Arriving at Work Late 出勤与迟到 1. Crap! I'm going to be late for work. 天哪！我上班要迟到了。 要迟到啦: Oh, no, I'm gonna be late!啊,不要啊,我要迟到了! ♦ crap 天哪 2. We need to hurry up. 我们要快点儿。 心急如焚,担心迟到: Can we hurry up? It's getting late. 我们能不能快点？要迟到了。 Hurry up, or we'll be late. 快一点儿,不然我们就迟到了。 3. I can't be late for work. 我上班不能迟到。 上班不能迟到,后果很严重: I can't be late for work again. 我不能再迟到了。 If I'm late again, I get fired! 如果我再迟到我就会被开除了。 只能安慰一下同时加快速度: Well. Let's hurry up! 噢，咱们快点儿吧。 4. What happens if I'm late? 我要是迟到了会怎么样呢？
What will happen if i'm late for work? 如果我上班迟到了会怎么样呢? 迟到或许会被开除: - You'll probably get fired. 你可能会被开除。 5. I may be late for work tomorrow. 明天上班我可能会晚到一会儿。 提前告知自己可能迟到: I have an appointment tomorrow. I might be late for work. 明天我有个约会,上班可能会晚到一会儿。 表示理解,谢谢告知: That's fine. Thanks for letting me know. 好的，谢谢你告诉我。 6. My bus was late so I am late for work. 公共汽车来迟了，所以我迟到了。 可能是个借口: I was late because I didn't catch the bus. 我迟到是因为我没有赶上公交车。 7. My car broke down. 我的车抛锚了。 车子出问题导致迟到: My car ran out of gas on the way to work. I had to push it to a gas station. 我的车走到半路没油了，我只好把车推到加油站。 ♦ break down 发生故障 ♦ run out of sth. 用光，耗尽 8. I was only late by five minutes. 我只迟到了5分钟。 还好只迟到了5分钟: I was only five minutes late. 我只迟到了5分钟。
Arriving at Work Late Conversation 对话 Kevin: Oh, no! I'm gonna be late! 凯文：哦，不！我要迟到了！ Debra: Well, hurry up and get ready! 黛布拉:噢,快点儿准备好！ Kevin: I can't! I need to stop at the post office. 凯文：不行啊！我要在邮局停一下。 Debra: Well, what will happen if you're late? 黛布拉：哦，你要迟到了会怎么样? Kevin: I could get fired! 凯文:可能会被开除。 Debra: Just forget about the post office, then. 黛布拉：那就别想什么邮局了。 Kevin: I can't! I need to mail out this package. I'm screwed! 凯文:不行啊,我要等这个包裹。我都搞砸了。 Debra: Well, taking about isn't going to help. Let's go. 黛布拉:噢,说这些没用。咱们走吧。 Kevin: You're right. 凯文:你说的对。 ♦ screwed adj. 搞砸的
