DON'T SAY "SORRY!" | Better English vocabulary | How to Apologise

Hello! I'm Emma from mmmEnglish.

大家好！这里是mmmEnglish，我是Emma。

In today's lesson, I'm going to share some different

今天的课程里，我将要跟大家分享一些不同的

and more meaningful ways to say

以及更深刻的方式来表达

"Sorry!"

对不起

Now of course, it's okay to say

当然，这么说也是可以的

"I'm sorry", when you make a mistake or you

“I'm sorry”,当你做错事时

do something wrong, you can say "I'm sorry!"

你可以说“I'm sorry!”

But "sorry" is really overused in English.

但是“sorry”在英文中使用太过频繁

It's so overused that sometimes

其使用过于频繁以致于有时

it can seem a little meaningless.

会被看作不太走心

You see, people use "sorry" all the time!

大家总是使用“sorry”

They apologise all the time for lots of different reasons.

人们会因各种原因进行道歉

"Sorry!"

“Sorry!”

"Sorry I'm late!"

对不起，我迟到了

"Sorry!"

“Sorry”

"Sorry, I forgot to bring the...."

对不起，我忘记带。。。

"Oh! Sorry!"

哦！对不起

And because of that,

由于其过多使用

"I'm sorry" can feel a little less meaningful.

“I‘m sorry”让人感觉不太真诚

Sometimes it can feel like you don't really care

有时会让人觉得你并不在乎

or you're just saying "sorry" because you feel like

或者你说“sorry”,只是因为你觉得

you have to, not because you actually mean it.

你有必要道歉，并不是发自肺腑的

So when you really need to say sorry

所以当你真的想要因为你所做的事情

for something that you've done,

表达歉意时

maybe a mistake that you've made or

或许是你犯的一个错误

some problem that you've created, well then,

一些你导致的麻烦

it's a good idea to use a stronger expression.

使用强烈的表达是合适的

Okay? To show that you really mean it.

来表示你真的很在意

And today, I'm going to share

今天，我要分享

some more meaningful ways to say "I'm sorry",

一些对“I’m sorry”更走心的表达方式

some meaningful ways to apologise.

一些走心的道歉方式

Now, we're going to give you a few different options

接下来，我将给出一些不同的选择

to help you build your vocabulary

来帮助你提升你的词汇

so that your English sounds more

会使你的英语听起来更加

sophisticated and more meaningful.

高级并且更加用心

But if you want to improve your English pronunciation

如果你想要提升自己的英语发音

and natural expression,

和自然的表达

then I really recommend the mmmEnglish

我强烈推荐mmmEnglish

Imitation Lessons!

模仿课程

All of the lessons there are focused

所有的课程都专注于

on specific situations

特定的情境

and you'll learn not just what to say,

你不仅学会说什么

but how to say it. And in English, it's so important,

而学会如何表达，这在英语中很重要

especially when you're trying to be genuine and real,

特别是当你想要你的英文更加真实纯粹，

it's so important to change the tone of your voice

改变你的声调非常重要

and your facial expressions and your body language

以及你的面部表情和你的肢体语言

really helps to convey your message.

十分有助于传达你的信息。

Now I created the mmmEnglish Imitation Lessons

现在我创办了mmmEnglish模仿课程

especially for my students to help them

尤其是为了我的学生，来帮助他们

develop their pronunciation but also

提高他们的发音，同时

their natural expression.

提高他们的自然表达。

You're going to be able to practise on your own at home,

你可以在家里自己练习，

you don't need a teacher or a speaking partner

你不需要老师或语伴

and you can practise your English speaking skills

你可以练习英语口语技巧

in your own time, whenever it suits you.

在你自己合适的时间内

So if you haven't checked out the imitation lessons yet,

所以，如果你还没有查看模拟课程，

grab the link in the description

点击说明中的链接

or you can head straight to the webpage right there!

或者你可以直接访问这个网页！

So let's focus on some different ways to say "I'm sorry".

让我们看一些不同的方式来说“I'm sorry”。

One of the hardest things about apologising

道歉最困难的事情之一

is admitting

是承认

that you've done something wrong.

你做错了事情。

Socially, it can be quite an awkward situation. Right?

在社交方面，这可能是一个非常尴尬的局面。是吧？

It's one that makes you feel a little uncomfortable.

这会让你感到有点不舒服。

Now, if we're talking about a

现在，如果我们谈论的是

small problem that you created,

你引发的小问题，

perhaps you provided your

也许你提供了你的

colleague with some wrong information.

同事一些错误的信息。

It was an accident but still, you're at fault.

这是一次意外，但仍然是你的错。

Then it's absolutely fine to say

这么说是可以的

"Ah...My mistake."

Ah...My mistake."

Just own it, you know?

承认错误，你知道吗？

It was my mistake, I made the mistake.

这是我的错，我犯错了。

So you can actually say "Oh.. My mistake",

所以你可以说"Oh.. My mistake"，

instead of saying "Sorry"

而不是说“Sorry”

Now you can also say "My apologies".

现在你也可以说"My apologies"。

My apologies, I made a mistake.

我道歉，我犯了一个错误。

But if you want to tone it down a little

但如果你不想过于严肃

and you want to make it a little less formal

而你想让它变得不那么正式

then you can also say "My bad!"

那么你也可以说"My bad!"

This has become a really common expression

这已成为一种非常普遍的表达方式

you use to admit that you did something wrong

你用它来承认你做错了事

in less formal situations.

在不太正式的情况下。

"You're late for the meeting! It started an hour ago!"

“你参加会议已经很晚了！已经开始一小时了！”

"Really? Oh, my bad! I didn't have it in my calendar."

“真的吗？哦，我的错！我没有把他添加到行程里。”

So it's like, "Oops! Oh, that was my fault."

所以它就像是，"Oops! Oh, that was my fault."

My mistake. You just own it, you know?

我的错。就是要承认错误，你懂吗？

You don't really need to say "Sorry" as well,

你真的不需要说“Sorry”，

you're just claiming the mistake as yours.

你只是承担错误。

And these are all great options

这些都是很好的选择

if the problem you created is not a big one.

如果你导致的问题不是很大。

Like, if you were supposed to make a booking

就像，如果你本应该预约一家餐馆

for you and ten mates at a restaurant

为你和你的十个朋友

and you forgot and when you get there,

当你到达餐馆时，你发现你忘记预定了

there's no room for you.

餐馆并没有你们的位置

That's a good time to say "Oh, my bad!"

这是说“Oh, my bad!"的很好的时机

Don't use "My bad" when the mistake is pretty big, like

当犯大错时时，不要使用 "My bad"

if you forgot to invite your grandma to your wedding,

如果你忘了邀请你的奶奶参加你的婚礼，

Don't say "Oh, my bad!

不要说"Oh, my bad!

That wouldn't go down very well!

这不会有很好的效果

It's kind of a bigger problem than just "My bad"

这是一个比"My bad"更大的问题

So in that situation, you would need something

所以在那种情况下，你需要一些东西

a little more meaningful, okay?

更走心的东西，好吗？

"Sorry!" Or "My bad" just isn't quite enough.

"Sorry!" 或者 "My bad" 完全不够表达歉意。

So you could say,

所以你可以说，

"Grandma, I owe you an apology."

“Grandma, I owe you an apology."

I owe you an apology.

我欠你一个道歉。

Or, "Grandma I want to apologise".

或者，Or, "Grandma I want to apologise".

Alright?

懂了吗？

Both of these expressions

这两种表达

are used to show that you're serious

用于表明你是认真的

and that you're genuine about your apology.

并且你对你的道歉是真诚的。

They're a little more formal so they

他们比较正式

show respect to the person that you're talking to

向与你交谈的人表达尊重

and they're really useful in the workplace.

它们在工作场所非常有用。

Okay? In the office, when you need, you know, to sound

在办公室，当你需要，你知道，听起来专业

professional and maybe a little bit more

或许更加

formal, than these are great options.

正式，这些都是很好的选择。

The other thing to keep in mind is that

要记住的另一件事是

both of these expressions need an explanation.

这两个表达都需要解释。

Why are you sorry? You could say:

你为什么觉得抱歉？你可以说：

I want to apologise for something, right?

我想为某事道歉，懂吗？

I want to apologise for my behaviour last night.

我想为昨晚的行为道歉。

I want to apologise to someone okay.

我想向某人道歉。

I want to apologise to your sister.

我想向你的妹妹道歉。

Now, the difference between to and for here is

to与here在这里的区别

super important.

非常重要。

These little prepositions are a little tricky so,

这些小介词有点难，所以，

for the grammar rules and more examples about

关于语法规则和更多的例子

to and for, then I want you to check out this lesson

关于to和for，我希望你可以去看这个课程

right here.

就在这儿。

It's all about to and for and when to use them.

它是关于何时使用to和for。

But it's important to explain why you're apologising

但重要的是解释你为什么要道歉

with these expressions.

用这些表达方式。

Alright, let's think of a more significant problem

好吧，让我们假设你犯了一个

that maybe you created now.

十分严重的错误。

You might need to write a formal apology,

你可能需要写一份正式的道歉，

you know, for your behavior or for

你知道，因为你的行为或

the behaviour of a family member.

家庭成员的行为。

Something that you really regret.

你真为此事后悔。

Or in a professional context, when

或者在职场背景下

your mistake has resulted in a significant problem

当你的错误导致了一个重大问题

for your customer or your company.

给你的客户或你的公司。

Well, in these situations you need more formal language

那么，在这些情况下，你需要更正式的语言

that's going to help you to express just how

这将帮助你如何表达

deeply sorry you are.

深深的歉意

I sincerely apologise for my behaviour, for my actions

我真诚地为我的行为，为我的行为道歉

for the trouble that I've caused.

因为我造成的麻烦。

Okay?

怎么样

You could also say, "I take full responsibility

你也可以说，“我承担全部责任

for whatever's happened."

无论发生什么事。“

Okay,

好的，

now you might even take it one step further and say

现在你甚至可以更进一步说

"I'm embarrassed about what has happened" or

“我对发生的事情感到尴尬”或者

"I'm ashamed of my behaviour."

“我为自己的行为感到羞耻。”

Or my brother's behaviour. I'm really embarrassed.

或者我兄弟的行为。我真的很尴尬。

Now, it's more common to see these expressions used

现在，这些表达方式更为常见

in written English, like in emails and letters,

用英文书写中，如电子邮件和信件，

but in professional or quite formal situations,

但在专业或非常正式的情况下，

it's acceptable to say these expressions

说这些表达是可以接受的

directly to someone.

直接对某人说

Now don't forget that these ways are,

现在别忘了这些方法，

they're quite formal and they're quite serious

他们是很正式，认真的

ways to apologise.

道歉方式。

So, if you're a little bit late to class,

所以，如果你上课有点晚，

it's probably a bit too much to say

这说的可能有点太多了

"I sincerely apologise for being late."

“我为迟到而道歉。”

"I take full responsibility for my actions."

“我对自己的行为负全部责任。”

But if you accidentally slept in and you missed

但如果你不小心睡了而你错过了

your final exam,

你的期末考试，

well, then this kind of language

好吧，那么这种表达

might actually be useful for you.

可能对你十分有用。

You might be able to convince your professor

你或许可以说服你的教授

that it was an honest mistake

这是一个诚实的错误

and maybe you can repeat the exam.

也许你可以补考。

So I hope that you've learned some new expressions

我希望你已经学会了一些新的表达方式

and phrases during that lesson to help you sound

及一些短语，可以帮助你听起来

more sincere and more sophisticated

更真诚，更精炼

when you apologise in English.

当你用英语道歉时

Don't forget that you can practise your natural English

不要忘记你可以练习自然英语

expression and pronunciation with me

表达和发音与我一起

in the mmmEnglish Imitation Lessons.

在mmmEnglish模仿课程中。

The link is in the description below

该链接在下方说明中

and it's really easy just to grab them and try them out.

理解并尝试它们真的很容易。

Thanks for watching this lesson. I will definitely

感谢您收听本课程。

see you in the next lesson.

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