sorry, i got caught in traffic.

抱歉，我在路上塞车了。

i had to get the kids to day care.

我必须带小孩去托儿所。

the bus was late.

公车来晚了。

i overslept this morning.

我早上睡过头了。

i couldn’t find a parking space.

我找不到停车位。

i got lost on my way here.

我在来的路上迷路了。

my car broke down on the street.

我的车在路上抛锚了。

i wasn’t feeling well.

我身体不舒服。

i got held up at work.

我公司有事。

i left some documents at home and i had to run back to get them.

我把一些文件忘在家了，我跑回去拿。

dialogue example(1):

对话范例(1)：

dylan: wendy! you’re late again!

狄伦：温蒂！你又迟到了！

wendy: i’m really sorry.

温蒂：真的很抱歉。

dylan: did you oversleep again this morning?

狄伦：你早上又睡过头了吗？

wendy: no, the bus was late.

温蒂：不是，是公车来晚了。

 

dialogue example(2):

对话范例(2)：

karen: what took you so long?

凯伦：你怎么那么晚才来？

vincent: sorry, i got held up at work.

文森：抱歉，我公司有事。

karen: oh, did you have a meeting?

凯伦：噢，是开会吗？

vincent: no, i had to get some reports done.

文森：不是，是有些文件必须完成。