5. 道歉和应答 (Apologies and responses)
(1) I'm sorry. / Sorry.
Excuse me.
(2) That's all right.
That's OK.
[解析] Excuse me. 的几种用法:
①表示向对方询问某事.如:
Excuse me!Where's the post office?
对不起, 请问邮局在哪?
②表示打扰对方, 此时对方可能在做某事.如:
Excuse me. Is this your handbag?
对不起, 这是你的手提包吗?
③表示麻烦或有求于对方时.如:
Excuse me. Can you help me?
对不起, 你能帮我一下吗?
Excuse me. I am late.
对不起, 我迟到了.
说错了话或做错了事, 以及麻烦、打扰别人后说:I'm sorry. 或Sorry.
对别人歉意的应答可以用That's OK. 或That's all right. 等.如:
—Are you Mr. Wang?
—No. I'm not.
—Sorry.
—That's all right.
—你是王先生吗?
—不, 我不是.
—对不起.
—没关系.
