内容正文:
道歉信
1、 Structure:
第一段(Beginning) : Background +Aim (因.....向对方表示歉意)
第二段(Body): 1.说明原因 2. 提出弥补措施
第三段(Ending):再次道歉+期望/祝愿
二、Useful and essential expressions:
1. I’m sorry for sth. / to do 很抱歉...
2. forgive sb. for sth. 原谅某人某事
3. ask for one’s forgiveness = ask sb. for forgiveness 向某人寻求原谅
4. accept one’s apology 接受某人的道歉
5. apologize to sb for sth. 因某事向某人道歉
make an apology to sb. for sth.
say sorry to sb. for sth.
convey one’s deepest apology to sb. 向某人表达深深的歉意
6. owe sb. an apology= owe an apology to sb. 欠某人一个道歉
7. cause trouble/inconvenience to sb. 给某人造成麻烦/ 不便
cause sb. trouble/inconvenience
8. misunderstand sb. 误解某人
9. make mistakes / a mistake 犯错,弄错
10. take sth. for granted 认为...理所当然
11. take sth. seriously 认真对待某事
12. regret to say / tell / inform... 遗憾地说/告知
regret doing / having done 后悔做了某事
13. by appointment 按约定
三、Useful and essential sentences in each paragraph:
Paragraph 1:
1. I’m truly sorry to tell you that I can’t fulfill my promise to go on a trip with you, so I’m writing to express/ convey my deepest apology to you.
很抱歉告诉你我不能兑现承诺和你去旅行,所以写信向你表达我深深的歉意。
2. I am writing to make an apology to you for being unable to meet you at the airport.
我不能去机场接你,向你道歉。
Paragraph 2:
3.I am terribly sorry for what I did, but believe I didn’t mean to hurt you.
我对所做的事感到十分抱歉。 但请你相信,我并非有意伤害你。
4. I feel awfully sorry about it and I wonder if it's convenient for you to make it another time.
为此我感到非常抱歉,不知你是否方便另约时间。
5. Much to my regret, I was unable to accept your invitation to the ceremony and I wish that my apology could help to some extent.
很遗憾,我没有能够接受你的邀请参加典礼,希望我的道歉在某种程度上能起到作用。
6. I'm afraid I have brought you too much trouble and I want you to know how regretful I am feeling now.
恐怕我给你带来了太多麻烦,同时我也想让你知道对此我觉得很抱歉。
Paragraph 3:
7. Once again, I'm sorry for any inconvenience caused.
对于造成的不便,我再次表示歉意。
8. I sincerely hope that you will be able to understand my situation and accept my apology.
我衷心希望你能理解我的处境,并接受我的道歉。
9. Again, please accept my sincere apology for causing you trouble.
对于给你造成的麻烦,请再次接受我真诚的道歉。
范文1:
假设你是李华,你国际学校的朋友 Peter 邀请你下个星期天去他们学校参加文化交流活动并介绍中国传统绘画 (traditional Chinese painting), 但是你有事不得不谢绝他的邀请。请根据下面的要点用英语写一封道歉信。要点如下:
1. 感谢邀请;
2. 说明你的理由;
3. 推荐别人参加。
Dear Peter ,
Thank you very much for your invitation, but I'm sorry to tell you that I can't accept your invitation to participate in the cultural exchange in your school next Sunday.
To be honest, I'd love to accept it and take this opportunity to introduce traditional Chinese painting to foreign friends, but I’ve promised my friend from America who will travel in China to meet him at the airport. As for the introduction speech, I strongly recommend Anna, who is the most suitable choice to take my place. She began to learn painting at an early age and has a broad knowledge of traditional Chinese painting, which, combined with her active personality and perfect spoken English, will help make your activity a success.
Sorry again for any inconvenience caused by my absence and I hope everything goes well with you.
范文2:
假定你是李华,你答应美国留学生同学 Tom上周日帮他学习中文,但你因故失约,请你根据以下内容给他写一封信。
1. 表示歉意并说明理由;
2. 提出学习中文的建议
Dear Tom,
I am writing to make an apology to you for being unable to help you learn Chinese by appointment last Sunday.
I am terribly sorry that I didn’t keep my promise, but I had to attend an important reading activity where my favorite author made a speech and held a book signing event at the Book City at that time. As for learning Chinese, I think it necessary to take a Chinese course, where you can not only learn from teachers but also practice with your classmates. In addition, it also helps if you watch TV as well as read books, newspapers and magazines in Chinese whenever possible. Besides, it would be a good idea to learn to sing Chinese songs, which I’m sure contributes to learning Chinese.
I sincerely hope that you understand my situation and accept my apology. Hopefully, you will make greater progress in learning Chinese.
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