职场英语流行美语对话:behind schedule 落后于计划或预定时间
该习语的字面意思是"落后于预定时间".例如:the train is two hours behind schedule.(火车晚点两小时。)与之相关的习语还有on schedule,意思是"按时间表;及时;准时";ahead of schedule,意思是"提前".
a: are you ok? 你没事吧?
b: yeah. 没有。
a: i worried about you all the time. you've come back at last! 我一直担心你。你终于回来了。
b: i'm sorry to have kept you waiting. 对不起,让你久等了。
a: what happened to you? 怎么回事?
b: the train is behind schedule. 火车晚点了。
a: no wonder. 怪不得。