情景會話口袋書人際篇第24期:道歉和應答(2)

　　9. That's all right. Don't think any more about it.
　　沒什么大不了的，別想得太多。
　　還能這樣說：
　　It's nothing serious. Don't mind it.
　　It's not as bad as you thought. You need think less about it.
　　諺語：
　　Think today and speak tomorrow.
　　三思而后行。
　　10. I accept your apology.
　　我接受你的道歉。
　　還能這樣說：
　　You are excused.
　　You are forgiven.
　　應用解析：
　　accept the situation 聽天由命;
　　accept...as (to be)... 把……當做……， 認為……是……
　　11. I've long since forgiven you.
　　我早就原諒了你。
　　還能這樣說：
　　I have forgiven you for a long time.
　　I have already forgiven you.
　　12. I repent my actions.
　　我對我的行為感到后悔。
　　還能這樣說：
　　I am real sorry about what I have done.
　　I regret that I have done something wrong.
　　諺語：
　　Marry in haste, repent at leisure.
　　結婚匆匆，后悔無窮。
　　13. Please offer them my excuses.
　　請代我向他們致歉。
　　還能這樣說：
　　Please give them my regrets.
　　Please express my apologies to them for me.
　　諺語：
　　He who excuses himself accuses himself.
　　欲蓋彌彰。
　　14. I'm terribly sorry to have caused you so much trouble.
　　真對不起，給你添了那么多的麻煩。
　　還能這樣說：
　　I apologize for having attracting so many difficulties.
　　A thousand pardons for having given you so much trouble.
　　應用解析：
　　borrow trouble 自尋苦惱;杞人憂天;
　　don't trouble 別費事;
　　have trouble with 有……病痛
　　15. Thanks for your understanding.
　　謝謝你的諒解。
　　還能這樣說：
　　Thank you for pardoning me.
　　Thank you for your generosity.
　　16. I’ll never forgive you.
　　我永遠都不會原諒你的。
　　還能這樣說：
　　It's impossible for me to pardon you.
　　I’ll never forgive you, not for my whole life.
　　諺語：
　　Forgive many things in others; nothing in yourself.
　　寬恕他人這種種;你罪無存。
　　8. I'll never forgive myself.
　　我永遠不能原諒自己。
　　還能這樣說：
　　I can never forgive myself.
　　I would never pardon my faults.
　　諺語：
　　Forgive others but not yourself.
　　嚴于律己，寬于待人。