A：Adam, I’m sorry!
      亚当，对不起！

B：But where have you been, Alice? You’re over an hour late.
      爱丽思，你到哪里去了？你迟到超过一个小时了。

A：Yes, but I couldn’t help it. I was late getting off work for a start, and then I missed the bus. The bus I did catch got caught in a traffic jam. It was one thing after another.
      是的，但我身不由己。一开始我就迟下班，然后又错过了公共汽车。我后来坐上的公共汽车又碰上了交通堵塞。真是接踵而来。

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B：But why were you getting off work so late? The office closes at six, doesn’t it?
      那你为什么迟下班呢？办公室六点关门，对吗？

urgent的近义词

A：Yes, but there’s a rush on at the moment, and my boss asked me to do some urgent letters.
      是的，但那时有个急需的活，我的老板要我处理一些紧急的信件。

urgent的反义词

B：But didn’t you tell him you had an appointment?
      但你为什么不告诉他你有个约会呢？

A：Well, no. I thought I’d finish in about five minutes and I didn’t want to be difficult about just a few minutes. If it hadn’t been for missing the bus and the traffic, I wouldn’t have been so late. I’m sorry.
      哦，我没有。我以为我能在五分钟内完成它，我不想在仅仅几分钟的事情上斤斤计较。如果没有错过巴士和交通堵塞，我不会那么晚的。

B：Well, you’re here. And that’s the main thing.
      嗯，你在这里了。这是最主要的事情。

A：Thank you. I’ll try not to be late again.
      谢谢你。我尽量不再迟到了。

1. 紧迫的；紧急的；紧要的
    If something is urgent, it needs to be dealt with as soon as possible.

    e.g. There is an urgent need for food and water...
           现在亟需食物和水。
    e.g. He had urgent business in New York.
           他在纽约有急事。

2. 急切的；极力主张的
    If you speak in an urgent way, you show that you are anxious for people to notice something or to do something.

    e.g. His voice was low and urgent...
           他的嗓音低沉而急切。
    e.g. His mother leaned forward and spoke to him in urgent undertones.
           他母亲身子前倾，小声而急切地跟他说话。