每天三分钟学英语 第208期:外国人和你"道歉"时千万别说not at all了

情景对话：
I wanted to apologize for my outburst yesterday.
Don't worry about it. We unloaded a lot on you.

今日知识点：
英文“道歉”的各种表达：

① I wanted to apologize for…
我想为…道歉。
I wanted to apologize for hurting your feelings. I didn't mean what I said.
我想为伤害你的感情道歉。我不是那个意思。

② I'm sorry for…
对不起…
I'm sorry for ditching you last week. I shouldn't have done it.
对不起上周把你抛下了。我不应该那么做。

③ Please forgive me.
请原谅我。
I didn't mean to do that on purpose. Please forgive me.
我不是故意的，请原谅我。

④ I feel really bad about…
对…感觉真的很抱歉。
I feel really bad about not showing up to your birthday. Please forgive me.
没去你的生日真的很抱歉。请原谅我。

⑤ I hope you can forgive me.
请原谅我。
It wasn't cool for me to go through your phone like that. I'm sorry. I hope you can forgive me.
我不应该那样看你的电话，对不起请原谅我。

⑥ My bad for…
都是我的错
My bad for not finishing my part on time. I feel really bad about it.
很抱歉我那部分没做完，我真的感觉很不好。

回应“道歉”的不同方法：
① No problem.
没关系。

② Don't worry about it.
没关系。

③ Forget about it.
没事。
Forget about it. We all make mistakes.
没事儿的，我们都会犯错的。

④ That's all right/okay.
没事。
That's all right. I know you didn't mean to do it on purpose.
没事儿的，我知道你不是故意的。

⑤ No worries.
别担心。
No worries. We're still cool.
别担心，我们之间没事儿。

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