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。

（来源：www.focusenglish.com　实习生江巍 英语点津 Annabel 编辑）