对不起 让大家久等了
“Sorry for keeping everyone waiting.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
都在会议室等您了
“Yes, they're waiting for you in the conference room.”
对不起 让大家 久等了
“Sorry for keeping everyone waiting.”
欢迎我们的男主角
“Let's welcome the guest of honor.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Acknowledging the collective group's time when arriving late is an essential workplace etiquette requirement to show respect and maintain harmony.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
sorry / excuse me
The most common and universally understood apology expression across all registers.
sorry to keep everyone waiting so long
The quintessential social and workplace formula to say upon arriving late to an assembled group.
Indicates the completed state of waiting that occurred prior to the speaker's arrival.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Make way. Make way! Step aside.”
“Sorry to keep you waiting.”
“Excuse me, let me through.”
“Sorry, you don't get to decide that.”
“I'm sorry. I'm so sorry.”
“I'm sorry I came home late again.”
“I'm sorry. I messed everything up today.”
“Madam, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to.”
“Sorry. That wasn't on purpose.”
“Sorry. I'll go and buy you another one.”