Scene 436 迟到早退

Scene 436　迟到早退

❶ 你都迟到一小时了！You have been one hour late!

这样回答 I'm so sorry. It will never happen again. 真的非常抱歉，不会再有下次了。

❷ 她总是迟到早退。She always came to work late and left early.

同类表达 She's been late to work quite a bit these days. 她最近上班总是迟到。

❸ 他可能在路上耽搁了。Traffic is probably holding him up.

对话 A: Do you know why he hasn't come yet? 你知道他为什么还没来吗？

B: Traffic is probably holding him up. 他可能在路上耽搁了。

❹ 他一定睡过头了。He must have overslept.

对话 A: John has been late for two hours. 约翰已经迟了两小时了。

B: He must have overslept. 他一定是睡过头了。

❺ 由于交通不畅，我今早上班迟到了。Due¹ to the bad traffic, I was late for work this morning.

同类表达 The traffic jam blocked² me for half an hour. 交通阻塞堵了我半小时。

The bus was late. 公交车晚点了。

❻ 我不知跟你说过多少次不要迟到。Several times have I told you not to be late.

这样回答 I swear³ not to be late again. 我发誓再也不迟到了。

❼ 今天早上我的闹钟坏了。My alarm⁴ clock didn't work this morning.

同类表达 I misjudged the time. 我弄错了时间。

My alarm clock failed this morning. This is the third time in a month. 我的闹钟今天早上没响。这已经是一个月内第三次了。

❽ 我想提前一小时下班。I want to knock off an hour earlier.

对话 A: I want to knock off an hour earlier. 我想提前一小时下班。

B: You'd better ask for one hour's leave. 你最好请一小时的假。

❾ 这就是我早退的原因。This is the reason why I left early.

同类表达 My left turn signal⁵ was out so I had to make all right turns to get to the company.我的左转灯坏了，所以我得一路右转才能到公司。

❿ 她这个月已经连续两次早退了。She took two early leaves in a row this month.

对话 A: She took two early leaves in a row this month. You know why? 她这个月已经连续两次早退了。你知道为什么吗？

B: I heard that her husband is in hospital. 我听说她丈夫住院了。

1 due   

n.应得物；adj.预定的，应付的，到期的，应有的

参考例句：

• I received nothing except what was due to me.除了我应得的东西，我并未接受任何东西。
• The rocket is due to lift off at noon on Friday.火箭定于星期五中午发射。

2 Blocked   

adj.封锁的，闭塞的，联锁的v.堵塞( block的过去式和过去分词 )；阻碍；设计（电视录像的摄像镜头布局）；[球类]（合法）阻挡（对手）

参考例句：

• The close-range shot was blocked by the goalkeeper. 那次近距离的射门被守门员截住了。
• The road was partially blocked by a fallen tree. 倒下的一棵树挡住了部分道路。

3 swear   

vt.发誓，宣誓，咒骂，使宣誓；vi. 发誓，诅咒；n.诅咒，誓言

参考例句：

• I swear I'll break you.我发誓要搞垮你。
• I swear it's true!我起誓这是真的！

4 alarm   

n.惊慌，恐慌；警报器；v.使……恐慌

参考例句：

• The man on duty rang an alarm.值班员发出警报。
• The alarm spread rapidly.警报迅速传开。

5 signal   

n.信号，暗号

参考例句：

• This is a signal failure.这是明显的失败。
• A train must not pass a signal that is at danger.火车切不可越过危险信号。