办公室英语会话实例:迟到通常公司都会允许不超过三次的善意迟到，但要是天天迟到、还总拿闹钟不响做借口的话，建议你还是买上三个闹钟吧，主管并不是那么好糊弄的呀。
Rosie: Sorry, I overslept.
My clock didn't go off this morning.

罗茜：对不起，我睡过头了。
闹钟早上没响。
Francie: Again?

佛朗斯：又没响？
Rosie: That's right, even though I did set the alarm last night.

罗茜：是的，我昨晚确实订闹钟了。
Francie: Your clock never works.
Perhaps you should buy a new one.

佛朗斯：你的闹钟从来没好用过，也许你该买个新的了。
Rosie: Well, if it breaks down again tomorrow, I'll definitely buy a new one.

罗茜：如果明天它再坏，我肯定买个新的。
Francie: Maybe by then it'll be too late.

佛朗斯：也许那时就太晚了。
Rosie: What do you mean too late?

罗茜：太晚是什么意思？
Francie: By that time you'll be fired.

佛朗斯：到那时你就被抄了。