要

    never在句中作频率副词，意思是“一次也没有”。短语be late for表示“因……迟到了”。

    04 i'm so sorry for being late.

    很抱歉我迟到了。

    类似表达

    i feel sorry for my lateness. / i apologize for being late. / i'm sorry i'm late.

    05 why are you always late for work?

    你为什么总是上班迟到？

    注意事项

    这句话一般是上级对下级说的，含有警告的意思。如果你的领导对你说了这句话，那你就要小心了，以后尽量不要再迟到了，你的回答可以是：i'm very sorry. 千万不要找借口。

    06 don't make excuses for your late.

    不要为你的迟到找借口。

    类似表达 don't excuse your lateness. / don't find pretexts for your lateness.

    07 my bus was late this morning.

    今天早上公交车晚点了。

    注意事项

    traffic was bad. / i overslept. / the alarm didn't go off. 等都是最常见的迟到理由。当领导问你为什么迟到时，你可以这么说，但是只能用一两次，多的话老板就会认为你是在找借口了。

    08 why are you so late?

    你为什么这么晚？

    类似表达 what made you so late? / what's reason of your late? / why so late?

    09 if you are late more than three times a week, you would be chucked out.

    如果你一个月内迟到超过三次，你就会被开除。

    词组释义 chuck out 开除

    10 i swear i won't be late again.

    我发誓再也不会迟到了。

    单词释义 swear [swe?(r)] vt.vi. 发誓，咒骂

    note

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