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生活中我们难免会犯些大大小小的错误影响到别人,诚恳道个歉也许就能将尴尬化解。Sorry一词很多人常常挂在嘴上,当然英语中表示道歉的不只它一个, 还有apologize, excuse me等,那么什么情况下该用哪个词呢?别人跟你说sorry时真的就是表示道歉吗?今天我们就来解答这些问题! Apologies 真正的道歉 With apologies, you admit to doing something to upset another person. 如果你做出道歉,那就表示你承认自己做了某些打搅到别人的事。 Apologies can be informal: Sorry一词比较口语,多用于非正式化的道歉,例如: I am sorry that I was late. 对不起我迟到了。 I shouldn't have done that. Sorry, I'll never do it again. 我不该做出那种事的。对不起,以后不会了。 Apologies can be formal: Apology(名词)以及apologize(动词)常用于正式化的道歉,例如: I do apologize for this interruption, Mr Jones. 很抱歉打断你了,琼斯先生。 Mr Jones sends his apologies for not attending the meeting. 琼斯先生为不能出席会议致歉。 Things to say with apologies: ① 解释原因: We apologise for the delay, which has been caused by a traffic jam. 很抱歉,我们因为堵车而延误了时间。 I'm sorry about my homework, Ms Li, the dog ate it. 李老师,对不起我没交作业,它被狗吃掉了。 ② 表示并非有意而为之: I'm sorry. I didn't mean to wake you up. 对不起,我不是故意吵醒你的。 可以用提问的方式: Oh, I'm so sorry. Are you ok? 噢对不起,你没事吧? Sorry I'm late. Were you waiting long? 对不起我来晚了,等很久了吗? 也可以用感叹句: Oh no! I do apologise. Let me help you pick it up. 噢不!非常抱歉,我帮你捡起来吧。 ③ 插入一些词加强道歉的语气: I'm sorry。 I'm very sorry。 I'm really very sorry。 I'm really so very sorry。 I'm really so very sorry indeed。 I apologise。 I do apologise。 I do most sincerely apologise。 I do most sincerely and abjectly apologise。 Excuse me We say Sorry because we feel bad that someone is upset. We Excuse me if we think we are about to upset someone. 因 为打搅到别人而难过,我们说Sorry;因为将要打搅到别人,我们说Excuse me。例如: Excuse me, do you have the time? 对不起,能占用你一点时间吗? 另外可以用please来加强语气,例如: Excuse me please, I need to get off. 对不起(让一下),我要下车。 * 这里要说明下,在Sorry和Excuse me的使用上,英英和美英是有区别的: 英国人很喜欢用Sorry,所以有时他们会用Sorry代替Excuse me,例如:I'm sorry, but do you think you could move your car? 而美语中则可以用Excuse me表示Sorry的意思,例如:Excuse me, I didn't see you there。 又如,当你没有听清或理解别人的话时,英国人用"Pardon?"或者"Sorry?";美国人则用"Pardon?"或者"Excuse me?"。