The Army chief,General Scott, warned Lincoln that it was too late to get supplies to Fort Sumter.

VOA: special.2009.08.06

All right,there's somebody who comes along and says, Oh,I need to get to a date.I'm going to be late.

可能有人过来说，我有一个约会，我要迟到了。

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or be certain that you know how to get home if it's late

或者很晚的时候，要保证你知道回家的路，

伦敦的夜生活 - SpeakingMax英语口语达人

One can see businessmen and women running down the escalators, most likely late for work, couples holding hands, others seemingly asleep as they wait to get off, listening to the music that blares from the loudspeakers overhead.

VOA: standard.2010.07.10

Let's say I got up late and I am racing to get to class.

比如，我起晚了,我冲向教室。

麻省理工公开课 - 固态化学导论课程节选

If you get into the fifth century, late in the fifth century, Thucydides in his history has one of his generals speak to his men and say,"Men are the polis."

如果你回到五世纪,在五世纪末,修昔底德在他的年代就曾经,希腊历史学家,代表作《伯罗奔尼撒战争史》 对人民做过一次演讲,他说"人就是城邦"

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There may be a little uncertainty about whether the pizza place is still going to be open late at night when you get hungry.

就是当你饿的时候,不能确定批萨店是否还营业

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