我可能要跟大家说声抱歉
“I owe everyone an apology.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
那个
“Um...”
我 可能要 跟大家说声抱歉
“I owe everyone an apology.”
就是我准备的资料 其实已经被 被我拿了
“The materials I prepared have actually been... I took them.”
“Brace yourselves, I messed up or something went wrong with the materials.”
Using '可能' (perhaps/might) before an apology is a face-saving strategy that softens the blow of negative news and demonstrates modest deference to the group.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
might need to / probably will have to
A common hedging device to soften declarative statements or impending bad news.
to apologize / to say sorry
A courteous, semi-formal way to offer an apology in professional or group settings.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I owe everyone an apology.”
“I apologize to you all here first.”
“So you'd better sincerely apologize to me now”
“Second, as Dongming's father, I must apologize to you.”
“all I can say to you is sorry.”
“for my cowardice.”