1. I'm sorry for being late.

抱歉我遲到了。

2. I'm sorry to have kept you waiting.

抱歉讓你久等了。

3. Sorry, I'm late again. I'll make it up to you. Dinner is on me. How's that?

抱歉，我又遲到了。我會補償你的。晚餐我請，怎么樣?

4. Sorry, I didn't catch the bus. / I missed the bus.

抱歉，我沒趕上公車。/ 我錯過了公車。

5. Sorry, I hit rush hour traffic.

抱歉，我碰上尖峰時間的交通。

6. Sorry, I overslept this morning.

抱歉，我天早上睡過頭了。

7. I know it might sound lame, but my alarm clock somehow didn't go off this morning.

我知道那可能聽起來有點扯，但我的鬧鐘今天早上不曉得怎么搞的沒有響。

8. Sorry, I was delayed by a last-minute meeting.

抱歉，我因為最后臨時開會而耽擱了。

9. I forgot my wallet at home, so I went back for it. That's why I'm late.

我把皮夾遺忘在家里，所以我回去拿。因為這樣我才遲到。

10. I got stuck in traffic. I tried to call your mobile phone, but it was busy.

我被困在車陣中。我有試著打你的大哥大，但忙線中。