有件事我想跟你道个歉
“There's something I need to apologize for.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
瞿桦
“Qu Hua...”
有件事 我想跟你 道个歉
“There's something I need to apologize for.”
我的项目组合并到了江城大学
“My project team has merged with Jiangcheng University.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Chinese speakers often preface sensitive confessions or apologies with introductory buffers like '有件事' to give the listener a psychological buffer before hearing the details.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
there is something / there is a matter
Used as a classic conversational opener before introducing serious, sensitive, or awkward news.
apologize to you / say sorry to you
The separator verb-object phrase '道个歉' softens the formal act of apologizing into a sincere, natural conversational gesture.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I just wanted to apologize to you.”
“I wanted to sincerely apologize to you. I didn't expect this incident”
“I've been waiting for a chance to apologize to you.”
“Second, as Dongming's father, I must apologize to you.”