Apologize
Worn-out baby-sitter to returning parents: Don’t apologize for being late. I wouldn’t be in a hurry to come home either.
疲憊的臨時保姆對回來的父母說:別因為回來晚了向我道歉,換了我也不著急回家。
注:小孩兒把他(她)折磨得筋疲力盡了。
場景再現:有些人做錯事兒,道歉,接著再做錯事兒,再道歉,養(yǎng)成了道歉的習慣,后來沒做錯事兒時也會習慣性道歉。
She was the type that would wake up in the morning and immediately start apologizing.
她是這么一種人,早上醒來會立刻開始道歉。
I apologize for saying your parents were degenerates.
我說你父母墮落,我向你道歉。
注:表面上是道歉,其實又說了一遍“你父母墮落”。道歉不是因為說錯了,而是因為說了出來。
場景再現:夫妻間特別有禮貌,為了一點兒小事兒相互道歉,妻子實在不耐煩了,用手槍指著丈夫的頭說:
I’m sorry, but someone has to put a stop to this endless cycle of apologizing.
對不起,但是有人必須結束這場無休止的道歉。
If an Englishman gets run down by a truck, he apologizes to the truck.
如果一個英國人被一輛卡車撞倒,他向卡車道歉。
注:英國人非常紳士,被卡車撞了以后還彬彬有禮地沖卡車道歉。
She was the type who would wake up in the morning and immediately start apologizing.
她是那類早上醒來會立刻開始道歉的人。
I have made the habit of apologizing.
我已經養(yǎng)成了道歉的習慣。
場景再現:這也是一種幽默技巧,你可以無由頭地對你的同學說:
Apologize now,, it will save time.
開始道歉吧, 那樣會節(jié)省時間。