道歉
Sorry about that.
对不起。
A:Ouch,my foot!
哎呀,我的脚!
B: Sorry about that. Are you all right?
对不起,你没事吧?
I'm terribly sorry.= I'm so sorry.=I'm really sorry.
实在抱歉。
A:I'm terribly sorry.
实在抱歉。
B:Forget it.
没事的。
I'm sorry to trouble you.
真抱歉,给你添麻烦了。
A: I'm sorry to trouble you.
真抱歉,给你添麻烦了。
B:Think of it no more.
别再想它了。
I'm sorry for troubling you.= I'm sorry I've troubled you.
实在对不起,让您费心了。
A: I'm sorry for troubling you.
实在对不起,让您费心了。
B:It was nothing.
这没什么。
“I'm sorry for+名词,动名词”是“因为而对不起”的意思。
I beg your pardon.
请原谅我。
A:I beg your pardon.
请原谅我。
B:Write it off.
这事一笔勾销吧。
write off“注销,取消”
That was stupid of me.
我真蠢。
A: Did you bring my novel?
杷我的小说带来了吗?
B: Oh,I forgot again. That was stupid of me.
哎呀,我又忘记了。我真蠢。
这一句是自责时的用语,类似的说法还有“Silly me.”。
I'm sorry I've kept you waiting.
对不起,让你久等了。
I'm sorry for keeping you waiting.
I apologize.
我向你道歉。
I do apologize about that.
我确实要为此向你道歉。
A:I apologize.
我向你道歉。
B:That's Ok.
好啦,没事。
这是道歉时的正式用语,有时会在apologize前加一个助动词“do”来表示强调。
Excuse me,may I speak to you for a moment?
请原谅,我能跟你说会儿话吗?
A: Excuse me, may I speak to you for a moment?
请原谅,我能跟你说会儿话吗?
B:Certainly.
当然可以。
Excuse me a moment.
对不起,我一会儿就回来。
Would you please excuse me for a moment?
我能告退一会儿吗?
May I be excused for a minute?
我能告退一会儿吗?
I take the blame.= It's me to blame.
这全怪我。
A:I take the blame.
这全怪我。
B: It's not your fault.
并不是你的错。
take the blame“负过失的责任”
I honestly didn't mean it.
我实在不是有意的。
A: I honestly didn't mean it.
我实在不是有意的。
B: Don't blame yourself too much.
不要太责备自己了。
I didn't mean it that way.
我本来不是那个意思。
I didn't intend it that way.
我本来不想那样打算的。
I throw myself upon your mercy.=I ask for your mercy.
我求求您宽恕我。
mercy n. 宽恕,怜悯
I really don't know how to express how sorry I am.
我真不知道该怎么表达我内心的惭愧。
Words can not describe how sorry I am.
我内心的惭愧难以形容。
I've got to apologize for troubling you so much.
给你添了这么多麻烦,真是对不起。
A: I've got to apologize for troubling you so much.
给你添了这么多麻烦,真是对不起。
B: There's no reason to apologize for such a small thing.
小事一桩,用不着道歉。
对某事表示抱歉,要在apologize后用for来接具体的事情。
Please accept my apologies.
请接受我的歉意。
A:Please accept my apologies.
请接受我的歉意。
B:Don't worry.
不要放在心上。
It's my fault.= It's my mistake.
这是我的错。
A:It's my fault.
这是我的错。
B:Forget about it.
忘了这事吧。
How can I make it up to you?
我怎样才能弥补我的错误呢?
make up“弥补”
How can you ever forgive me?
你怎样才能原谅我呢?
A:How can you ever forgive me?
你怎样才能原谅我呢?
B:No way.
我决不会原谅你的。