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第6章 感谢及祝贺(2)

我为我所做所为道歉。 Sorry for what I have done. I must apologize for what I have done.

我道歉。 I am sorry. I apologize.

请原谅我。 Pardon me. I hope you will forgive me.

我真心的很抱歉。 I am awfully sorry. I can not tell you how sorry I am.

我儿子一定给你带来不少麻烦。 Sorry for my son bothering you. My son must have put you to a lot of trouble.

打扰你了。 Excuse me. I am sorry to bother you.

是我的错。 My fault. It’s my mistake.

给你造成诸多不便,我很抱歉。 Sorry to disturb you. I am sorry to have caused you so much inconvenience.

重点词汇解析

1. apology [?‘p?l?d?i] n. 道歉,认错,忏悔

【例句】I must make an apology for losing your book.

因为丢了你的书我必须必须向你道歉。

2. pardon [’pɑ:dn] n. 原谅,宽恕 v. 原谅,宽恕,赦免

【例句】Please pardon me for not returning the book on time.

请原谅我没有及时还书。

3. apologize [?‘p?l?d?aiz] v. 道歉;辩解,辩白

【例句】I must apologize to you for offending you.

我必须为冒犯你而道歉。

4. sincere [sin’si?] adj. 真诚的,诚挚的,真实的

【例句】You should offer a sincere apology for your behavior.

你应该主动为你的行为道歉。

5. repentance [ri‘pent?ns] n. 悔改,悔悟

【例句】Considering that he showed genuine repentance, we shall forgive him.

鉴于他真诚悔悟,我们应该原谅他。

英语加油站:每天读点英语经典

You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in you.

——Dale Carnegie

通过对别人感兴趣来交朋友比试图让别人对你感兴趣来交朋友要快得多。

——戴尔·卡内基

True happiness is of a retired nature, and an enemy to pomp and noise; it arises, in the first place, from the enjoyment of one’s self, and in the next from the friendship and conversation of a few select companions.

——Joseph Addison,

真正的幸福是不张扬的,它摒弃炫耀与喧嚣;幸福首先来源于对自我的欣赏,其次来源于与挚友之间的友谊以及交谈。

——约瑟夫·爱迪生

Don’t flatter yourself that friendship authorizes you to say disagreeable things to your intimates. The nearer you come into relation with a person, the more necessary do tact and courtesy become.

——Oliver Wendell Holmes

不要因为友谊就觉得自己可以对朋友出言不逊。与他人的交情越是深厚,礼仪与机智就越为重要。

——奥利弗·温德尔·霍姆斯

One friend in a lifetime is much, two are many, three are hardly possible. Friendship needs a certain parallelism of life, a community of thought, a rivalry of aim.

——Henry Adams

一生中有一个好友已经足够,两个就算很多,三个几乎不可能。友谊需要两人之间的平等,思想上的统一,以及实现共同目标的竞争。

——亨利·亚当斯

Lesson7感叹及称赞

出口成章

How famous Jackie Chen is! 成龙真出名啊!

How beautiful these flowers are! 这些花真美啊!

You two make a lovely couple. 你俩真是天生一对。

You did a good job. 你干得非常好。

You are great! 你很棒!

What awful weather! 多糟糕的天气!

I am very pleased with your work. 我对你的工作很满意。

Words flows spontaneous to his lips. 他出口成章。

He is mature, dynamic and honest. 他思想成熟,精明能干,为人诚实。

Your eyes look charming! 你的眼睛好迷人啊!

He hasgood presentation skills. 他有良好的表达能力。

What a heavy snow! 雪下得真大啊!

How they love their country! 他们多爱自己的国家啊!

What a wonderful time they had yesterday! 他们昨天玩得真开心!

How worried they looked! 他们看起来很担心。

职场聊天一语惊人抄这段

Hi, Lily. How are you!

嗨,丽丽,你好啊。

Very well. Thank you. Oh, you look beautiful today.

很好,谢谢。啊,你今天真漂亮。

Thank you!

谢谢。

Your dress is very fit of you. So what are you going to do?

这身衣服真适合你,你今天要去干什么啊?

I am going to have an important interview.

我有一个重要的面试。

For that administrative assistant job? What a good opportunity!

是那份行政助理的工作嘛?多好的机会啊!

Yes, I hope I can get it. Wish me luck.

是的,希望能成功。祝我好运吧。

Good luck! Nothing is impossible to a willing heart. I am sure you will do very well.

祝你好运!有志者,事竟成。我相信你一定会表现得很好。

正式用语 VS 非正式用语

中文 非正式场合聊天用语 正式场合聊天用语

这真是个美丽的城市! This city is so beautiful. It is so beautiful a city.

听到这个消息我感到十分惊讶。 I’m surprised to hear the news. The news surprised me.

他太小了都不能自己穿衣服。 He is too young to dress himself. He is so young that he can not dress himself.

今天多冷啊! It’s so cold today. How cold it is today!

他跑得真快! He runs very fast. How fast he runs.

我相信我们肯定能赢! I’m sure we’ll win. I’m confident about our victory.

你一定会成功的! You will surely be successful. Your work is bound to be successful.

十分感谢您的邀请! Thank you for your invitation. I am very pleased to accept your kind invitation.

听到那个好消息他高兴极了。 He was very happy to hear the news. He was over the moon at the good news.

事情进展很顺利啊! Everything goes well. It’s all plain sailing.

你表现得很好! You did very well. Your behavior is perfect.

这里野生动物很多! There are many animals here. Wild animals abound in this area.

重点词汇解析

1. adorable [?‘d?:r?bl] adj. 可爱的;值得尊敬的,值得崇拜的

【例句】What an adorable baby!

多么可爱的孩子!

2. praise [preiz] n. 赞扬,称赞 v. 赞美,歌颂,表扬

【例句】He was praised for his hard work.

他因辛勤工作而受到赞扬。

3. admire [?d’mai?] v. 钦佩,赞美

【例句】I really admire your courage.

我很钦佩你的勇气。

4. compliment [‘k?mplIm?nt] n. 恭维;称赞,问候 v. 恭维,称赞

【例句】Her guests compliment her on her dance.

客人们对她的舞技大加赞扬。

5. eulogize [’ju:l?d?aIz] v. 颂扬,称赞

【例句】Critics everywhere eulogize her new novels.

各处的评论家都称赞她的新小说。

英语加油站:每天读点英语经典

False friends are like our shadow, keeping close to us while we walk in the sunshine, but leaving us the instant we cross into the shade.

——Christian Nevell Bovee

损友如同我们的影子,在阳光灿烂时与我们形影不离,在黑暗惨淡时就不见踪影。

——克里斯汀·布维

I have had, and may have still, a thousand friends, as they are called, in life, who are like one’s partners in the waltz of this world ——not much remembered when the ball is over.

——Lord Byron

我的人生中有过,并且仍然有上千个我们所称作的朋友。而他们就像是我们在世上的舞伴,舞会结束后就被遗忘了。

——拜伦公爵

A friend is one to whom one may pour out all the contents of one’s heart, chaff and grain together, knowing that the gentlest of hands will take and sift it, keep what is worth keeping, and with a breath of kindness, blow the rest away.

——Dinah Maria Mulock Craik

我们在朋友面前可以倾诉出心里的所有,像是倒出谷粒与秕糠。因为我们知道他们会带着善意与爱心,将这些轻轻筛过,留下有价值的东西,吹走无用的灰尘。

——黛娜·玛丽亚·克雷克

Perhaps the most delightful friendships are those in which there is much agreement, much disputation, and yet more personal liking.

——George Eliot

或许最好的友情是发生在那些既有认同,又有分歧,然而仍然互相喜爱的人之间。

——乔治·艾略特

Lesson8祝贺及祈愿

出口成章

Congratulations (to you)! 祝贺(你)!

Good luck with your trip! 祝你们旅途愉快!

Happy New Year!新年快乐!

I wish you success.祝你成功。

Happy Birthday(to you)!(祝你)生日快乐!

I wish you have a good trip/journey.祝你一路顺风。

I wish you have a wonderful/pleasant/nice time.祝你玩得开心。

God bless you! 上帝保佑你。

May happiness follow you wherever you go! 愿您幸福快乐,直到永远永远。

May joy and health be with you always! 祝您永远健康快乐。