上班遲到 late for Work
Do you feel guilty if you are late for work? One in ten workers said that they arrive late to work at least once a week and about 24% said they arrive late at least once a month.
情景對話 1：
王萍和客戶湯姆約好時間見面，但因事遲到，她表示歉意。
Wang Ping: I'm sorry to have kept you waiting so long. 真抱歉讓您久等了。
Tom: That's OK. What made you so late? 沒關(guān)系，你怎么來這么晚?
Wang Ping: I was tied up with some urgent business. 有急事脫不開身。
Tom: I see. 我明白了。
Wang Ping: You've visited some places of interest in Beijing during the last few days, haven't you? 您已經(jīng)參觀了北京的許多名勝古跡，對嗎?
Tom: Yes, we've visited many places such as the Imperial Palace, the Temple of Heaven and the Great Wall. Well, during my visit to Xi'an, I suddenly got an idea that we should build a synthetic fiber works there. It will be a joint venture. 是的。參觀了許多地方，比如說故宮、天壇和長城。對了，在西安參觀時，我突然產(chǎn)生了一個想法：我們應(yīng)該在那里開辦一家合資性質(zhì)的合成纖維廠。
Wang Ping: That's a great idea. We'll surely try our best to cooperate with you. We have many favorable conditions to run a joint wenture there. You can get full support from the local government there.那太好了。我們一定盡全力與貴方合作。我們有許多有利條件。貴方可以得到當(dāng)?shù)卣矫娴娜χС帧?/div>
Tom: That sounds really attracting. And what about the details? 聽起來確實(shí)很有吸引力。那么，有哪些細(xì)節(jié)?
Wang Ping: If it is convenient for you, we can go and visit the local government for those details. 如果你有時間，我們可以去拜訪一下當(dāng)?shù)氐恼私庖幌录?xì)節(jié)。
Tom: All right. Let's make it 9 o'clock tomorrow morning. 好的，就定在明天早上九點(diǎn)鐘吧。
情景對話2：
珍妮遲到了，她不得不向她的主管馬林做解釋。
Jane: Sorry, Ma Lin, I'm late. 對不起，馬林，我遲到了。
Ma Lin: Jane, that's the second time this week, isn't it? 珍妮，這是本星期的第二次了，是吧?
Jane: Yes. My bus was late again. 是的，公共汽車又來遲了。
Ma Lin: Is it possible for you to take an earlier bus? 你能搭乘一班早一些的公汽嗎?
Jane: I think so. I'm going to do that tomorrow. 我想是可以的，我打算明天就這么辦。
Ma Lin: Perhaps we can change your working hours a bit if you wish. 如果你愿意，也許我們可以改一下你得工作時間。
Jane: No, thanks. I can manage. 不用了，謝謝。我能設(shè)法應(yīng)付的。
Ma Lin: All right. If there's anything I can do for you, please don't hesitate to let me know. 好的，如果有什么事我能為你做，請盡管告訴我。
Jane: That's very kind of you. Ma Lin. 你太好了，馬林。
Notes：
向別人表示歉意時，首先要承認(rèn)自己做錯了事，或做出了不禮貌的行為，并且通常要說明原因，表示遺憾。最簡單的道歉方式是說I'm sorry。但這往往不夠，還需要對你所做的錯事做出解釋之后，做出改正和改進(jìn)的許諾，表示不會讓錯誤再次發(fā)生。如果你真的做錯了事，給對方造成傷害或帶來不利的影響，這時做無謂的解釋，只能欲蓋彌彰，效果相反。