迷你對話學地道口語第2065期:遲到的,晚的

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A: It's strange that Mike is always tardy to class these days.

邁克這些天上課總遲到，真是奇怪。

B: Yeah. he's a punctual person and has never been late for school before.

是呀，他是一個守時的人，以前上課從不遲到。

一， 詞海拾貝

tardy ( to/for )

exp. late （晚的，遲到的）

e.g. Steven was tardy to work this morning and alleges that his bus was late.

史提芬今天早上遲到的說詞是公車誤點了。

e.g. He was tardy for the bill in his response.

他遲遲不作答。

e.g He was tardy in paying the money.

他遲遲不付那錢。

Come on, we'll be tardy to the theatre.

快點吧, 我們去戲院要遲到了.

二， 語彙積累

be later for：做某事晚了，遲到

e.g. Oversleeping is not a valid excuse for being late for school.

睡過頭並不是上學遲到的正當理由。

e.g I'msorry that I must dash away now because I'm already late for the concert.

對不起，我要趕快走了，因爲我去聽音樂會已以晚了。