迟到的理由

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。