Stop saying I'M SORRY: More ways to apologize in English

Hello.

嗨

My name is Emma, and in today's video I am going to talk about how to say: "I'm sorry"

我是Emma,在今天的影片我將談到用英文表達歉意的不同方式

in English, and how to apologize.

和如何正式的道歉

I'm also going to talk about ways we talk about making mistakes, and ways we talk about

我也將分享英文中犯錯和悔過的說法

regrets.

遺憾。

Okay?

開始了

So this video is really about when you've done something wrong and you have to say:

這部影片關於 當你做錯事你必須說

"I'm sorry", and how to say: "I'm sorry", you know, to make the other person feel better.

我很抱歉, 和如何正確讓他人感受到你的歉意

Okay, so let's get started.

很好,我們開始了

The first thing I wanted to talk about is reasons.

首先,讓我以'理由'為開始

What are some reasons why we say: "I'm sorry"?

有甚麼情況是需要說''我很抱歉''

What are some reasons why we apologize?

有甚麼情況是我們要和他人''對不起''

(Which is another word for "I'm sorry").

(I,m sorry 有甚麼替代詞呢)

There are many reasons.

其中有很多原因

I've come up with a very short list.

我列出一個簡短的清單

The number of reasons for why we say: "I'm sorry" is enormous; it's very large.

我們必須道歉的狀況多到難以估計

So, this is a small list, but I thought about: We often say: "I'm sorry" when we're late,

所以這分表以常見的為例比如說遲到時，我們常說我很抱歉

so we've told our friend: "I'm going to be there at 1pm", and then we show up at 1:30.

我們和朋友約定1點但在1點半出現

So, we say: "I'm sorry.

此時說我很抱歉

I'm sorry I'm late."

我很抱歉我遲到了

Sometimes we might accidentally break something.

有時我們可能意外地打破東西

Maybe we break somebody's lamp, or maybe we spill something - we drop wine on their carpet,

或許我們打破某人的檯燈又或者我們翻倒東西例如在地毯上撒出紅酒

so we'd say: "I'm sorry".

我們說我很抱歉

Sometimes, you know, maybe somebody's saying something bad about someone else, and that

有時也許有人在說 關於別人不好的事情

person finds out that, you know, the person has said something bad-we call that "gossip"-and

而那個人發現，此時，這個人 說了些壞話 - 我們稱之為“八卦”

so you might apologize if you've said something bad about somebody.

所以你可能會因為說了別人壞話而道歉

You might say: "I'm sorry" if you said something rude or impolite.

你可能會說：“我很抱歉” 當你言詞粗魯或不禮貌。

Maybe if you were not nice to somebody; you did something that was bad or that was wrong,

也許如果你對別人不好;或者你 做了一件壞事或錯事，

or you made a mistake.

又或者你犯了一個錯誤。

Maybe you had tuna for lunch with a whole bunch of onions, and now your breath smells,

也許你的午餐是條鮪魚 和一堆洋蔥，現在你的口氣很差，

and so when you come back to work, you might say: "Oh, I'm sorry.

所以當你回來工作時，你可能會 說：“哦，我很抱歉。

I had tuna for lunch."

午飯時我吃了鮪魚。“

Okay?

好的

This is...

I hear this one quite a lot.

我常常聽到這個。

So maybe you ate something that has a very strong smell, and you're saying: "I'm sorry"

所以也許你吃很多有濃烈的氣味的食物 你說：“我很抱歉”

for that.

Sometimes we also say sorry to be polite.

有時我們也未保持禮貌兒說抱歉。

So, sometimes we didn't make a mistake; somebody else made a mistake; and to be polite, we

所以，有時候我們沒有犯錯;其他人 犯了錯誤;為了表使有禮我們仍說我很抱歉

still say: "I'm sorry".

I know it's a little bit strange, but for example, if you go to a restaurant and you

我知道這有點奇怪 舉個例子，如果你去餐館和你

order chicken, and the waiter comes and he brings you beef, then you might say: "I'm

點了雞肉，服務員卻送上牛肉，然後你可能會說：“我很抱歉

sorry.

This isn't what I ordered."

這不是我點的餐。“

Okay?

So, there are many reasons why we say: "I'm sorry".

所以，我們說：“我很抱歉”的原因有很多。

So now let's look at some of the ways we say: "I'm sorry".

那麼現在讓我們來看看我們說“對不起”的一些方式

Okay, so the word "apology", "apology" means the same thing as "sorry".

好的，所以“道歉”這個詞，“道歉”的意思 和“抱歉”一樣。

Okay?

When you give an apology, it means you're saying you're sorry.

當你道歉時，這意味著你 說你很抱歉

So, let's look at some ways to say sorry.

那麼，讓我們來看看表達歉意的另一些方法。

Well, we have: "Sorry", which is pretty informal; if you made a mistake with your friends or

好吧，我們有：“sorry”，一個非常不正式的說法 如果你和朋友犯了錯誤

just in general conversation, we often just say: "Oh, sorry".

或者只是在一般的談話中，我們經常只是 說：“哦，對不起”。

We might say: "I'm sorry for" and give the reason why we're sorry.

我們可能會說：“我很抱歉”，並給予了 我們很抱歉的原因。

"I'm sorry for breaking your iPad.", "I'm sorry for not calling you.", "I'm sorry for

“我很抱歉打破你的iPad。”，“我是 抱歉沒有給你打電話。“，”我很抱歉

being late.", "I'm sorry for forgetting your birthday."

我遲到了。“，”我很抱歉忘了你的 生日。”

Okay?

"I'm sorry for not being there."

“我很抱歉我不在那裡。”

What you'll notice is when we use the word "for" after "I'm sorry"-this means we're giving

你會注意到我們使用這個詞的時候 在“i am sorry”之後“for” - 這意味著我們正在給予

a reason-we usually have a verb and "ing" with it, so it's the verb in the "ing" form.

一個原因 - 我們通常有一個動詞和“ing” 有了它，所以它是“ing”形式的動詞。(動名詞)

Okay?

好的

So: "I'm sorry for breaking", so you'll notice "break" and then "ing".

所以：“我很抱歉打破”，所以你會注意到 “break”，然後“ing”。

"I'm sorry for forgetting" - you'll notice "ing".

“我很遺憾我忘記了” - 你會注意到 “ing”。

And if we want to say something that we didn't do that we're sorry for, we just add the word

如果我們想為我們沒做到的事表達歉意 我們只需要加

"not".

“not”。

"I'm sorry for not calling.", "I'm sorry for not answering the phone.", "I'm sorry for

“我很抱歉沒有打電話。”，“我很抱歉 沒接到電話。“，”我很抱歉

not telling you about, you know, my problem."

沒有告訴你我的麻煩。“

Okay?

So, we can... if we want to talk about something we didn't do that we're sorry for, we use

所以，我們可以...如果我們想談某事我們該做而未做我們使用

the word "not".

“不”這個詞。

So: "I'm sorry for" is something we use a lot, but if we wanted to be more formal...

所以：“我很抱歉”是我們常使用的詞句 很多，但如果我們想要更正式......

imagine you're at work and you make a mistake, and you're talking to your boss-okay?-you

想像你在工作，你犯了一個錯誤， 你和老闆說話了

might want to use more formal English for when you're talking at work.

可能想用更正式的英語 當你在工作時說話。

You might say: "I apologize", which is similar to the word "apology".

你可能會說：“我道歉”，這是類似的 到了“道歉”這個詞。

"Apologize", okay?

“道歉”，好嗎

So, it's four syllables: "apologize".

所以，這是四個音節的單字：“道歉”。

"I apologize".

“我道歉”。

You can say that.

你可以這麼說。

And if you want, just like "sorry", you can also add the word "for" and give a reason.

如果你願意，就像“sorry”一樣，你可以 還添加“for”這個詞並給出一個理由。

"I apologize for breaking it.", "I apologize for missing the meeting.", "I apologize for

“我為打破它而道歉。”，“我為 錯過會議而道歉。“，”我為每天都遲到而道歉。“

being late every day."

So, if you're going to apologize to your boss or, you know, you're in a formal situation,

所以，如果你要向你的老闆道歉 或者，你處於正式的場合，

you can use the words "apologize".

你可以使用“道歉”這個詞。

And then, again, it follows the same rule as "sorry for", where you just have the verb

然後，它再次遵循相同的規則 作為“抱歉”，你只需要動詞

with "ing".

與“ing”。

Okay, so we've looked at how to apolo-... or how to say: "I'm sorry", we've looked at

好的，所以我們看看如何apolo -... 或者怎麼說：“我很抱歉”，

if you're in a formal situation you can say: "I apologize".

如果您處於正式場合，您可以說： “我道歉”。

Now, if you are writing somebody, maybe you have a customer and you want to say: "I'm

現在，如果你正在寫信給某人，也許是你 有一個客戶，你想說：

sorry" because your company made a mistake, or maybe there's something where you have

抱歉“因為你的公司弄錯了， 或者也許你有什麼原因

to be very, very formal, then what we would use in that case is something maybe like this:

必須非常，非常正式，那麼我們會怎樣 在這種情況下使用可能是這樣的：

"Please accept my sincerest apologies."

“請接受我最誠摯的歉意。”

You wouldn't say something like this to your friend, because it's very formal, you wouldn't

你不會對你朋友說這樣的話 ，因為它非常正式，你不會

say something like this to a child, but you might say something like this if you're at

對孩子說這樣的話，但是你 可能會說這樣的話

work and you have to write an apology or you need to write: "I'm sorry" - this would be

如果你在，工作，你必須寫道歉或你 需要寫：“我很抱歉” - 這將是

a great way to do it.

這是一個很好的方式。

"Please accept my sincerest", and "sincere" means your honest apologies.

“請接受我最真誠的”和“真誠” 意味著你誠實的道歉。

Okay?

So, these are three ways to say: "I'm sorry".

所以，這三種方式可以說：“我很抱歉”。

Now let's learn more about what else we can say when we're apologizing.

現在讓我們更了解我們還能做些什麼 當我們在道歉的時候。

Okay, so we've already talked about how to say: "I'm sorry" if we're talking informally

好的，我們已經談過如何做了 如果我們正在正式和非正式地談話，請說：“我很抱歉”。

or formally.

Sometimes we also want to talk a little bit more about our mistake-okay?-or what we did wrong.

有時我們也想談一點 更多關於我們的錯誤 - 好吧？ - 或者我們做錯了什麼。

So, here are some expressions we often use in English to do this.

所以，這裡有一些我們經常使用英語做的表達方式

We often say: "I didn't mean to", "I didn't mean to", "I didn't mean to break your cup",

我們經常說：“我不是故意的”，“我沒有。” 意思是“，”我不是故意打破你的杯子“，

"I didn't mean to..."

“我不是故意......”

You know, "I didn't mean to do that.", "I didn't mean to hurt you."

你知道，“我不是故意這樣做的。”，“我 並不是故意傷害你。“

Okay?

"I didn't mean to break your heart."

“我不是故意傷透你的心。”

So we use it for a lot of different things.

所以我們將它用於許多不同的狀況。

Sometimes we just say: "I didn't mean to", and what that means is that we don't want

有時候我們只會說：“我不是故意的”， 這意味著我們不想要

to do something bad; we didn't plan to do something bad.

做壞事;我們不打算做 壞事。

There was no plan, we didn't want something bad to happen, but it did.

沒有計劃，我們不想要不好的事 發生，但卻發生了。

So we made a mistake, but we didn't plan for that mistake to happen.

所以我們犯了一個錯誤，但我們沒有計劃 去讓錯誤發生。

"I didn't mean to."

“我不是故意的。”

We can also say: "It was an accident."

我們也可以說：“這是一次意外。”

Again, these two mean the same thing.

同樣，這兩個意味著同樣的事情。

It means there was no plan to cause problems or to hurt somebody.

這意味著沒有計劃引發問題 或傷害某人。

There was no plan, it happened, but it was an accident.

沒有計劃，它發生了，但確實如此 一次意外。

There was no intention to do wrong.

無意做錯。

So, if you watch English movies or listen to a lot of English songs, you'll often hear

所以，如果你看英文電影或聽 很多英文歌曲，你會經常聽到

these expressions: "I didn't mean to.

這些表達：“我不是故意的。

It was an accident."

這是一次意外。“

Sometimes we also want to tell somebody: "You know what?

有時候我們也想告訴別人：“你 知道嗎？

I made a mistake.

我犯了一個錯誤。

It's my fault.

我的錯。

I did it."

我做的。”

Okay?

好的？

So imagine if, you know, you feel terrible, you did something wrong, and you want to tell

所以想像一下，如果，你知道，你感覺很糟糕， 你做錯了什麼並且你想說

somebody that you did something wrong - you can say: "It's my fault", which means: "It's

有人你做錯了什麼 - 你 可以說：“這是我的錯”，這意味著：“這是

my mistake".

我的錯誤”。

Or sometimes maybe you didn't do anything wrong, and if this is the case, you can say:

或者有時候你可能沒有做錯任何事情 ，如果是這樣的話，你可以說：

"It's his fault", "It's her fault", "It's your fault", okay?

“這是他的錯”，“這是她的錯”，“這是 你的錯“，好嗎？

Meaning: "It's his mistake", "It's her mistake", "It's your mistake", so that's something you

意思是：“這是他的錯誤”，“這是她的錯”， “這是你的錯誤”，

will commonly hear.

所以這你會經常聽到。

When you're apologizing, though, usually you're apologizing because you did something wrong,

但是，當你道歉時，通常是你 道歉，因為你做錯了什麼，

so you'll probably say: "It's my fault".

所以你可能會說：“這是我的錯”。

Okay.

Another thing we sometimes do when we're apologizing is we talk about regret.

當我們道歉時，我們有時會做的另一件事 我們是在談論悔過

So, what do I mean by this?

那麼，這是什麼意思呢？

We talk about that we made a mistake, but we wished we didn't.

我們談到我們犯了一個錯誤，但是 我們希望我們沒有。

We wished we didn't make it, but we did.

我們希望我們沒有做，但我們做了。

So if we could change time, we wouldn't have made that mistake, but we did make it.

所以，如果我們能倒轉時間，我們就不會有 犯了這個錯誤，但我們做了。

So this is a regret.

所以這是一個遺憾。

So, for example, when I was a child, one time I pushed my sister, and she fell and she cried,

所以，例如，當我還是個孩子的時候， 我推了我的妹妹，她摔倒了然後哭了，

and I felt really bad about it.

而且我覺得非常糟糕。

I regretted it.

我後悔了。

I wished I hadn't pushed her.

我希望我沒有推她。

Okay?

So that's what I mean by "regret".

這就是我所說的“後悔”。

So, we often use this piece of grammar when we talk about regret: "I shouldn't have".

所以，我們經常使用這段語法 我們談論遺憾：“我不應該”。

This means you wished you hadn't done something.

這意味著你希望你沒有做過什麼。

"I shouldn't have said that."

“我不應該這麼說。”

We use this a lot in English; when you say something and then, you know... you're really

我們很常用英語說

angry with somebody, you say something and then you think: "Oh, that was a bad thing

對某人生氣，你說了些什麼 然後你會想：“哦，那是件壞事

to say.

說。

I shouldn't have said that."

我不應該這麼說。“

Maybe: "I shouldn't have been late.", "I shouldn't have done that."

也許：“我不應該遲到。”，“我不應該 做那事。“

Okay?

"I shouldn't have eaten all the cake.", "I shouldn't have been mean to that person.",

“我不應該吃掉所有蛋糕。”，“我 不應該對那個人冷酷。“，

"I shouldn't have skipped school."

“我不應該翹課。”

Okay?

There's a lot of things that we might regret.

有很多事情我們可能會後悔。

So, the key here is you say: "I shouldn't", and the "n't" means "not".

所以，這裡的關鍵是你說：“我不應該”， 而“不”意味著“不”。

"I shouldn't have", and then we have the verb in the past participle.

“我不應該”，然後我們有動詞 在過去分詞。

So, I'll just put "pp" for short for "past participle".

所以，我只是將“pp”簡稱為“過去” 詞“。

So, what are "past participles"?

那麼，什麼是“過去分詞”？

We have a list on www.engvid.com with a lot of common past participles, so they're the

我們在www.engvid.com上有很多名單 共同的過去分詞，所以他們是

third form of the verb.

動詞的第三種形式。

So, usually they end in "ed", so for example: "I shouldn't have jumped", "I shouldn't have

所以，通常它們以“ed”結尾，例如： “我不應該跳”，“我不應該

run so fast", "I shouldn't have cried".

跑得這麼快“，”我不應該哭“。

Okay.

好的。

A lot of the times they end in "ed", or we have irregular.

很多時候他們以“ed”結束，或者有 不規則刑式。

Okay?

好的？

So, if you need a list of past participles, we got that.

所以，如果你需要一個過去分詞列表， 我們明白了

So: "I shouldn't have done it."

所以：“我不應該這樣做。”

So, if you're having trouble in terms of this grammar, I find that listening to music that

所以，如果你在這方面語法遇到麻煩 語法，我發現聽音樂

has a piece of grammar in it can really help.

有一段語法可以真的有幫助。

And so there's a song from the 90s by a man called Slick Rick, he's a rapper, and he has

所以90年代有一首男人的歌 叫Slick Rick，他是說唱歌手，他有

a song, and the song is called: "I Shouldn't Have Done It".

一首歌，這首歌叫：“我真不應該 做“。

So if you're like me and you learn a lot by listening to music, this might be a song that

所以如果你像我一樣，你會學到很多東西 聽音樂，這可能是一首歌

can help you remember how to talk about regret.

可以幫助你記住如何談論遺憾。

All right, so now let's talk a little bit more about how to say we're sorry.

好的，現在讓我們談談吧 更多關於如何說我們很抱歉。

Okay, so you've apologized, you've talked about your regrets; what you wished you hadn't

好的，你已經道歉了，你已經說過了 關於你的遺憾;你希望你沒有

done, so the next thing we're going to talk about is: How can you fix it?

做，接下來我們要談談 關於：你怎麼解決它？

When we apologize or we say: "I'm sorry", a lot of the times if it's something serious

當我們道歉或者說：“我很抱歉”， 如果它是嚴肅的話，很多時候

we did... okay?

我們做了.

So, sometimes we apologize or we say: "I'm sorry" for something small.

所以，有時我們道歉或者為了小事而道歉

If it's something big, we might say: "How can I make it up to you?", "How can I make

如果它是大事，我們可能會說：“ 我可以如何補償你？“，”

it up to you?"

我怎麼做能補償到你？”

It's a very common expression, and it means: "How can I fix this?

這是一個非常常見的表達方式，它意味著： “我怎樣才能解決這個問題？

I made a mistake.

我犯了一個錯誤。

What can I do to fix this?

我該怎麼做才能解決這個問題？

How can I make it up to you?"

我怎麼能補償你呢？“

Okay?

So, you know, this can sometimes help; sometimes the person might say: "There's nothing you

所以，你知道，這有時會有所幫助;有時 這個人可能會說：

can do."

“你做什麼都無法補償。”

Or they might say: "Well, you know, you can do this" or "I'd like you to do this."

或者他們可能會說：“嗯，你知道，你可以 這樣做“或”我希望你這樣做。“

Okay?

好的？

So, again, we don't say this all the time, but if it's something serious we've done,

所以，我們不會常這樣說， 但如果我們做的事很嚴肅，

when we apologize, we might say something like this: "How can I make it up to you?"

當我們道歉時，我們可能會說些什麼 像這樣：“我怎麼能補償你？”

So, in Canada we actually apologize a lot; it's a bit of a stereotype, so if you're ever

所以，在加拿大，我們實際上道歉很多; 這有點刻板印象，所以如果你曾經

in Canada visiting or you live in Canada, you might notice people say: "I'm sorry" a

在加拿大訪問或你住在加拿大， 你可能會注意到有人說：“我很抱歉”a

lot.

許多。

And so what's really important is to know: What do you say when someone says: "I'm sorry"?

所以真正重要的是要知道： 有人說：“對不起”，你怎麼說？

Well, you can say: "That's okay.", "No worries.", "No problem.", "It's all right.", "It's cool."

好吧，你可以說：“沒關係。”，“不用擔心。”， “沒問題。”，“沒關係。”，“很酷。”

So these are very common informal things we might say to, you know, our friends or to

所以這些是非常常見的非正式事情我們 你可能會說，我們的朋友或者

maybe our family.

也許是我們的家人

"It's okay.

“沒關係。

It's all right.

沒關係。

It's all... it's all good."

這一切......一切都很好。“

We sometimes say that, too: "It's all good."

我們有時也會說：“這一切都很好。”

You know, so these are very common to say.

你知道，所以這些都很常見。

If somebody is apologizing for something very serious, we might say... if it's true, we

如果有人為某事做道歉 嚴肅的，我們可能會說......如果這是真的，我們

might say: "I forgive you."

可能會說：“我原諒你。”

This is more serious than these.

這比這些更嚴重。

Okay?

好的？

These are for small apologies; whereas this is for something more serious: "I forgive

這些都是小道歉;而這個 是為了更嚴肅的事情：“我原諒你

you."

Okay?

So it's important to know this because, you know, people apologize a lot and it's good

所以知道這一點很重要因為，你 知道，人們常常道歉，這讓你

to know what to say when someone apologizes.

當有人道歉時要知道該說些什麼。

The other thing I wanted to talk about is the importance of how you say: "I'm sorry".

我想談的另一件事是 你怎麼說：“我很抱歉”的重要性。

Our voice is very important, and it carries a lot of the meaning of what we're saying.

我們的聲音非常重要，而且音調將表達很多不同意思。

So, there's a difference between: "I'm really sorry" versus: "I'm sorry".

所以，兩者之間存在差異：“我真的 對不起“對比：”對不起“。

Okay?

好的？

So you really need to be careful on how you say: "I'm sorry" so people don't think you're

所以你真的需要小心你說：“我很抱歉”的方式 所以人們不認為你是

being sarcastic or that you're not really sorry.

在諷刺或你不是真的 感到抱歉。

So it's good to listen to how people say: "I'm sorry".

所以聽聽別人怎麼說“對不起”是很好的：

And, you know, look at their face; they should be, you know, honest and look really like

而且，你知道，看看他們的臉;他們應該 ，看起來很誠實

they mean it.

就好像他們真的很抱歉。

So, be careful with your tone.

所以，要小心你的語氣。

Tone or your voice when you say: "I'm sorry" is key.

當你說：“我很抱歉”時，你的聲音還是你的聲音 是關鍵。

And, also, you want to apologize at the level of what the problem is.

而且，你也想在正確場合用合適的道歉

So, say for instance, if you did something small that's wrong, you might just say: "I'm

所以，比如說，如果你做了什麼 小錯了，你可能會說：“我是

sorry".

抱歉”。

If you did something really... you made some big, big mistake, you might say a lot more:

如果你真的做了什麼......你犯了一些 大錯，你可能會說更多：

"I'm terribly sorry I made, you know, a terrible decision."

“我非常抱歉，我知道，這是一個可怕的 決定“。

So, also be aware that for small apologies, a lot of the times a simple "Sorry" is all

所以，也要注意，對於小道歉， 很多時候一個簡單的“抱歉”就是

you need.

你需要的全部。

So, thank you for watching.

所以，謝謝你的收看。

I've talked about a lot of different things today, so I hope you come visit our website

我談過很多不同的事情 今天，所以我希望你來訪問我們的網站

at www.engvid.com because we have a quiz there on everything you've just learned.

在www.engvid.com，因為我們在那裡進行了測驗 在你剛剛學到的一切上。

Okay?

好的？

This is a great way for you to practice, you know, the grammar and the vocabulary from

對你來說，這是一個很好的練習方法 知道，語法和詞彙來自

this lesson.

這一課。

I also would like to invite you to subscribe to my channel; there we have a lot of great

我也想邀請你訂閱 到我的頻道;我們有很多很棒的

resources on all sorts of things to do with English, so I hope you check that out.

關於英語各種資源 所以我希望你檢查一下。

Until next time, thank you for watching and take care.

直到下一次，謝謝你的觀看和 保重。