A：Gordon, you're ever so late.

戈登，你遲到很長時間了。

B：Yes, I am sorry. I missed the bus.是

的，對不起。我錯過公車了。

A：But there's a bus every ten minutes, and you are over an hour late.

但是每十分鐘就有一班公車，你遲到一個多鐘了。

B：Well, I missed several buses.

嗯，我錯過了很多班公車。

A：How on earth can you miss several buses?

你怎么會錯過幾趟公車的?

B：I, ah..., I got up late.

我，啊哈…我起晚了。

A：Oh, come on, Gordon, it's the afternoon now. Why were you late really?

噢，戈登，得了吧，現在是下午。你究竟怎么會遲到的?

B：Well, I...I lost my wallet, and I...

額，我…我的手表弄丟了，我…

A：Have you got it now?

你現在找到了嗎?

B：Yes, I found it again.

是的，我又找著了。

A：When?

什么時候?

B：This morning. I mean...

今天早上，我是說…

A：I am not convinced by your explanation.

我不相信你的解釋。