Sometimes you're just not getting along with someone and maybe you've done something that was a little bit mean or offended them.

有時候你可能會跟某人處得不好，或你做了一些讓人不開心或冒犯他人的事。

And I'm pretty sure you already know how to say, "I'm sorry." in English.

我相信你們都知道怎麼說「對不起」。

But in this video I'll help you learn all of the English words and phrases that you'll need to know to give a proper English apology.

但在今天這部影片，我會教你道歉相關的單字及片語，讓你可以適當地用英文道歉。

Hey welcome to this video, if this is your first time here don't forget to click the subscribe button below.

歡迎收看這支影片，如果這是你第一次看我的影片，別忘了按下下方的訂閱按鈕。

Leave a comment at some point during the video or a question, and for sure give me a thumbs up if you enjoy this English video lesson.

如果你喜歡這部影片的話也別忘了點個讚。

So in this video we're going to look at apologizing, saying you're sorry.

在這部影片，我們要來談關於如何道歉、表示你的歉意。

But before we get started I'll tell you a little story about when I was a kid.

但在正式開始之前，我要告訴你們我小時候的一個小故事。

When I was about 8 or 9 years old, my brother had a friend come over for Sunday lunch.

當我八、九歲的時候，我哥哥的朋友來我們家參加星期天的午餐餐會。

At the same time my grandmother was visiting.

那天我外婆也有來。

My grandmother is the mother of my mom.

外婆是我媽媽的媽媽。

And while we were having lunch I was bugging my brother's friend.

當我們在吃午餐時，我一直煩我哥的朋友。

I was being mean to my brother's friend.

我當時對他很壞。

And my grandmother, who was a great woman, said to me, "Bob! You are being mean! You need to apologize. You need to say you're sorry!"

我的外婆是個女強人，它跟我說「Bob 你應該要道歉，你要跟他說對不起！」

So I turned to my brother's friend and I said, "I'm so sorry that I was bugging you. I'm so sorry that I was mean to you."

所以我就走到他的面前跟他說「對不起我一直吵你，很抱歉我對你很壞。」

And he said, "I accept your apology."

他則說「我接受你的道歉。」

So that's just an example of a small story where I was interacting with someone and I needed to offer an apology.

這是個我在小時候面臨到需要跟別人道歉的小故事。

And I did it with one of the simplest apologies in English by saying, "I'm sorry."

我那時用了英文最簡單的道歉方式「對不起」。

When you say you're sorry there are many different degrees of the sincerity of the apology.

當你要道歉時，道歉的真誠度有有很多種。

So you can say, "I am sorry."

你可以說「對不起。」

"I'm sorry."

「對不起。」

You can also say, "I am so sorry."

你也可以說「我很抱歉。」

You could say, "I am truly sorry."

當然也能說「我真的很抱歉。」

Or, you could say, "I am very sorry."

或是「非常抱歉。」

All of those add a level of authenticity and a level of sincerity to the apology.

這些都會讓你的道歉聽起來更真心誠意。

It's important when making an apology that it's not fake.

絕對不要虛偽地道歉，這點很重要。

It's important when you're making an apology that you are sincere, that you are truthful, that you very much feel sorry when you offer the apology.

真誠地道歉是很重要的，當你在表達歉意時，你必須打從心底真摯地道歉。

Otherwise it just seems fake.

不然聽起來就只會像是做做樣子而已。

In addition to saying, "I'm sorry.", you could also say simply, "I apologize."

除了說「對不起」之外，你還可以說「我要向你道歉。」

You could say, "I apologize for what did. I offer you an apology."

你可以說「我為我所做的事道歉，我要向你道歉。」

And, to go a little less formal, between friends you might say something as simple as, "My bad."

而朋友之間比較不正式的道歉，我們會說「我的錯。」

You may have heard this in movies where someone says, "My bad bro!".

你可能會在一些電影場警中看到有人說「兄弟，這是我的錯！」

"My bad." where you're simply taking ownership of having done something that was kind of mean or wrong.

當你要承認你做壞事或做錯事時就可以說「我的錯。」

But let's take it one more level.

但我們接著再更進階一點。

You know how to say, "I'm sorry."

你知道怎麼說「對不起」。

You know how to say, "I apologize."

也知道怎麼說「我向你道歉」。

But I think it's important when you're offering an apology in English to actually recognize what you did wrong.

但我覺得用英文道歉時，重要的是指出自己的錯誤。

So you could say things like, "I apologize for my behaviour."

所以你可以說「我為我的行為道歉。」

"I apologize for my actions." where you're recognizing that you did something wrong by naming it.

「我為我的行為道歉。」直接點出你做錯的那件事。

You could say, "I am so sorry that I took your car without asking you."

你可能會說「對不起，我沒有經過你的同意就借了你的車。」

This is a stronger form of apology.

這是很強烈的一種道歉方式。

"I am very sorry that I ate the last cookie."

「很抱歉我吃掉了最後一塊餅乾。」

So not only are you saying that you're sorry, not only are you expressing regret, but you are being more sincere by actually naming what you did wrong that offended someone.

所以你不僅僅是說對不起或表達你的懊悔，而是藉由指出你自己的過錯或冒犯他人的行為，更加真誠地道歉。

This is very very important when you're offering a truthful, good, sincere apology.

誠實、有禮且真摯的道歉是很重要的。

You can also extend it further by saying, "It was my fault." where you actually admit fault.

當你真的犯了什麼錯時，你也可以進一步說「這是我的錯。」

"It was my fault that the car ran out of gas."

「把你的車子開到沒油是我的錯。」

I've actually had to say that one before, "It was my fault that the car ran out of gas." or "Oh, I'm so sorry it was my fault that the car ran out of gas."

我之前就曾經說過一次「把你的車子開到沒油是我的錯。」或你可以說「很抱歉，我把你的車開到沒油了，是我的錯。」

In addition to that you could just say, "It was wrong of me."

除此之外你也能說「是我不對。」

"It was wrong of me to drive the car until it ran out of gas and not put more gas in."

「把你的車子開到沒油還沒去加油是我不對。」

It was wrong of me.

是我不對。

So once again, I'm I am apologetic, I am apologizing by admitting the wrong that I did.

再次提醒，我是感到非常抱歉的，所以我會直接承認我犯的錯。

Very, very important.

這點很重要。

When you apologize you can also say to someone, "I hope you will accept my apology."

當你像某人道歉時，你也可以加上「我希望你會接受我的道歉。」

"I hope you can forgive me."

「我希望你可以原諒我。」

Or you could say, "I hope that you find it in your heart to forgive me."

或你可以說「我希望你可以原諒我。」

So, not only are you saying you're sorry, not only are you offering an apology, but you're also asking the person to forgive you for whatever you did.

所以你不只是道歉而已，同時也是懇求他人原諒你所做的事。

I don't know if you are aware of this, but Canadians are known for saying "sorry" a lot, for apologizing a lot.

我不知道你有沒有注意到，但加拿大人動不動就會說「對不起」，我們是出了名的愛道歉。

So I'm I'm gonna try and say a sentence where I use everything I just said in one sentence, so so let's set up the scene.

那我現在要用我剛剛教的那些句子來道歉，現在來假設一個情境。

Let's pretend that I forgot to take the dog for a walk.

假設我要為忘了遛狗而道歉。

So I could say, "I'm so sorry. It was my fault that the dog didn't go for a walk.

所以我可能會說「對不起，忘了去遛狗是我的錯。」

I apologize. I apologize sincerely. I hope you will forgive me for forgetting to take the dog for a walk. I am very very sorry.

我很抱歉，希望你能原諒我忘記遛狗這件事，真的很不好意思。

That'd be a great way, if you were having a fight with someone, and if they were mad at you because you didn't do something, is to take full ownership of what was done and sincerely apologize.

這個範例就是個道歉的好方法。如果你跟某人鬧得不愉快，或因為你沒做某事而讓他們生氣，你就該擔下責任並真摯地道歉。

Well that's a number of ways to apologize in English.

好的！以上就是幾種用英文道歉的說法。

It's a very very useful skill.

這個技能非常實用。

While you're here why don't you take the time to watch another video.

既然你都看完這部影片了，何不再繼續看看其他影片呢？

Bob the Canadian here.

我是加拿大的 Bob。

Learn English with Bob the Canadian.

跟著我一起學英文吧！

Why don't you leave a comment or question below.

歡迎在影片下方留言或發問。

Hit the red subscribe button and the bell if you want to get notifications when new videos come out, and for sure give me a thumbs up.

如果你想收到最新的影片通知的話，就按下紅色的訂閱鍵和小鈴鐺，別忘了要按個讚。

Be nice if you could give me two thumbs up, but you can only give one.

如果你可以給我兩個讚，那你真是太好心了，可惜你也只能給一個。

And I just hope you have a really, really good day.

希望你們都有個非常非常美好的一天。