2.04 Apologies
Lời xin lỗi
Dialogue 1:
A: Good morning.
B: Good morning.
A: I've come to apologize for what I said yesterday.
B: It's really unnecessary.
A: I must make an apology for what I say.
B: Don't think about it any more.
Dialogue 2
A: Good morning, everybody. Please execuse me for being late.
B: Never mind about that.
A: I must apologize for having delay the work. I got in a heavy traffic jam.
B: Please don't feel bad about it. We've just strated. Come and join us.
A: I'm relieved to hear that. I'm not to be late next time.
B: Don't worry about it.
Useful Expressions
- Plese accept my deep apologies.
- I must ask your pardon for my carelessness.
- I'm too blame. I should have thought of that.
- I must haved cause you a lot of inconvenience.
- Please forgive me. I didn't mean to start a fight.
- I've got somthing to confess. Would you promise not to be angry, please?
- Something happend that you might not like.
- I'd like to tell you something if you'll promise to excuse me.
- I beg your pardon.
- Please forgive me for my rude.
- How stupid of me for blaming you!
- It's my fault.
- I can't tell you how sorry I am.
- I'm extremely sorry.
- I'm sorry. I didn't mean to bother you.
Vocabulary
- pardon of (pardoned - pardoned) : thu loi
- carelessness: su bat can
- blame: do to ca
- convenience : tien loi --> inconvenience : bat tien
- confess: thu nhan
- beg - begged - begged: cau xin, xin an
- rude: tho lo
- relieved: nhe nhom
