John was half an hour late for school ; therefore , he missed a class 约翰上学迟到了半小时，所以他错过了一堂课。
Sometimes , when he is late for school , he always finds some special excuses for himself 有时候，当他上学迟到时他总会为自己找一些特殊的借口。
My teacher said that my excuse for being late to class was so pathetic that she felt sorry for me 我的老师说我上学迟到的借口很可悲，因此她对我表示遗憾！
I was no absent more , but late for school everyday and often punished to stand before all the classmates 我不再逃学，但是经常上学迟到，并被罚站在所有同学前面。
“ excuse me for my coming late , sir . i watched a football match in my dream 迈克上学迟到了。他对老师布莱克先生说： “对不起，我迟到了，老师。我梦见了一场足球赛。 ”
“ tell me why you were late getting to school , and don ' t cook up a story that i won ' t believe , ” matthew ' s mother said “告诉我为什么上学迟到了，别编造，我不会相信的。 ”马休的妈妈说。
In the competition between the natural tendency to stay up late and early school start times , a teen s sleep is what loses out , jodi mindell , the associate director of the sleep centre at the children s hospital of philadelphia , said 据泰晤士报3月29日报道，这次调查的结果显示，如今许多美国青少年因为睡过了头而上学迟到，还有些在上课时则是哈欠连天。
