HSK 2 ≈ CEFR A2 140 characters 11 sentences

Late for Work （上班迟到了）

The alarm didn't ring, the bus didn't come, and the boss was already in the lift.

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上班迟到了

今天jīntiān早上zǎoshang我wǒ迟到chídào了le / liǎo / liào。
I was late this morning.
我wǒ昨天zuótiān晚上wǎnshang工作gōngzuò到dào很hěn晚wǎn，睡shuì得很dehěn少shǎo / shào。
I worked late last night and slept very little.
我wǒ的de(possessive)手机shǒujī没有méiyǒu响xiǎng，我wǒ七qī点diǎn五十wǔshí才cái醒xǐng。
My phone didn't go off and I didn't wake until ten to eight.
八bā点diǎn半bàn我wǒ必须bìxū到dào公司gōngsī。
I have to be at the office by half past eight.
我wǒ很hěn着zhāo / zhaó / zhe / zhù / zhuó急jí，没méi吃chī早饭zǎofàn就jiù出chū门mén了le / liǎo / liào。
I panicked and left without breakfast.
我wǒ在zài路lù口kǒu等děng公共汽车gōnggòngqìchē，等děng了le / liǎo / liào十分shífēn钟zhōng，车chē还hái / huán没有méiyǒu来lái。
I waited at the corner for the bus; after ten minutes it still hadn't come.
我wǒ只好zhǐhǎo坐zuò出租车chūzūchē，花了huāle五十wǔshí块kuài钱qián。
I had to take a taxi, which cost fifty yuan.
到dào公司gōngsī的de / dì时候shíhou，已经yǐjīng八bā点diǎn四十sìshí了le / liǎo / liào。
When I got to the office it was already 8:40.
我wǒ跑pǎo进jìn电梯diàntī，看见了kànjiànle我wǒ的de(possessive)经理jīnglǐ。
I ran into the lift and saw my manager.
我wǒ很hěn不好意思bùhǎoyìsi地dì / de说shuō：“对不起duìbuqǐ，我wǒ迟到chídào了le / liǎo / liào。”
I said awkwardly, "Sorry, I'm late."
他tā笑xiào着zhāo / zhaó / zhe / zhù / zhuó说shuō：“没关系méiguānxi，我wǒ也yě刚gāng到dào。”
He smiled and said, "Never mind — I've only just got here myself."

Words to notice

迟到chídào
Be late
手机shǒujī
Cell phone (mobile phone)
公共汽车gōnggòngqìchē
Bus
着zhāo / zhaó / zhe / zhù / zhuó
Move (tactic) / Touch (affected by - ignited) / ing (action in progress) / Make known (prove) / Wear (contact - send - apply - whereabouts)
急jí
Anxious (hurried - worried)
已经yǐjīng
Already
关系guānxi
Relations (relationship - bearing - relevance)
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