英语口语课堂 10 道歉及回答

 

Apologies and Replies 道歉及回答

Sorry about that.

这事真对不起。（较随便）

A:Ouch,my foot! B:Sorry about that.Are you all right?

哎哟，我的脚！对不起，你没事吧？

A:Yeah.Do be careful next time. B:I certainly will.

没事，下次注意点。我会的。

That was stupid of me.

我真蠢。(较随便)

A:Did you bring my novel? B:Oh,no.I forgot again.That was stupid of me.

把我的小说带来了吗?哎呀上,我又忘记了.我真蠢.

A:Oh,well.You'd better bring it to me tomorrow.

你呀，最好明天带给我。

A thousand pardons for...

......抱歉，抱歉。（较随便）

A:A thousand pardons for having given you so much trouble.

给你添这么多的麻烦，抱歉，抱歉。

B:Not a bit of it.I hope you can understand what I've explained.

没什么，希望你能理解我的解释。

A:Yes,thank you.

我会的。

I really feel bad about...

为......我特别难受。（较随便）

A:I really feel bad about that,John.

约翰，为这事我特别难受。

B:No harm.Next time try to do it better. A:I sure will.

不碍事。下次做好点儿就行了。我会的。

Sorry to ...

对不起......。（较随便）

A:Sorry to have lost your name card.

对不起，把你的名片丢了。

B:Don't worry.I'll let you have another one. A:It's very kind of you.

别担心，我再给你一张。多谢。

Oh,my fault for......

哦，......是我的错。（较随便）

A:Oh,my fault for breaking your pen.

哦，弄坏了你的笔是我的错。

B:Let's forget it.That can happen to the best of us.

没关系，这种事谁都难免。

A:You're so considerate¹.

你真体谅人。

I'm...sorry.

......对不起了。（通用）

A:I'm awfully/terribly sorry,Mike.I forgot to bring you the tape.

迈克，真对不起。我忘记给你带录音带了。

B:Never mind.I won't use it until tomorrow.

没关系，我明天才用。

A:I'm sure you can have it tomorrow.

明天我一定带给你。

Sorry.

对不起。（较随便）

A:Sorry,Honey.I've lost the key.

对不起，亲爱的。我把钥匙丢了。

B: It's nothing. It's not the first time anyway.

没关系，反正也还是第一次了。

A:Oh,come on.I won't be that silly again.

你别这么说了。我以后不会那么蠢了。

I beg your pardon.

对不起，重复一下好吗？（通用）

A:I beg you pardon?I didn't quite catch what you said.

对不起,重复一下好吗?我没有听清你的话.

B:All right.I'll repeat it. A:Thank you very much.

好吧，我再重复一遍。多谢。

Please excuse me for...

对不起，请......。（通用）

A:Please excuse me for a while.

对不起，请等一会儿。

I've got to go and have a look at my baby.It won't be long.

我得看一看孩子。不会很久的。

B:Certainly.I'll be waiting for you here. A:It's very kind of you.

好吧，我在这儿等你。你真好。

I'm sorry to ...

对不起......。（通用）

A:I'm sorry to have kept you waiting so long.

真抱歉让你久等了。

B:That's OK.What made you so late?

没关系，你怎么来这么晚？

A:I was tied up with some urgent² business. B:I see.

有急事脱不开身。我明白了。

I pope³ you won't mind.

希望你不要介意。（通用）

A:I'm going to bring my kids with me .I hope you won't mind.

我想把孩子带来，希望你不要介意。

B:Not at all.I love kids,you know. A:I's very nice of you.

没关系，你知道我喜欢孩子。你真好。

Forgive me for ...

原谅我......。（通用）

A:Forgive me for interrupting⁴ you. B:It doesn't matter.What's it ?

对不起，打断你一下。没关系，什么事？

A:I've got two questions to ask you. B:Go ahead.

有两个问题想问一问。问吧。

I'm afraid...

恐怕...。（通用）

A:I'm afraid I've taken too much of your time.

占你好多时间，真对不起。

B:It doesn't matter,I'm not busy anyway. A:Thank you very much.

没关系，反正我也不忙。太谢谢了。

I apologize for...

我为......表示歉意。（较正式）

A:I apologize for what i said just now.

我为刚才说的话表示歉意。

B:Don't think any more about it.And I do appreciate your concern.

不要再去想它了。我很感激你的关心。

A:I hope we can understand each other better in the days to come.

希望在以后的日子里能更多的相互了解。

Please accept my apologies for...

......请接爱我的道歉。（较正式）

A:Please accept my apologies for not going to your party.

没去参加您的聚会，真抱歉。

B:That's perfectly⁵　airight.

没关系。

A:I had to take my little sister to hospital,you know.

你知道我得带妹妹去医院。

B:Of course,that's more important.

那当然更重要。

I've got to apologize for troubling you so much.

给你了这么多的麻烦,真对不起.(较正式)

A:I've got to apologize for troubling you so much.

给你添了这么多的麻烦，真对不起。

B:There's no reason to apologize for such a trifling⁶ thing.

小事一桩，用不着道歉。

A:Do drop in on me when you're in town.

来城里时，一定要到我这儿来。

I must beg to apologize for...

......我得向你道歉。（较正式）

A:I must beg to apologize for the delay⁷.

事情拖延了，很对不起。

B:Apologies are really unnecessary⁸.We haven't really started yet.

实在没有必要。其实我们还没开始呢。

A:Really?Thank heavens!

真的吗？谢天谢地！

I owe⁹ you an apology for...

我该为......向你道歉。（较正式）

A:I really owe you an apology for having lost your letter.

丢了你的信我该向你道歉。

B:Please don't blame yourself.

请别自责了。

A:I'll write another one. B:It's all my fault.

我会再写一封的。全是我的错。

I can't tell how sorry I am for...

......我实在对意不去。（较正式）

A:I can't tell how sorry I am for giving you such a fright¹⁰.

让您这么受惊吓我实在过意不去。

B:There's no need for you to worry.We're quite alright.

你完全不必担心，我们挺好的。

A:Really?Then I can set my mind at rest.

真的吗？那我就放心了。

1 considerate   

adj.考虑周到的；体谅的，替…着想的

参考例句：

• It was very considerate of you to send me a postcard.你想得真周到，寄给我明信片。
• He is always considerate to old people.他对老人一向体贴入微。

2 urgent   

a.紧急的，急迫的，紧要的

参考例句：

• He asked to see the manager for something urgent. 他有急事求见经理。
• A part of this urgent task was allotted to us. 这项紧急任务的一部分分给了我们。

3 pope   

n.（罗马天主教的）教皇

参考例句：

• The Pope is the spiritual leader of many Christians.教皇是众多基督徒的宗教领袖。
• The Pope is the supreme leader of the Roman Catholic Church.教皇是罗马天主教的最高领袖。

4 interrupting   

v.打断( interrupt的现在分词 )；暂停；中断；阻断

参考例句：

• You must break your bad habit of interrupting a speaker. 你必须改掉打断别人讲话的坏习惯。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Pardon me for interrupting. 对不起打断一下。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 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。

6 trifling   

adj.微不足道的；没什么价值的

参考例句：

• They quarreled over a trifling matter.他们为这种微不足道的事情争吵。
• So far Europe has no doubt, gained a real conveniency,though surely a very trifling one.直到现在为止,欧洲无疑地已经获得了实在的便利，不过那确是一种微不足道的便利。

7 delay   

v./ n.拖延，延误，延迟，延期；耽搁

参考例句：

• The strike caused a great delay in the delivery of the mail.这次罢工严重地延误了邮件的投递。
• I couldn't judge whether the delay was good or bad.我不能断定这样延迟是好还是坏。

8 unnecessary   

adj.不必要的，无用的，无益的

参考例句：

• There's no sense in taking unnecessary risks.做不必要的冒险毫无意义。
• It's unnecessary to go into details.无须细说。

9 owe   

vt./vi.欠（债等）；感激；把……归功于某人

参考例句：

• We still owe one hundred dollars for the car.为这部车我们还欠着100美元。
• We owe it to society to make our country a better place.把国家建设得更美好是我们对社会应尽的责任。

10 fright   

n.惊骇；吃惊

参考例句：

• A tree fell on the house and gave him a fright.一棵树倒在房子上，吓了他一大跳。
• She turned pale with fright.她吓得面色刷白。