Absenteeism and lateness hurt productivity and, since work was specialized, disrupted the regular factory routine.

既然工厂生产已经专业化，旷工与就会降低劳动生产率，也会影响工厂的正常运转。

I apologize for the lateness of the hour.

实在抱这么晚让大家出现。

Sure, Emerson may eventually learn about their chronic lateness.

当然了，艾默生早会知道她的严病。

What if I go over there, yawn, and comment on the lateness of the hour?

如果我他们那边去打着哈欠抱怨时候不早如何?

You can't afford to make mistakes, and you're always apologizing for your lateness.

你承担不了犯错误，总为自己的道。

Your lateness tells people that you're careless and that their time isn't important to you.

会告诉人们，你很粗心，他们的时间对你来说并不要。

The family came early in the morning because Jerry did not like lateness.

这一家子早上总是来得很早，因为杰利不喜欢。

She wondered at the lateness of his call, but had no objection to see him.

对他这么晚上门来，她觉得有些蹊跷，但并非不愿见他。

When it comes to lateness one of their major personality traits is conscientiousness.

说者，他们的主要的性格特征是具有责任心。

It always made him angry when people wanted him to drive hard because of their own lateness.

杰利经常为那些自己晚了，光会催他快赶车的人生气。

So, for example, if you are in traffic, lateness caused by traffic is out of your hands.

所以，比如，如果你遭遇堵车，因为堵车而就是无法控制的。

Either way, if you’re on the receiving end, lateness can be extremely irritating, even infuriating.

无论哪种方式， 如果您处于接收端， 都会非常烦人， 甚至令人生气。

Whereas, in Sri Lanka, lateness is a part of the daily routine.

而在斯里兰卡，是家常便饭。

I climbed out of the back, cursing my lateness.

我从车后座爬出来，咒骂自己又了。

What if I go over there, yawn, and comment on the lateness of the hour?

玛丽亚：如果我过去打个哈欠，然后评论一下时间已经很晚了呢？

In fact, she's going to " comment on the lateness of the hour."

事实上，她准备“评论一下时间已经很晚了” 。

Regular lateness can be perceived as a lack of respect and gradually erode trust.

经常可能被视为缺乏尊，逐渐破坏信任。

Lateness can be applied to many circumstances.

现象可适用于多种情境。

I awakened in the morning with the uneasy sense of lateness.

早上我带着的不安感醒来。

Repeated lateness, failure to accomplish assigned tasks...

经常 无法完成安排的任务。