第756期:迟到各种理由的英文表达

 

你有没有迟到过呢？不管是上班迟到，还是约会迟到，有时事情确实不能如我们所愿，比如路遇堵车或是其他事情，总会耽误我们准时上班/赴约。遇到这些迟到的情况，该怎样用英文表达呢？今天我们就来盘点下大家经常会遇到的一些情况，相信总有一款“迟到的理由”适合你。

New Words:

sleep through睡过头

go off突然响起

lose track¹ of time忘了时间;

run out of 用光

The alarm² didn't go off.今天闹钟没响。

I forgot my phone at home, so I went back for it.

忘带手机了，我又回家取了一趟。

I just lost track of time. 我没注意看时间。

I had to wait ages for a bus.等公交车等了好久啊。

I didn't catch the bus/subway. 我没能赶上车/地铁。

The traffic was terrible.今天路上太不好走了。

I was stuck in traffic. 我路上堵车。

My car ran out of gas on the way to work.我的车走半路上没油了。

I couldn't find a parking³ space. 一个停车位也找不到。

1 track   

n.轨道；足迹；痕迹；磁轨；途径；vt.循路而行；追踪；通过；用纤拉；vi.追踪

参考例句：

• The new race track is nearly six miles in extent.这条新跑道将近六英里长。
• The police are on his track.警察在跟踪他。

2 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。

3 parking   

n.停车，停机，停放

参考例句：

• A bus is parking on the road.路上停着一辆公共汽车。
• Next you must learn how to back a car into a parking space.下一步你应该学会如何把车倒入停车的空地。