If you are going to be a lot later than 5 minutes, then you should call your manager and tell them about it. 

如果你要迟到超过5分钟，那么你应该打电话给你的经理，告诉他们这件事。

"Hi Barbara, I'm going to be 30 minutes late today. My car is having trouble this morning, so I arranged for a ride with a friend." 

嗨，芭布拉，我要迟到30分钟，今天早上我的车出问题了，所以我安排了一个朋友来接我。

"Hey Jack, I'm running a little late today. I just got out of my dentist appointment and it was longer than I expected." 

你好杰克，我今天会迟到一会儿，我去看牙医了然后时间比我预想的要长。

"Mark? This is Pat. I'm stuck in traffic. I think there is an accident that is holding up traffic. I'm going to be a little late." 

马克吗?我是帕特，我堵在路上了，我想这里有一场事故阻碍了交通。我要迟到一会儿了。

When you plan on being late ahead of time, it is much easier. For example, if you have a doctor's appointment in the morning, you can tell them in advance and then you don't have to worry about coming in on time. 

当你计划提前迟到的时候，就容易多了。例如，如果你早上有医生的预约，你可以提前告诉他们，然后你就不用担心按时去工作了。

"I have a doctor's appointment tomorrow morning. Remember I told you earlier this week? I'll come in right after my appointment." 

我明天早上有个医生的预约。记得我这周提前告诉过你吗? 约会完成之后我就来。

"My daughter has been sick, so I'm going to take her to see the doctor tomorrow morning. Is it ok if I'm a little late? My appointment is at seven in the morning, so I'll only be an hour late." 

我女儿病了，所以明天早上我打算带她去看医生。我能晚一点到吗?我约的是早上7点，所以我只会晚一个小时。

"I have to take my parents to the airport tomorrow. I shouldn't be too late, but wanted to tell you ahead of time." 

明天我得带我父母去机场，我应该不会太晚，但想提前告诉你。