英语口语1+1:Better late than never

【1+1英文】
Angela: "Sorry I was late for the meeting today. I got stuck in traffic."
Andy: "That's okay. Better late than never."

【1+1中文】
安吉拉：对不起，今天开会去晚了，因为交通很拥挤。
安 迪：没关系，晚来总比不来好。

【1+1解析】
Better late than never means¹ that even if you are going to be late, you should still go ahead and do the thing, because it is better to do it late than to never do it at all.
中文意思：做事情晚些总比不做好

1 means   

n.方法，手段，折中点，物质财富

参考例句：

• That man used artful means to find out secrets.那人使用狡猾的手段获取机密。
• We must get it done by some means or other.我们总得想办法把它干完。