交流表达-013.Making an Apology

Making an Apology

I’m sorry.

Sorry.

I’m sorry for…

Sorry about…

Sorry for…

I’m sorry.

Pardon me for…

I’m terribly sorry for…

I really feel bad about…

I’m very sorry about…

I’m extremely sorry for…

I’m extremely sorry to…

Pardon me.

Excuse me.

Please forgive me.

Excuse…, please.

Excuse me for…, please.

Please forgive…

Please pardon…

Please forgive me for…

I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to…

It was all my fault.

Oh, my fault.

It was wrong of me.

It was wrong of me, too.

My fault for…

How silly of me to…

I can’t tell you how sorry I am.

I really am so sorry.

I’m awfully¹ sorry.

I’m extremely sorry.

I do beg your pardon.

I hope you’ll pardon me for…

I hope you’ll forgive me for…

I owe you an apology for…

I must beg to apologize for…

I must make an apology for…

I’ve got to apologize for…

I must offer my sincerest apology for…

May I offer my profoundest² apologies for…?

A thousand pardons for…

Giving my excuse to…for…

I just don’t know what to say.

I’m afraid I’ve brought you too much trouble.

It was most careless of me.

It was really quite unintentional.

I must apologize.

I apologize for what I said just now.

Please accept my apologies for…

That’s quite all right.

That’s OK.

That’s all right.

Never mind about that.

Don’t worry about that.

Not at all.

Not a bit of it.

It doesn’t matter at all, that’s perfectly³ all right.

Forget it.

Let’s forget it.

Please think nothing of it.

Don’t think any more about it.

Please don’t give it a second thought.

Don’t let it worry you.

Please don’t feel bad about it.

Don’t let it distress⁴ you.

Please don’t take it too hard.

What for…?

Well, it’s just one of those things.

There’s no need for you to worry in the least.

Excuse me.

Excuse me.

Will you excuse me please?

Just a minute.

Hang on.

Hang on a minute.

Hold on a second.

Excuse me, I’ll be right back.

Excuse me, I’ll be back in half a tick.

Excuse me, won’t be a minute.

Excuse me, back in a tick.

Excuse me, back in a second.

Excuse me, I’ll be with you in a second.

Excuse me a moment.

Excuse me, I won’t be long.

Excuse me, I won’t be a moment.

Excuse me, I’ll be back in a minute.

Excuse me, I’ll be back in a short while.

Excuse me, you have to give me a minute.

May I be excused for a minute?

Would you excuse me for a short while please?

I’m afraid I have to leave for a while.

I’m afraid you have to excuse me for a minute or two.

I wonder if I might be excused for a moment.

I wonder if you’d excuse me for a moment.

1 awfully   

adv.可怕地，非常地，极端地

参考例句：

• Agriculture was awfully neglected in the past.过去农业遭到严重忽视。
• I've been feeling awfully bad about it.对这我一直感到很难受。

2 profoundest   

深度的( profound的最高级 )； 艰深的； 严重的； 知识渊博的

参考例句：

• If reduced to two pages, it would be the profoundest apercu of the universe that I have ever read. 如果缩短到两页，这将是我所读过的最深刻的宇宙纲要。
• A fool attempting to be witty is an object of profoundest pity. 蠢人装聪明，实在最可怜。

3 perfectly   

adv.完美地，无可非议地，彻底地

参考例句：

• The witnesses were each perfectly certain of what they said.证人们个个对自己所说的话十分肯定。
• Everything that we're doing is all perfectly above board.我们做的每件事情都是光明正大的。

4 distress   

n.苦恼，痛苦，不舒适；不幸；vt.使悲痛

参考例句：

• Nothing could alleviate his distress.什么都不能减轻他的痛苦。
• Please don't distress yourself.请你不要忧愁了。