Describe a time when you missed an appointment
You should say:
When it was
Who you made it with
Why you missed it
and how you felt about it
02
话题分析
这是一道经历类话题，爽约的经历，这个经历我们在生活中多多少少总归遇到过，所以素材的内容完全可以取自生活。
我们先来开拓一下思路，爽约有哪些？不仅仅是你和男/女朋友约会放对方鸽子了才叫爽约，一般那叫送命。
你和家人/闺蜜/朋友/同学约了出去玩结果没去，是爽约；和同学约了完成作业或讨论小组课题没去，是爽约；和老师约了补课或者做实验没去，也可以称为爽约，等等。
所以我们在爽约的对象上可以是家人、情人、闺蜜、朋友、室友、同学老师、同事等等。
前两个问题做个铺垫回答后，我们直入主题：为什么爽约。
这里就考验大家的生活经验了，你可以看看这些理由你用过几个：
记错时间或者忘记时间了，约好了今天以为是明天。
不小心睡觉睡过了，早上了设了9点闹铃结果没把我叫醒。
突然有更重要的事情要做，没有办法赴约。（建议慎用，你是在说对方不重要么?）
突然生病了，感冒发烧、崴脚摔断了腿、吃坏东西肚子痛等等。
路上堵车、出交通事故了。上课上班迟到的最常见理由。
你去拯救地球或者进入了异世界。吕小布专用，现实中你可以试试用了还能不能活着回来。
那最后就是说一下事情结果和你的感受了，这也是非常常见的问法。结果无外乎计划取消了或者计划正常进行，以及对方可能会感到失望/伤心/生气或者不在意。而你的感受最常见的是感到愧疚，以及可以提下你做了什么弥补措施。
03
I’m an organized person and like doing things following the timetable, in that case, the important things could be finished on time, but all these are learned from a serious mistake.
When I was in the last year of high school, my partner Nancy and I needed to have a discussion about our final presentation with the professor, but because of my carelessness, I missed the appointment which caused us a big trouble.
I used to have no notion of time, so I hadn’t set the alarm and believed that I would remember it and finish my part in time, honestly, that’s the root of my mistake and I failed as expected. I was so guilty that I not only left a negative impression on the professor by making them waiting for about 30 mins in the office and still didn’t show up, but also extended the time to complete our presentation for the next day—Nancy and I worked the whole night to make the adjustment.
Even though I sincerely apologized to Nancy and my professor, I knew the time wasted can’t be back. Since then, I always keep a to-do-list on my notebook which I take with anywhere I go and have never missed anything.
地道表达
1. the notion of time 时间观念
2. set the alarm 设闹钟
3. root of mistake 错误的根源
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