“我遲到了”這麼說：
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。
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. 我面板過敏了。
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，我承認我是個不靠譜的人好了吧，睡過頭什麼的也不是沒發生過。
我就是這麼不靠譜一人怎麼著：
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。
