| 1. | An ambulance was a long time coming .
救护车姗姗来迟。 |
| 2. | Political union was slow .
政治上的统一是姗姗来迟的。 |
| 3. | Things always come too late or come by halves .
然而好事总是姗姗来迟，或者总是不圆满。 |
| 4. | The dilatory limousine came rolling up the drive .
那辆姗姗来迟的大型轿车沿着汽车道开了上来。 |
| 5. | She is long in coming .
她姗姗来迟。 |
| 6. | He comes out of tom-all alone's, meeting the tardy morning .
从“托姆独院”出来，迎接他的是一个姗姗来迟的早晨。 |
| 7. | I broke my neck trying to get there on time and then had to wait almost an hour for them to show up .
我拼命地准时赶到那里，但却等了一个钟头才见到他们姗姗来迟。 |
| 8. | That is a good , if belated , start
尽管姗姗来迟，这也仍不失为一个好的开端。 |
| 9. | I ' ve always arrived too late for my life
这一生，我总是姗姗来迟。 |
| 10. | She made up a story for being late
她为姗姗来迟捏造了一个谎言。 |
