One of the workers on my construction crew didn't show up for work on Monday, and he didn't phone to explain his absence. On Tuesday morning, though, he did call. “I won't be able to make it to work today,” he said, “or yesterday.”
我的建筑工程隊(duì)有一個(gè)工人星期一沒(méi)來(lái)上班。他也沒(méi)來(lái)電話請(qǐng)假。不過(guò),星期二早上他來(lái)電話了。他說(shuō):“我今天或者昨天將不能來(lái)上班了。”