| 1. | The reasons for the delay were manifold .
延误的原因是多方面的。 |
| 2. | I am extremely sorry for the delay .
对此延误，我深感抱歉。 |
| 3. | I must point out that further delay would be unwise .
我必须指明再延误是不明智的。 |
| 4. | The situation allows of no delay .
情势不容许延误。 |
| 5. | My application was held up by the postal strike .
我的申请书由于邮政部门罢工而延误了。 |
| 6. | Financial problems have set back our building program .
财务上出现问题延误了我们的建设计划。 |
| 7. | It brooks no delay .
事情不容延误。 |
| 8. | Each succeeding day calls for an additional $ 3.83 interest per day .
每延误一天，要追加利息3美元83美分。 |
| 9. | They offered no apology , just a dry explanation for the delay .
他们没有为延误道歉，只做了个干巴巴的解释。 |
| 10. | Operations performed out of sequence can cause delays and extra costs .
不按顺序的操作可能导致时间延误和成本增加。 |
