在日常交往中,我們總會(huì)因?yàn)檫@樣那樣的原因犯一些錯(cuò)誤,對(duì)此,我們就應(yīng)該說(shuō)一些抱歉的話。西方人非常注重語(yǔ)言上的禮貌,我們?nèi)绻粢?,就?huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)BBC等節(jié)目里的主持人經(jīng)常會(huì)因語(yǔ)言上的打嗑而說(shuō) sorry。因?yàn)橹甭?,所以道歉要及時(shí)說(shuō)出才能得到諒解,這是西方文化與東方文化的不同之處。英語(yǔ)情景對(duì)話中,道歉及應(yīng)答的語(yǔ)句通常有:

  I do apologize for the inconvenience I brought to you last night.(對(duì)于昨晚帶給你的不便,我感到非常的慚愧。)

  I've got to say sorry for what I said rudely just now.(我很抱歉剛才對(duì)你說(shuō)的那些無(wú)禮的話。)

  I'm awfully sorry about the delay.(對(duì)這次耽誤,我感到非常的抱歉。)

  It was me to blame.(這是我的錯(cuò)。)

  I do beg your pardon.(求你原諒我。)

  I am sorry to bump into you. (對(duì)不起,撞著您了。)

  I'm afraid I've taken you up too much for your time.(花您那么多時(shí)間,實(shí)在對(duì)不起。)

  It was all my fault to have done...(這都是我的錯(cuò)……)

  We really didn't mean that at all.(我們真的沒(méi)有那樣的意思。)

  Please forgive me for...(請(qǐng)?jiān)彙?

  That's all right, don't think any more about it.(沒(méi)什么大不了的,別想的太多。)

  It's nothing serious. You don't have to upset yourself. (沒(méi)有那么嚴(yán)重,不必太自責(zé)。)

  It's not as bad as that. There is no point to getting upset.(沒(méi)那么糟,不要為此而不安。)

  That's okay.Don't let it bother you.(沒(méi)事,別想的太多了。)

  下面是一些關(guān)于道歉的對(duì)話,請(qǐng)大家注意英語(yǔ)說(shuō)話的技巧。

  Dialogue 1

  A: It's so careless of me to have lost your book...

  B: Oh, that's doesn't matter. Because, you know, that's just the one I borrowed from your father...

  Dialogue 2

  A: I'm terribly sorry for breaking into your room, but...

  B: Ok, what's your problem?

  A: Someone's chasing me behind, and, and I need your help...

  B: Oh,...

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