A. Talk time
A. 對話時間
Making apologies and giving excuses
進行道歉,并給自己找借口
What happened?
發生了什么事?
I'm sorry that I broke your vase.
我很抱歉,我把你的花瓶打破了。
I was holding it when the phone rang.
我拿著它的時候,手機響了。
That's all right. /Never mind. /Don't worry about it.
沒關系。 /不要緊。 /不要為此擔心。
Read the conversation below and practices it in pairs. Pay attention to the words in blue.
閱讀下面的對話并結伴練習。注意藍色的字詞。
Arthur: Sorry, I'm late. The bus broke down, and there were not taxis.
Arthur:對不起,我遲到了。公交車拋錨了,那又沒出租車。
Tony: That's all right. I just got here myself.
Tony:沒關系。我自己也剛到。
Arthur: And I've forgotten to bring the tickets with me. I'm terribly sorry.
Arthur:我還忘記帶票了,非常抱歉。
Tony: Oh, what's wrong with you?
Tony:哦,你這是怎么了?
Arthur: I'm having trouble remembering things recently.
Arthur:我最近遇到了些煩心事。
Tony: You'd better do something about that.
Tony:你最好想辦法解決了。