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The guesthouse in Nanshao was the most pleasant we have come across, run by a welcoming Miao family who despite the lateness of the hour gave us hot water for our feet and hot food for our bellies.
南哨的旅馆是我们遇到的最友善的旅馆，由一家好客的苗族人经营。尽管那天已经很晚，主人还是为我们的双脚提供了热水，为我们的肚子提供了热饭。
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They said their efficiency at work was reduced by about 40 percent and reported a high frequency of accidents, lateness and absenteeism.
他们说，他们的工作效率下降了40％，而且意外事故、迟到和矿工的发生频率也很高。
For laid-back people, their lateness is a part of their personality, they are aware of it and presumably not worried about appearing unconscientious.
对于懒散的人来说，迟到只是性格的一部分使然，他们了解这一点并且并不为此焦虑。

It's in relation to all of these forms of lateness that we can best understand the opening invocation of Paradise Lost.
带着所有这些“晚“,我们才能很好的理解《失乐园》的开头。
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Harold Bloom has written, and I think he's absolutely right, that Milton begins Paradise Lost with a powerful defense against lateness.
哈罗德·布卢姆写道，我认为他说得对极了，他说弥尔顿,在《失乐园》的开头对这些“晚“进行了有力的辩护。
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While at the same time as I say congratulations, I want to remind you that I think it comes as no surprise given the lateness of Labor Day this year that this first test came rather early and for many of you much of this material you had seen in high school.
当我对你们表示祝贺的同时，我也想提醒你，今年晚来的劳动节,并非是什么惊喜,第一个测试来的比较早,你们中的绝大多数在高中已经见过了。
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The reason for the lateness, of course, is that Tom has been working on this all day.
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