情景口语会话口袋书第23期:道歉和应答(1) (mp3和文本下载)

情景口语会话口袋书第23期:道歉和应答(1)

1. It was me to blame.
这是我的错。

还能这样说：
It was my entire fault to have done this.
The fault was mine.

应用解析：
be small blame to sb. 不能多怪某人；
be to blame 应该受责；
bear the blame 承担责任；
take the blame 负过失的责任；
blame sb. for sth. 因某事责备某人

2. I apologize.
我道歉。

还能这样说：
I will make an apology.
I will say sorry for this.

应用解析：
an apology to sb. for sth./doing sth. 为……向某人道歉；
make one's apology to sb. for sth. 为某事向某人道歉；
an apology for sth. 低劣的某事物；勉强的代用物

3. Sorry!
对不起！

还能这样说：
I'm really sorry.
I'm terribly sorry.

应用解析：
in a sorry state 处在可怜的境地中；
a sorry excuse 理由不充分的借口；
feel sorry for oneself 垂头丧气，灰心失望

4. I didn't mean it.
我不是故意的。

还能这样说：
I didn't do it on purpose.
Please trust me, I am unintentional.

谚语：
Sleeping is no mean art; for its sake one must stay awake all day.
别整天睡大觉，要珍惜时间。

5. How could I be so thoughtless?
我怎么会那么粗心大意呢？

还能这样说：
It is most careless of me.
How careless of me!

谚语：
Downy lips make thoughtless slips.
嘴上没毛，办事不牢。

6. I will make it up to you.
我要补偿你。

还能这样说：
I'll repay it to you.
I will compensate for your loss.

谚语：
A good beginning makes a good ending.
善始者善终。

7. Will you ever forgive me?
你会原谅我吗？

还能这样说：
Please pardon me!
I beg your pardon.

谚语：
Forgive and forget.
既往不咎。

8. I'll never forgive myself.
我永远不能原谅自己。

还能这样说：
I can never forgive myself.
I would never pardon my faults.

谚语：
Forgive others but not yourself.
严于律己，宽于待人。