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一、Late for Work 上班迟到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.情景对话1：珍妮迟到了，她不得不向她的主管马林做解释。Jane: Sorry, Ma Lin, Im late. 对不起，马林，我迟到了。Ma Lin: Jane, thats the second time this week, isnt it? 珍妮，这是本星期的第二次了，是吧？Jane: Yes. My bus was late again. 是的，公共汽车又来迟了。Ma Lin: Is it possible for you to take an earlier bus? 你能搭乘一班早一些的公汽吗？Jane: I think so. Im going to do that tomorrow. 我想是可以的，我打算明天就这么办。Ma Lin: Perhaps we can change your working hours a bit if you wish. 如果你愿意，也许我们可以改一下你得工作时间。Jane: No, thanks. I can manage. 不用了，谢谢。我能设法应付的。Ma Lin: All right. If theres anything I can do for you, please dont hesitate to let me know. 好的，如果有什么事我能为你做，请尽管告诉我。Jane: Thats very kind of you. Ma Lin. 你太好了，马林。Notes：向别人表示歉意时，首先要承认自己做错了事，或做出了不礼貌的行为，并且通常要说明原因，表示遗憾。最简单的道歉方式是说Im sorry。但这往往不够，还需要对你所做的错事做出解释之后，做出改正和改进的许诺，表示不会让错误再次发生。如果你真的做错了事，给对方造成伤害或带来不利的影响，这时做无谓的解释，只能欲盖弥彰，效果相反。情景对话 2：王萍和客户汤姆约好时间见面，但因事迟到，她表示歉意。Wang Ping: Im sorry to have kept you waiting so long. 真抱歉让您久等了。Tom: Thats OK. What made you so late? 没关系，你怎么来这么晚？Wang Ping: I was tied up with some urgent business. 有急事脱不开身。Tom: I see. 我明白了。Wang Ping: Youve visited some places of interest in Beijing during the last few days, havent you? 您已经参观了北京的许多名胜古迹，对吗？Tom: Yes, weve visited many places such as the Imperial Palace, the Temple of Heaven and the Great Wall. Well, during my visit to Xian, I suddenly got an idea that we should build a synthetic fiber works there. It will be a joint venture. 是的。参观了许多地方，比如说故宫、天坛和长城。对了，在西安参观时，我突然产生了一个想法：我们应该在那里开办一家合资性质的合成纤维厂。Wang Ping: Thats a great idea. Well 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。我们一定尽全力与贵方合作。我们有许多有利条件。贵方可以得到当地政府方面的全力支持。Tom: That sounds really attracting. And what about the details? 听起来确实很有吸引力。那么，有哪些细节？Wang Ping: If it is convenient for you, w