It means I'll be late for work but what the heck!

那意味着我上班会迟到，不过管它的呢！

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I'll be late for school.

我上学要迟到了。

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We can't be late for the meeting.

我们开会不能迟到。

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Old ones were getting pretty bald. Well, probably be late for dinner.I gotta head down to Mason County.

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It's too late for this to be a political poem, but Paradise Lost is late for all sorts of reasons.

要写一首政治诗歌太晚了，但弥尔顿这么晚才写《失乐园》有多方面的原因。

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It's too late for you to be walking alone.

这么晚你最好不要一个人走了。

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Sure, it may be late for a chronicle of the zany dotcom 1990s.

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She then vanishes in a haze of blue, saying she is going to be late for a Versace fashion show.

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Raise toasts with Venetians between acoustic music sets at Al Timon, but do not be late for reservations at nearby Dalla Marisa: lagoon seafood and local meats are bought fresh daily, and when they are gone, no one else will be seated.

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