He apologized for his lateness.

他为自己的迟到道歉。

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The lateness of the hour was almost the biggest thing of all.

时间的延迟几乎是所有事情中最重要的事情。

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Although all the students greeted the　professor as they arrived, few apologized for their lateness.

尽管所有学生到场时都问候了教授，却没有几个人为他们的迟到道歉。

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It's in relation to all of these forms of lateness that we can best understand the opening invocation of Paradise Lost.

带着所有这些“晚“,我们才能很好的理解《失乐园》的开头。

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Harold Bloom has written, and I think he's absolutely right, that Milton begins Paradise Lost with a powerful defense against lateness.

哈罗德·布卢姆写道，我认为他说得对极了，他说弥尔顿,在《失乐园》的开头对这些“晚“进行了有力的辩护。

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While at the same time as I say congratulations, I want to remind you that I think it comes as no surprise given the lateness of Labor Day this year that this first test came rather early and for many of you much of this material you had seen in high school.

当我对你们表示祝贺的同时，我也想提醒你，今年晚来的劳动节,并非是什么惊喜,第一个测试来的比较早,你们中的绝大多数在高中已经见过了。

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Studies have shown that chronic lateness has cost countries such as Ecuador billions per year.

BBC: Are the Swiss really that efficient?

The reasons for the U.K.'s lateness to implement this new technology are many, including significant technical obstacles.

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The reason for the lateness, of course, is that Tom has been working on this all day.

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