老板 实在对不起
“Sir, I'm really sorry.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
他回家养病行不行
“can he go home and recuperate?”
老板 实在对不起
“Sir, I'm really sorry.”
我没事儿
“I'm fine.”
“Please don't be mad at me; I feel terrible about this situation.”
In Chinese workplace hierarchy, proactively showing deep contrition using intensifiers like '实在' helps soften the superior's frustration and preserve social harmony.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
truly sorry; deeply apologetic
Adding '实在' before an apology significantly heightens sincerity and seriousness compared to a simple '对不起'.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Our boss really is different from everyone else.”
“Dear Mr. Zhou, sorry”
“Sir, I'm sorry.”
“I'm really sorry. I didn't do it on purpose.”
“I'm really sorry.”