道歉

Sorry about that.
對不起。
A：Ouch，my foot!
哎呀，我的腳！
B: Sorry about that. Are you all right?
對不起，你沒事吧？

I'm terribly sorry.= I'm so sorry.=I'm really sorry.
實在抱歉。
A：I'm terribly sorry.
實在抱歉。
B：Forget it.
沒事的。

I'm sorry to trouble you.
真抱歉，給你添麻煩了。
A: I'm sorry to trouble you.
真抱歉，給你添麻煩了。
B：Think of it no more.
別再想它了。

I'm sorry for troubling you.= I'm sorry I've troubled you.
實在對不起，讓您費心了。
A: I'm sorry for troubling you.
實在對不起，讓您費心了。
B：It was nothing．
這沒什么。
“I'm sorry for+名詞，動名詞”是“因為而對不起”的意思。

I beg your pardon．
請原諒我。
A：I beg your pardon.
請原諒我。
B：Write it off．
這事一筆勾銷吧。
write off“注銷，取消”

That was stupid of me.
我真蠢。
A: Did you bring my novel?
杷我的小說帶來了嗎？
B: Oh,I forgot again. That was stupid of me.
哎呀，我又忘記了。我真蠢。
這一句是自責(zé)時的用語，類似的說法還有“Silly me．”。

I'm sorry I've kept you waiting.
對不起，讓你久等了。
I'm sorry for keeping you waiting.

I apologize.
我向你道歉。
I do apologize about that.
我確實要為此向你道歉。
A：I apologize.
我向你道歉。
B：That's Ok.
好啦，沒事。
這是道歉時的正式用語，有時會在apologize前加一個助動詞“do”來表示強調(diào)。

Excuse me，may I speak to you for a moment?
請原諒，我能跟你說會兒話嗎？
A: Excuse me, may I speak to you for a moment?
請原諒，我能跟你說會兒話嗎？
B：Certainly．
當(dāng)然可以。

Excuse me a moment.
對不起，我一會兒就回來。
Would you please excuse me for a moment?
我能告退一會兒嗎？
May I be excused for a minute?
我能告退一會兒嗎？

I take the blame.= It's me to blame.
這全怪我。
A：I take the blame．
這全怪我。
B: It's not your fault.
并不是你的錯。
take the blame“負過失的責(zé)任”

I honestly didn't mean it．
我實在不是有意的。
A: I honestly didn't mean it.
我實在不是有意的。
B: Don't blame yourself too much.
不要太責(zé)備自己了。

I didn't mean it that way.
我本來不是那個意思。
I didn't intend it that way.
我本來不想那樣打算的。

I throw myself upon your mercy.=I ask for your mercy.
我求求您寬恕我。
mercy n. 寬恕，憐憫

I really don't know how to express how sorry I am.
我真不知道該怎么表達我內(nèi)心的慚愧。
Words can not describe how sorry I am.
我內(nèi)心的慚愧難以形容。

I've got to apologize for troubling you so much.
給你添了這么多麻煩，真是對不起。
A: I've got to apologize for troubling you so much．
給你添了這么多麻煩，真是對不起。
B: There's no reason to apologize for such a small thing.
小事一樁，用不著道歉。
對某事表示抱歉，要在apologize后用for來接具體的事情。

Please accept my apologies．
請接受我的歉意。
A：Please accept my apologies.
請接受我的歉意。
B：Don't worry.
不要放在心上。

It's my fault.= It's my mistake.
這是我的錯。
A：It's my fault．
這是我的錯。
B：Forget about it.
忘了這事吧。

How can I make it up to you?
我怎樣才能彌補我的錯誤呢？
make up“彌補”

How can you ever forgive me?
你怎樣才能原諒我呢？
A：How can you ever forgive me?
你怎樣才能原諒我呢？
B：No way.
我決不會原諒你的。