上次的事实在是对不起
“I'm really sorry about what happened last time.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“specifically to apologize to you.”
上次 的 事实 在 是 对不起
“I'm really sorry about what happened last time.”
没事
“It's okay.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
A direct and humble apology acknowledges a breach of etiquette and attempts to restore the other party's face (mianzi).
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
truly / genuinely sorry
A strong, highly polite form of apology used to demonstrate authentic remorse and humility.
what happened last time
A standard euphemistic way to refer to an awkward past incident or mistake without repeating unpleasant details.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“About what happened last time, I am terribly sorry.”
“Actually, I was thoughtless last time,”
“I was really sorry about what happened last time.”
“I'm truly sorry.”
“After all, it's a fact that we failed her before.”
“I feel like I've let you down.”
“How can it get to the point of saying sorry?”
“You've let yourself down!”
“about what happened earlier, I hope you don't take it to heart.”