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英语中应该如何表达歉意

Sarah 2024-06-04 09:59
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平时道歉的话大家会选择怎样的说法?或者别人怎么和你说的呢?那么对不起的英文又是怎样的呢?在英语中还有很多同义表达,大家都掌握了吗?如果还不知道的话,今天就一起来学习几个常用的表达歉意的方式,感兴趣的不要错过哦!

01

“I’m sorry”的同义表达

I owe you an apology….

例句:

Dear CEO, I owe you an apology for what happened at the Christmas Party.

亲爱的首席执行官,对于圣诞晚会上发生的事情,我向您道歉。

I take full responsibility for my actions.(适合正式的工作场合)

例句:

I take full responsibility for my actions—I should never have let my hair down in such an unprofessional way.

我对自己的行为承担全部责任——我不应该以如此不专业的方式让自己放松。

It was wrong on my part…

例句:

I hadn’t actually planned to attend. I just stopped by on the way home from the pub. This was wrong on my part.

我本来没打算参加,刚刚从酒吧回家的路上顺便过来了,不好意思。

I was in the wrong…

例句:

When I caught you in a headlock, I was in the wrong.

当我用头锁住你的时候,是我做错了。

I’m so/very/terribly/awfully sorry. (强调非常抱歉)

例句:

I’m so/very/terribly/awfully sorry for telling the receptionist that she looked like a marshmallow—her pink frilly dress was actually very cute.

我对告诉接待员她看起来像棉花糖感到非常抱歉——她的粉红色褶边连衣裙实际上非常可爱。

It was thoughtless/careless of me.

例句:

It was completely thoughtless of me to shout out ‘hey lady, this isn’t the Oscars, get a move on’ when I thought your speech had gone on a little long.

当我认为你的演讲有点长时,我大喊“嘿女士,这不是奥斯卡,快走吧”,这是完全欠考虑的。

I sincerely apologise…

(适合正式的书面写作)

例句:

I sincerely apologise for acting so despicably with your husband.

我真诚地为我对你丈夫的卑劣行为道歉。

I hope you can forgive me…

(请求原谅)

例句:

I hope you can forgive me for pulling your husband onto the dancefloor, using his tie.

我希望你能原谅我用你丈夫的领带把他拉到舞池里。

I didn’t mean to…

(表示自己本没有恶意)

例句:

I didn’t mean to get sour cream dip all over his trousers.

我不是故意要把酸奶油沾满他的裤子的。

It won’t happen again.

(用于道歉的结尾)

例句:

I really promise it won’t happen again. So…can I have my job back?

我真的保证不会再发生了。那么......我能继续工作吗?

02

如何回应对方的“对不起”?

No problem. It happens.

没关系。这种事经常发生。

Don’t worry about it.

别担心。

Don’t mention it.

别提了。

Just don’t let it happen again.

别再发生这种事了。

It’s not a big deal.

没什么大不了的。

I forgive you.

我原谅你。

I appreciate your apology.

我很感激你来道歉。

I accept your apology.

我接受你的道歉。

情景应用

假如你忘记了好朋友的生日,当对方失望地对你说:

“I‘m so disappointed in you.”

这时,你可以说:

“I’m sorry for forgetting your birthday, it wasn’t intentional. To make it up to you, I’ll treat you to dinner next week.”

很抱歉忘记了你的生日,我不是故意的。为了补偿你,下周我请你吃饭。

对不起的英文表达方式大家都了解清楚了吗?你还使用过或者学过其他的道歉方式吗?如果您对英语学习感兴趣,想要深入学习,可以了解沪江网校精品课程,量身定制高效实用的个性化学习方案,专属督导全程伴学,扫一扫领200畅学卡。

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