Well, in Daniel's defense, Emily had just lied to him and stood him up.丹尼尔这样也是情有可原，艾米莉骗了他还放了他鸽子。

lie to:对 ... 撒谎

It will be against my principle to lie to you.

对你说假话是违背我的行为准则的。

Least of all would I lie to you.

我最犯不上对你撒谎了。

stand up:失约

It's too late to cancel, and I don't want to stand her up.

现在取消太迟了,而我不想放她鸽子。

Jane cried when Bill stood her up on their first date.

比尔第一次约会就失约了，简哭了起来。

And as usual, their loss is Grayson Global's gain.他们的损失一向都是格雷森国际的收获

as usual:像往常一样, 照例

You're late, as usual.

你像平常一样又迟到了。

The poor woman went to work as usual.

那可怜的女人照常去上班。