2011年商务英语口语实战：第三课

Apology and explanation

　　Useful sentences：

　　I apologize.

　　I must apologize.

　　Pardon me.

　　I am truly sorry.

　　I beg your pardon?

　　A thousand pardons for it.

　　I just don’t know what to say.

　　I am afraid of brought you too much trouble.

　　It was most careless of me.

　　It was really quite unintentional.

　　I apologize for what I’ve said just now.

　　Excuse me, I will be right back.

　　Excuse me, you have to give me a minute.

　　I am afraid I have to leave you for a while.

　　I wonder if I might be excuse for a moment.

　　It was all my fault.

　　I hope you will forgive me for this.

　　What a pity I left it at home

　　I am to blame, I should have thought of that.

　　Actually, I meant to notify you beforehand.

　　I must have caused you a lot of inconvenience.

　　Please forgive me, I didn’t mean to start a fight.

　　We regret we are unable to accept your proposal.

　　I was only trying to tell you what was on my mind.

　　I am sorry if I have caused any problems.

　　I take full responsibilities for my actions.

　　I can explain what happened.

　　Never mind about that.

　　It doesn’t matter at all.