way 非常地

unreasonable  不合理

lose one's temper 发脾气

split sth. on it  溅上去。。

embarrass 尴尬

traffic jam  交通堵塞

urgent  紧急的

folks = relatives

gossip 闲聊

attend  参加

in general  总体上来说

iceberg   冰山

water-tight 不入水的

horror 恐怖

 

I was late getting of work

The bus I did catch got caught in  a traffic jam.

 

I am sorry for what happened last night

I'm  afraid it seemed that I had broken your type recorder.I'm really sorry.

I apologize for what I have done to you.

I'm sorry to cause  you so much trouble .

              that  I caused...

Excuse me for being late

I must apologize for doing sth.