8、 I Apologize.
我很抱歉。

A: Jessie, I’m afraid I can’t come back home for dinner tonight.
杰茜，我恐怕今晚不能回家吃晚饭了。

B: Not back home for dinner again? That’s the third time this week!
又不回家吃晚饭？这个星期你已经是第三次了这样了！

A: I’m sorry. Our company has just opened. There are always too many things to handle. You know that.
对不起。我们的公司刚刚开业，总是有太多事情要处理，这你是知道的。

B: You don’t have to explain. Suit yourself.
你不必解释了。随便你。

A: I apologize. You have my word, I’ll spend some time with you on the weekend. I promise.
很抱歉。我向你保证，周末抽时间来陪你。我发誓。

B: We’ll see.
再说吧。

A: Thank you for understanding. I promise I’ll make it up to you.
谢谢你能理解。我保证一定给你补上。


A: Sam, you’ve got to forgive me.
山姆，你得原谅我。

B: Forgive you for what?
原谅你什么？

A: I used your computer. And I’m afraid I’ve erased your personal files accidentally.
我用了你的电脑。恐怕我不小心把你的私人文件删掉了。

B: No! Are you kidding me?
不！你跟我开玩笑？

A: I’m afraid not. I apologize.
不是。我很抱歉。

B: I can’t believe it! I have all my important personal documents stored in that computer. It’s no laughing matter.
我简直不敢相信！我将所有重要的私人资料都存入电脑了。这可不是闹着玩的。

A: I told you I’m sorry. What can I do to make it up to you?
我都跟你道歉了。我怎样做才能弥补我的过错？

B: Well, you should be sorry! Don’t ever use my computer again! You can’t do anything now, it’s too late!
你应该道歉！再也不许用我的电脑了！现在你做什么都没有用了，已经太迟了！