迟到了！怎么地道用英语交代自己迟到的理由？

[摘要]交通状况大概是世界上最难预测的一件事。我们如果那天提前出门，可能会一路畅通。但当我们那天出门外快要迟到，路上却可能非常堵，真是“屋漏偏逢连夜雨”。这时，你会用下面哪种来说迟到呢？

1. Your watch must be fast.

你的表断定快了。

2. I fell asleep in the shower.

我早上冲澡的时候睡着了。

3. My father forgot to wake me up.

我爸爸忘记叫我起床了。

4. My left turn signal was out so I had to make all right turns to get to work.

我的左转灯坏了，所以我得一路右转才到单位。

5. I feel like I'm in everyone's way if I show up on time.

仿佛我要是误点上班的话会妨碍到很多人的。

6. My car ran out of gas on the way to work. I had to push it to a gas station.

我的车走到半路没油了，我只好把车推到加油站。

7. My alarm clock failed this morning. This is the third time in a month.

我的闹钟今天早上没响。这已经是一个月内第三次了。

8. I wasn’t thinking and accidentally went to my old job.

我不警戒走到我原来单位去了。