| Ways of apologizing
道歉的几种表达方式 |
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| I’ m sorry 对不起 | the usual way of apologizing to someone you know well（对熟人最常用的道歉方式） |
| I do apologize for... 我对…表示歉意 | a more polite and formal way of apologizing, used especially when you feel responsible for something that someone else has done（更礼貌正式的道歉，尤用于为他人所作所为负责时的致歉） |
| Excuse me 对不起 | used when apologizing for something you did accidentally（用于为意外做的某事道歉） |
| I owe you an apology 对不起 | used when you realize you have treated someone badly, for example by blaming them for something that is not their fault（用于意识到错怪某人时的致歉，如把别人的错误归咎于对方） |
| Please accept my/our apologies 请接受我/我们的歉意 | used when making a written or formal apology（用于书面或正式的致歉） |
| I/We regret... 我/我们对…感到抱歉 | used when making an apology in an official announcement（在官方宣告中的致歉） |
| Examples:举例 |
| I’ m sorry I’ m late. I missed the train. 对不起我迟到了，我没赶上火车。 I’ m sorry, I didn’ t quite hear what she said.对不起，我没听清她说了什么。 |
| I do apologize for Julie’ s behaviour. She’ s normally so reliable.我为朱莉的行为向你道歉，她平常是很可靠的。 |
| Oh, excuse me, I didn’ t see you standing there.啊，对不起，我没看见你站在那儿。 |
| We’ ve discovered who the thief was, and it seems we owe you an apology .我们已经发现小偷是谁了，看起来我们该向你道歉。 |
| We accept that this was the company’ s fault and ask you to accept our sincere apologies .我们承认这是公司的错，请接受我们诚挚的歉意。 |
| We regret to announce that tonight’ s performance of ‘La Traviata’ has been cancelled.我们很抱歉地宣布原定今晚上演的《茶花女》已经取消。 |
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