A. Talk time
A. 对话时间
Making apologies and giving excuses
进行道歉,并给自己找借口
What happened?
发生了什么事?
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.
我拿着它的时候,手机响了。
That's all right. /Never mind. /Don't worry about it.
没关系。 /不要紧。 /不要为此担心。
Read the conversation below and practices it in pairs. Pay attention to the words in blue.
阅读下面的对话并结伴练习。注意蓝色的字词。
Arthur: Sorry, I'm late. The bus broke down, and there were not taxis.
Arthur:对不起,我迟到了。公交车抛锚了,那又没出租车。
Tony: That's all right. I just got here myself.
Tony:没关系。我自己也刚到。
Arthur: And I've forgotten to bring the tickets with me. I'm terribly sorry.
Arthur:我还忘记带票了,非常抱歉。
Tony: Oh, what's wrong with you?
Tony:哦,你这是怎么了?
Arthur: I'm having trouble remembering things recently.
Arthur:我最近遇到了些烦心事。
Tony: You'd better do something about that.
Tony:你最好想办法解决了。