第七招 寬容的你
Forgiveness
“人孰能無過”( He is lifeless who is faultless. )。古語(yǔ)講得好,“犯錯(cuò)誤乃人之常情,寬恕人則是神圣的”( To err is human; to forgive, divine. )。只有寬容,才能贏得他人的尊重。
Key Words
關(guān)鍵詞
blame, excuse, forget, forgive, matter, mind, OK, right
The Most Common Expressions
最常用表達(dá)法
That's OK. No reason to apologize.
沒事兒,沒什么好抱歉的。
That's all right. Don't let it worry you.
沒關(guān)系,不要為此不安。
Never mind. It doesn't really matter.
別在意,真的不要緊。
That's not your fault. Don't take it to heart.
那不是你的錯(cuò),不要記在心里。
You're forgiven. Let's smoke a peace pipe.
我原諒你了,讓我們和好吧。
Please don't feel bad about it.
請(qǐng)別為此不快。
There's nothing to feel discouraged about.
沒有什么可以為之泄氣的。
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The Informal Expressions
非正式場(chǎng)合表達(dá)法
I don't blame you. I would have done the same.
我不怪你,我也會(huì)這樣做的。
Forget it. Let bygones be bygones. Let's bury the hatchet.
算了,過去的事情就讓它過去吧,我們言歸于好吧。
Let us give him a break this time. Don't make it too hard on him.
這次我們還是給他一個(gè)機(jī)會(huì)吧,別太難為他。
It really isn't worth mentioning. Please don't take it too hard.
實(shí)在不值一提,請(qǐng)別為此太上心了。
I know just how you feel. Anyone would feel that way, I'm sure.
我了解你的感受,我肯定任何人都會(huì)那樣想的。
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The Formal Expressions
正式場(chǎng)合表達(dá)法
The sun has its spot. Please don't blame yourself.
人孰能無過,請(qǐng)別自責(zé)了。
I understand you have a lot on your mind. I forgive you for being late.
我知道你腦子里有很多事情。所以,雖然你遲到了,但我原諒你。
Nobody is perfect so I can understand if you're experiencing some problems.
沒有人是完美的。如果你最近有什么不愉快的事,我能理解。
You tried your best and that's what counts. Don't worry about it.
你已經(jīng)盡力了,這是最重要的。你不用擔(dān)心。
As long as you are sincere about your apology I'll forgive you.
只要你的道歉是有誠(chéng)意的,我會(huì)原諒你的。
Actually, I am upset with what you did, but I forgive you.
你做的事確實(shí)令我很不高興,但我原諒你了。
There's no point in bearing a grudge. Let us forget about it, no post-mortem.
沒必要心懷怨恨,讓我們把它忘掉,既往不咎。
Don't get angry because others don't act the way you want them to, because sometimes even you don't behave the way you know you should.
不要因?yàn)閯e人不像你希望的那樣而生氣,因?yàn)橛械臅r(shí)候你自己也不像你希望的那樣行事。
I will not place the blame on people whose zeal exceeded their judgment, and who may have done wrong in a cause they deeply believed to be right.
我不會(huì)責(zé)備那些熱情勝于判斷力的人,他們的過失可能是因?yàn)樗麄兩钚抛约核M(jìn)行的事業(yè)是正確的。
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Dialogue
對(duì)話
A: Mary, I need to talk to you.
瑪麗,我得跟你談?wù)劇?
B: Is it about the date last night? Forget it. Let bygones be bygones.
是昨天晚上約會(huì)的事嗎?算了,過去了的事情就算了吧。
A: But I've got to apologize to you. I didn't mean to stand you up. I was about to leave home yesterday when my mother suddenly passed out. I took her to the hospital and looked after her all night. It was not until this morning that I remembered my date with you.
可我必須向你道歉,我不是有意失約的。昨天我正要離開家時(shí),我媽媽突然暈倒了。我送她去了醫(yī)院,又在那里照顧了她一整夜。直到今天早上,我才想起了我們的約會(huì)。
B: Oh, I'm sorry to hear that. Is she OK now?
噢,得知此事我很難過。她現(xiàn)在好了嗎?
A: She's all right. But I'm terribly sorry to have kept you waiting last night.
她沒事了??墒亲蛲碜屇憧盏?,我實(shí)在是非常抱歉。
B: It doesn't matter. That's not your fault. But remember to ring me up next time if you can't come.
沒關(guān)系,那不是你的錯(cuò)。不過下次你要是不能來,別忘了打電話告訴我一聲。
A: All right.
沒問題。
Sentence Structure
增值句型
[句型1]
I forgive sb ... + 介詞for引導(dǎo)的短語(yǔ)
例:I forgive you for what you said to me yesterday.
我不計(jì)較你昨天對(duì)我說過的那些話。
[句型2]
I don't mind ... + 名詞性短語(yǔ)
例:I don't mind you smoking.
我并不介意你抽煙。
[句型3]
It's OK with me... + 連詞if引導(dǎo)的從句
例:It's OK with me if you really want to open the window.
要是你真想開窗,我不會(huì)介意的。
Useful Phrases
表達(dá)口頭禪
It's nothing.
沒事兒。
No harm done.
沒什么。
I quite understand.
我很理解。
Nothing to be sorry about.
沒什么值得抱歉的。
Please think nothing of it.
別再想它了。
It's really not necessary.
實(shí)在沒有必要道歉。
Well, it's happened to me.
噢,這事我也有過。
Well, it's just one of those things.
噢,這是常有的事。
Nobody is without his fault.
沒有人是十全十美的。