Sorry. I have to go now. I've got a deadline to meet.

对不起，我得走了，交工的最后期限要到了。

Oh, stay. The party's only just started.

啊，留下吧o派对才刚刚开始呢。

You want to come out and have a little chat?

你想出来聊天吗？

I'd love to, but I have to go back to work. I ve got a deadline to meet.

我很想，但是我得继续工作了，因为最后期限要到了。

重点讲解

I have to finish the work on time.

I've got a deadline to meet.

deadline,即“最后期限，截止期限”。这是一个很形象的詞，字面上的意思是“死线“，似乎在说:After that time, you're dead.(过了那个时间，你可就死定啦。）上面老师教的意思是正确的，但是用起来稍显死板。也可以说:I am on a deadline.我得赶着最后期限前完成。如果还有一点时间可以通融一下，这个时间段被称为:grace period宽限期。