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“我迟到了”这么说——>

I'm sorry I'm late.

真抱歉我迟到了

Sorry to have kept you waiting.

很抱歉让大家等我一个人。

如果是自己开车，理由非常多：

I ran out of gas.

我要去加油。

I got lost.

我迷路了。

I don't have GPS.

我没有全球定位系统。

I missed my exit.

我错过了高速（高架）出口。

There was construction.

碰上修路了。

There was an accident.

遇上车祸了。

It was farther than I thought.

这地方比我想得远多了。

I couldn't find a parking spot.

我找不到停车位。

如果不是自己开车，大众交通工具更容易摊上事：

I couldn't get a taxi.我打不到车。

The bus was late.公交车晚了。

I missed the bus.我没挤上公交车。

I was stuck in traffic.遇上堵车了。

交通状况我控制不了，生病我也控制不了啊：

I feel sick.我病了。

I don't feel well.我不舒服。

I'm a little under the weather.我身体有点不适。

My skin is breaking out.我皮肤过敏了。

I'm dizzy.我头晕。

I'm so dizzy I can't stand up.我晕得站也站不起来。

I have a headache.=My head hurts.我头痛。

I feel sick to my stomach.我胃痛。

这还不算，我有时是活雷锋，我要帮助别人啊

我是有朋友的人好吗，我要帮朋友好吗：

I had to drop someone off.我要送个朋友。

My last appointment ran over.我上一个约会耽搁了。

实在不行，我承认我是个不靠谱的人好了吧，睡过头什么的也不是没发生过，

我就是这么不靠谱一人怎么着：

I overslept.我睡过头了。

My alarm didn't go off.我的闹钟没响。

I misjudged the time.我看错时间了。

I lost track of time.我忘了时间了。

I had to get money.我去取钱了。

I had to run an errand.我有事要办