“我遲到了”這么說——
I'm sorry I'm late. 真抱歉我遲到了。
Sorry to have kept you waiting. 很抱歉讓大家等我一個人,。
如果是自己開車,，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. 我沒有全球定位系統(tǒng),。
I missed my exit. 我錯過了高速（高架）出口。
There was construction. 碰上修路了,。
There was an accident. 遇上車禍了,。
It was farther than I thought. 這地方比我想得遠多了。
I couldn't find a parking spot. 我找不到停車位,。
如果不是自己開車,，大眾交通工具更容易攤上事：
I couldn't get a taxi. 我打不到車。
The bus was late. 公交車晚了,。
I missed the bus. 我沒擠上公交車。
I was stuck in traffic. 遇上堵車了,。
交通狀況我控制不了,，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. 我身體有點不適。
My skin is breaking out. 我皮膚過敏了,。
I'm dizzy. 我頭暈,。
I'm so dizzy I can't stand up. 我暈得站也站不起來。
I have a headache.=My head hurts. 我頭痛,。
I feel sick to my stomach. 我胃痛,。
這還不算，我有時是活雷鋒,，我要幫助別人啊,。
我是有朋友的人好嗎，我要幫朋友好嗎：
I had to drop someone off. 我要送個朋友,。
My last appointment ran over. 我上一個約會耽擱了,。
實在不行，我承認(rèn)我是個不靠譜的人好了吧,，睡過頭什么的也不是沒發(fā)生過,。
我就是這么不靠譜一人怎么著：
I overslept. 我睡過頭了。
My alarm didn't go off. 我的鬧鐘沒響,。
I misjudged the time. 我看錯時間了,。
I lost track of time. 我忘了時間了。
I had to get money. 我去取錢了,。
I had to run an errand. 我有事要辦,。