Lesson 04 迟到

    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
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