跟艾米莉一起學(xué)口語 第756期:“道歉”別再用sorry了

pardon me

Pardon me for saying so, but you've got it all wrong.

不好意思和你直說，你全都弄錯了。

Pardon me, can you direct me to the train station?

打擾一下，你可以告訴我去火車站的路嗎？

Conversation:

A: Dad, can I talk to you?

爸爸，我可以跟你聊聊嗎？

B: Of course, Sweetie. What's up?

親愛的，當(dāng)然可以，怎么了？

A: I need to apologize to someone and I don't know what to say.

我需要對某人道歉，但是不知道該說什么。

B: You should be direct, use their name, be sincere and say that you regret what you did or said. I always say"I owe you an apology".

你應(yīng)該直接一點，稱呼他們的大名，要顯出誠意，然后表明你做了或說了什么而感到懊悔。我每次都會說：“我該向你道歉”。

A: But what if they get angry?

可是如果他們生氣呢？

B: Most people are forgiving, so there's no need to worry. In fact, if they can't find it in their heart to forgive you, they're not very nice people.

大部分的人都是很有度量的，所以不用擔(dān)心。事實上，如果他們不能原諒他們，就不是很好相處的人。

A: Thanks, Daddy. You've been a great help.

多謝爸爸，您幫了大忙。

B: Anytime, Sweetie. So who do you need to apologize to?

親愛的，不客氣，那么你需要對誰道歉呢？

A: You, Daddy. I'm so sorry I scratched your new car with my bicycle.

爸爸，就是您。我真的很抱歉，我的腳踏車刮花了您的新車。