英语道歉对话

核心提示A: I do beg your pardon for the mistake I’ve made.B: It’s OK. That can happen to the rest of us.A:请您一定原谅我所犯的错误。B:没关系,谁都会

A: I do beg your pardon for the mistake I’ve made.

B: It’s OK. That can happen to the rest of us.

A:请您一定原谅我所犯的错误。

B:没关系,谁都会发生这种事情。

A: Please excuse my careless words.

B: It doesn’t matter at all.

A:请原谅我那些无心的话

B:一点也没有关系

A: Forgive me, I didn’t mean to offend you.

B: Never mind about that.

A:对不起。我不是有意要冒犯你的。

B:没关系。

A: I’m sorry to have given you so much trouble.

B: It’s easy to say sorry, but who will make up for the loss?

A:很抱歉给您带来这么大的麻烦。

B:说声对不起容易,但谁来补偿损失?

A: I’m awfully sorry. I didn’t realize.

B: To tell the truth, your apology can’t be accepted.

A:我真是抱歉没有意识到。

B:说实话,你的道歉不被接受。

 ● Apologies 真正的道歉

 With apologies, you admit to doing something to upset another person. 如果你做出道歉,那就表示你承认自己做了某些打搅到别人的事。

  Apologies can be informal:

 Sorry一词比较口语,多用于非正式化的道歉,例如:

 I am sorry that I was late. 对不起我迟到了。

 I shouldn't have done that. Sorry, I'll never do it again. 我不该做出那种事的。对不起,以后不会了。

  Apologies can be formal:

 Apology(名词)以及apologize(动词)常用于正式化的道歉,例如:

 I do apologize for this interruption, Mr Jones. 很抱歉打断你了,琼斯先生。

 Mr Jones sends his apologies for not attending the meeting. 琼斯先生为不能出席会议致歉。

  Things to say with apologies:

  ① 解释原因:

 We apologise for the delay, which has been caused by a traffic jam. 很抱歉,我们因为堵车而延误了时间。

 I'm sorry about my homework, Ms Li, the dog ate it. 李老师,对不起我没交作业,它被狗吃掉了。

  ② 表示并非有意而为之:

 I'm sorry. I didn't mean to wake you up. 对不起,我不是故意吵醒你的。

 可以用提问的方式:

 Oh, I'm so sorry. Are you ok? 噢对不起,你没事吧?

 Sorry I'm late. Were you waiting long? 对不起我来晚了,等很久了吗?

 也可以用感叹句:

 Oh no! I do apologise. Let me help you pick it up. 噢不!非常抱歉,我帮你捡起来吧。

  ③ 插入一些词加强道歉的语气:

 I'm sorry.

 I'm very sorry.

 I'm really very sorry.

 I'm really so very sorry.

 I'm really so very sorry indeed.

 I apologise.

 I do apologise.

 I do most sincerelyapologise.

 I do most sincerely and abjectlyapologise.

  Excuse me

 We say Sorry because we feel bad that someone is upset. We Excuse me if we think we are about to upset someone. 因为打搅到别人而难过,我们说Sorry;因为将要打搅到别人,我们说Excuse me。例如:

 Excuse me, do you have the time? 对不起,能占用你一点时间吗?

 另外可以用please来加强语气,例如:

 Excuse me please, I need to get off. 对不起(让一下),我要下车。

  * 这里要说明下,在Sorry和Excuse me的使用上,英英和美英是有区别的:

 英国人很喜欢用Sorry,所以有时他们会用Sorry代替Excuse me,例如:I'm sorry, but do you think you could move your car?

 而美语中则可以用Excuse me表示Sorry的意思,例如:Excuse me, I didn't see you there.

 又如,当你没有听清或理解别人的话时,英国人用"Pardon?"或者"Sorry?";美国人则用"Pardon?"或者"Excuse me?"。

 ● Not really apologizing 看似道歉非道歉

  ① 道歉是为了攻击:

 有时人们在发起攻击性言论前会先说句道歉,有时他们跟你说对不起其实是说你应该向他们道歉。例如:

 Excuse me, you are sitting in my place. 不好意思,你坐的是我的`位子。

 如果是真的道歉,那么所使用的语调应为降调,所以如果你听到的"sorry"是升调,那就表示对方是在攻击你;另外,非道歉的道歉常常会加上一个but,例如:

 I'm sorry, but you will have to leave. 不好意思,但你必须离开。

  ② 道歉是为了引出坏事:

 I'm sorry, your car needs expensive repairs. 抱歉,你的车修理起来要很多钱。

 I'm sorry to say he won't pass the exam. 抱歉,我不得不说他考试肯定不及格。

  ③ 道歉只是表示遗憾:

 Sorry一词不一定表示道歉,有时它只表示遗憾、悲叹、懊悔。你希望某些已经发生了的事从未发生,所以你说Sorry。例如:

 I'm sorry to hear about your accident. 听说你出了事故我很难过。

 I feel sorry for people with no homes. 我为那些没地方住的人感到悲哀。

 对于Sorry的两种意思,我们可以通过丘吉尔在国会上致歉时说的一句妙语来感受下,你能读出其中的双重含义吗:You say that I called you an idiot. It is true and I am sorry.

 此句中的"It"和"sorry"都可以有2种理解,于是就可以得到2句意思完全不同的话:a. 你说我把你叫做白痴,确有此事,我对我所说的表示道歉。b. 你说我把你叫做白痴,你确实就是个白痴,我为你感到难过。

 
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