I lost track of time.
Episode 102 of the 日常英语口语 Spoken English podcast, hosted by 每日美语, titled "I lost track of time." was published on June 13, 2018 and runs 1 minutes.
June 13, 2018 ·1m · 日常英语口语 Spoken English
Episode Description
I lost track of time.
lost: lose 过去式,丢失,丧失
Track 追踪,踪迹
lose track of time 没有看时间,忘记时间了(指因为忙于某事或者因为做某件事太投入,忘了时间)
例如:
--Where the hellhave you been? I’ve been waiting for you for 2 hours!
(你干嘛去了?我都等你2个小时了!)
--I am so sorry, Iwas busy with my report and I lost track of time.
(对不起,我忙着做报告,忘记看时间了。)
Pronunciation发音
lost track这两个词,lost的t失去爆破(在英语口语中,爆破音后面如果没有元音,通常要失去爆破)
track of 这两个词可以连读(辅音+元音连读,前面单词末尾是辅音,后面单词开头是元音)
I lost track oftime. 我忘记了时间(因为忙于某事或太投入)