(单词翻译:单击)
Apologize
Worn-out baby-sitter to returning parents: Don’t apologize for being late. I wouldn’t be in a hurry to come home either.
疲惫的临时保姆对回来的父母说:别因为回来晚了向我道歉,换了我也不着急回家。
注:小孩儿把他(她)折磨得筋疲力尽了。
场景再现:有些人做错事儿,道歉,接着再做错事儿,再道歉,养成了道歉的习惯,后来没做错事儿时也会习惯性道歉。
She was the type that would wake up in the morning and immediately start apologizing.
她是这么一种人,早上醒来会立刻开始道歉。
I apologize for saying your parents were degenerates.
我说你父母堕落,我向你道歉。
注:表面上是道歉,其实又说了一遍“你父母堕落”。道歉不是因为说错了,而是因为说了出来。
场景再现:夫妻间特别有礼貌,为了一点儿小事儿相互道歉,妻子实在不耐烦了,用手枪指着丈夫的头说:
I’m sorry, but someone has to put a stop to this endless cycle of apologizing.
对不起,但是有人必须结束这场无休止的道歉。
If an Englishman gets run down by a truck, he apologizes to the truck.
如果一个英国人被一辆卡车撞倒,他向卡车道歉。
注:英国人非常绅士,被卡车撞了以后还彬彬有礼地冲卡车道歉。
She was the type who would wake up in the morning and immediately start apologizing.
她是那类早上醒来会立刻开始道歉的人。
I have made the habit of apologizing.
我已经养成了道歉的习惯。
场景再现:这也是一种幽默技巧,你可以无由头地对你的同学说:
Apologize now,, it will save time.
开始道歉吧, 那样会节省时间。