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。