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Excuses for Being Late

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ID: 1153 Intermediate
We know how it happened: you were up until the wee small hours learning Mandarin with ChinesePod. By the time you got to work the next morning, everyone was getting ready for lunch! In today's podcast, you'll learn how to talk in Mandarin Chinese about why you were late.
Tue May 05 2009 | Jenny , John
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
迟到 chídào to arrive late
坏了 huài le to be broken
发烧 fāshāo to have a fever
送 sòng to deliver
已经九点了，怎么一个人也没来？
yǐjīng jiǔ diǎn le ，zěnme yī ge rén yě méi lái ？
It's already nine o'clock! How come nobody's here?
不好意思，我迟到了。今天地铁坏了，等了很久。
bùhǎoyìsi ，wǒ chídào le 。jīntiān dìtiě huài le ，děng le hěn jiǔ 。
Sorry, I'm late. The metro broke down today, and I had to wait a long time.
没关系，坐吧。
méiguānxi ，zuò ba 。
No problem. Please, take a seat.
不好意思，我儿子发烧了，我先送他去了医院。
bùhǎoyìsi ，wǒ érzi fāshāo le ，wǒ xiān sòng tā qù le yīyuàn 。
Sorry, my son has a fever. I took him to the hospital.
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