In today's lesson,we are going to talk about three things.

• Reasons for being late.
• What to do when you're late
• How to avoid being late

Part 1:Reasons for being late

There are various reasons for being late.
  
didn't hear the alarm  没有听见闹钟响
oversleep 睡过头,过去式:overslept  
She overslept because she didn't hear the alarm. 

I slept right throught the alarm.(我没被闹钟叫醒，直接睡过去了)
The alarm didn't go off.
If the alarm doesn't go off,you probably won't get up until 
you naturally wake up.

I wanted to be on time,but I spent too much time deciding what to wear.

underestimate 低估
You underestimate the time needed.

up to 40 mintues 多达40分钟
You may think you only need 20 mintues to finish a task,but actually it can - 
take up to 40 mintues.  

I left my phone at home and had to go back.
I forgot my laptop and had to go back.

I went the wrong way.
I took the wrong bus.
I went to the wrong place.

Actually people can easily get lost when they go to a new place.
sense of direction 方向感
You have a bad sense of direction.

end up doing 以...告终
Sometimes,even though we leave home early and go the right way,we still -
end up being late.

much worse than usual 和往常相比糟糕许多
The traffic was much worse than usual.
The cars were moving very slowly.
The traffic was bad/heavy/terrible today.

traffic jam 交通堵塞
There was a traffic jam.

堵在路上了：
I got stuck in traffic. 
I got caught in traffic.
I got held up in traffic.

be supposed to do sth 应该做某事,预期做某事
I was supposed to arrive at 10 o'clock.

delay 延迟
My flight was delayed and I missed my meeting.

break down 出故障了
Her car didn't start because its battery was dead.
My car broke down.
The bus broke down.
The subway broke down.

parking sapce 停车位
I couldn't find a parking space.

Part 2:What to do when you're late

as the saying goes 常言道
As the saying goes,better late the never.

Tip 1:提前打电话道歉
    
    I'm sorry,but I am running late.
    I'm afraid that I'm going to be late for work/the meeting/the interview.
    
    个人原因:
    I overslept.
    I went the wrong way.
    I left my phone at home and had to go back.

    客观原因:
    There was a traffic jam.
    My flight was delayed.
    The subway broke down.

Tip 2:告知对方你什么时候到

    I'll be there in 5 mintues.
    It's hard to say,but I'll be there as soon as possible.

Tip 3:弥补错误

    工作迟到:    
    Sorry,I was late.This won't happen again.I'll finish my work on time.
    I'm terribly sorry.I won't be late again.I'll be working late tonight.   
 
    面试迟到:
    I'm sorry,but I'm normally on time.

    开会迟到:
    Try to make the most of your time.
    Review the meeting mintues.

    朋友约会迟到:
    Dinner's on me.
    I will buy you lunch.
    I will treat you to a movie.

Part 3:How to avoid being late

Tips:
  
     Put your alarm on the other side of room.
     Set mutliple alarms
     pack the bag
     set out the clothes

You are your own worst enemy.