还请您海涵
“I humbly ask for your understanding.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
对不起
“I'm sorry.”
还请 您 海涵
“I humbly ask for your understanding.”
“Please overlook my mistake and be generous enough not to hold a grudge.”
Comparing the other person's heart to an ocean ('hai') flatters them as magnanimous and subtly obligates them to pardon the offense without losing face.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
please kindly / I still request that you
A formal, polite prefix used when making an earnest request to someone of higher status.
magnanimously forgive / be broad-minded
A highly formal, literary term of deference used exclusively when apologizing to respected individuals or superiors.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“We ask for your understanding.”
“I hope you will forgive us.”
“I beg your forgiveness, Prime Minister.”
“I hope Your Highness can forgive me.”
