Jason was late for work because of the traffic jam. 由于交通堵塞，约翰上班迟到了。traffic jam交通堵塞I'm so sorry for being late. 很抱歉我迟到了。Why are you always late for work. 你为什么总是上班迟到？I'm sorry. I misjudged the time. 很抱歉，我时间看错了。misjudge对...判断错误；看错Our company is not allowed to clock on late or clock off early. 我们公司不允许迟到早退。be(not) allowed to do（不）被允许做某事clock on上班打卡clock off下班打卡经典对话A: John, you're late this morning. Why are you always late for work?约翰，你今天早上迟到了，你为什么总是上班迟到？B: I'm sorry to be late for work. There was a traffic accident in a city square this morning, I'm stuck on the road.很抱歉上班迟到了。今天在城市广场发生了交通事故，我被困在路上了。be stuck表示“被困住”A: You always have a good reason for being late. But you should call the manager in advance to explain your situation, it really burns him up.你迟到总是有一个很好的理由。但是你应该给经理提前打个电话，说明一下自己的情况，这件事的确激怒经理了。burn sb up表示“使某人生气”B: Really? I don't want to be late either. But my house is too far from the office. I get up at six o'clock every morning, I think I need to get up at five o'clock from tomorrow. 真的吗？我也不愿意迟到，但是我家离公司太远了，我每天早上六点就起床了，我想从明天开始我需要五点起床。A: According to company regulations, if you're late more than three times a month, you will be fired.公司规定，如果你一个月内迟到超过三次，你就会被开除。B: Yes, you're right. I have been late three times. I don't want to be fired. What should I do?是的，没错，我已经迟到三次了，我不想被开除，我该怎么办呢？A: You should go to the manager's office to explain. You have to be prepared to be quarrelled by him. 你应该去找经理好好解释，你得做好被他大吵一顿的准备。B: I know. I swear I won't be late again. 我知道了，我发誓再也不迟到了。A: You should have realized this long ago. Don't worry, perhaps the situation is not as bad as we thought. 你早就应该意识到这样。不要担心，或许情况没有我们想得那么糟糕。B: When do you think I should go to the manager's office?你觉得我什么时候去经理办公室合适？A: After the morning meeting.早会结束以后。

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