但是今天确实是我不对 我先给你们道个歉
“But I did make a mistake. Let me apologize first.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“I won't lick the liquor.”
但是 今天 确实是 我不对 我 先给 你们 道个歉
“But I did make a mistake. Let me apologize first.”
“I genuinely couldn't drink today. You saw it. Shen Mo just called me.”
“I'm offering you face by apologizing first, so don't push me to drink.”
Declining a drink at a Chinese dinner table can be perceived as disrespectful; proactively apologizing provides face to others to soften the refusal.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
indeed; truly is
Use this phrase to emphasize sincere acknowledgment of a fact or fault.
make an apology
A common colloquial way to say 'apologize' in casual or semi-formal interpersonal disputes.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I'd like to apologize to you. It's my fault.”
“came to apologize today.”
“I apologize to you all here first.”