| 1. | It was late when the old man came home .
老人回到家里时已经很晚了。 |
| 2. | It was late when my train pulled into the station .
火车到站时已经很晚了。 |
| 3. | It was night and the oncoming light were bright .
当时天已经很晚了，对面来的车车灯很亮。 |
| 4. | It was now so late that the family had all retired .
这时，天已经很晚了，这家人早已就寝。 |
| 5. | The winter solstice having stealthily come on, the lowness of the sun caused the hour to seem later than it actually was .
冬至既然已经人不知鬼不觉地就来到了，所以低低的太阳，就把实在还早的时光弄得仿佛已经很晚了。 |
| 6. | Though it was late , they kept on working
尽管已经很晚了，他们还在继续工作。 |
| 7. | Come in . it ' s iate at night and raining outside
快进来，已经很晚了，外面还在下雨 |
| 8. | It is very late ; hence you must go to bed
时间已经很晚了，因此你必须睡觉去。 |
| 9. | Everything ' s okay . go back to bed . it ' s late
没什么事，去睡觉吧，已经很晚了 |
| 10. | I wish i could , but it ' s already late
我是想多呆一会儿,但是时间已经很晚了。 |
