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? 你是王先生吗?
—No. I'm not. 不,我不是.
—Sorry. 对不起.
—That's all right. 没关系.
