1. I was very late that morning on my way to school and was afraid of being scolded.
    那天早上我很晚才去上学，心中害怕要挨训斥。

2. It would never do to be late; he might get the sack.
    迟到了可不行，他会被解雇的。

3. In the evening they sat on the front porch in rocking chairs talking late into the night.
    到了晚上，她们就坐在前门廊的摇椅上聊天聊到很晚。

4. In general, the "21st Century Technology Resources and Commercial Leadership Act", which Sen. John McCain brought to the Senate in late 1999, is designed to keep the U.S. high-tech industry on top by filling the need for skilled technology
    总的说来，参议员约翰·麦凯恩在1999年下半年递交给参议院的"21世纪技术人才资源及商业领导人才法案"是为了填补美国对熟练技术人员的需求, 以保持美国在高科技工业中的领先地位而制订的。

5. In the late 1940s, engineer Percy L. Spencer of the Raytheon Company was experimenting with high-frequency (高频率) radio waves.
    20世纪40年代后期，雷神公司的工程师珀西·L·斯潘塞正在从事高频无线电波实验。

6. It was late afternoon when the chairman of our Bangkok- based company gave me an assignment:
    已经是下午很晚了，我们驻曼谷公司的主席分配给我一个任务：

7. In my late fifties, and then my sixties, I heard, "I can't believe you're that old.
    先是在我五十八九岁时，后来在六十多岁时，人家对我说"真不相信你有那个年纪了。

8. Forgive me for coming so late.
    原谅我来得这么晚。