迟到的理由
Explaining why you are late
一.睡过头
1.
I slept through my alarm.
slept through:睡过头
字面的意思是:闹钟响了,但是我没有管它,所以睡过了点。
2.
The alarm didn't go off.
go off:没有响,停止工作
如果不好意思说迟到是自己的原因,就可以解释迟到是因为闹钟没有响。
✨[例]:This morning I slept through my alarm, so I was late to work.
今天早上我睡过头了,所以上班迟到了。
二.交通问题
1.
Traffic was very bad /terrible / heavy.
2.
Traffic was a nightmare.
3.
There was a traffic jam.
traffic jam: 交通堵塞;塞车
✨[例]:Traffic was a nightmare. I was on the highway for hours.
交通真是一个噩梦,我已经待在高速公路上好几个小时了。
1.公交车
1.
My bus was late.
公交车晚点了。
2.
The bus broke down.
公交车故障。
broke down: (break down的过去式形式);出故障;坏了
2.地铁
1.
There was a problem on the metro/ subway.
地铁出了问题。
3.找不到停车场
1.
I couldn’t find a parking space/car park.
我找不到停车场。
2.
I arrived at the office early,but there was no space left for my car.
我很早就到办公室了,但是没有空位停车。
三.迷路
1.
Sorry I’m late. I got lost coming here.
实在找不到理由,那直接解释自己在上班的路上迟到了吧。
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