5.道歉与回答
(1)Apologizing for being late or troubling somebody
1)I’m so (very) sorry, I’m afraid I’m late.
2)Sorry for being late. You see, I was held up by the rain.
3)I must apologize for being late.
4)I hope I haven’t kept you waiting too long.
5)Sorry to have kept you waiting.
—It’s perfectly all right.
—Oh, it doesn’t matter.
—Not at all.
(2)Apologizing for having done something wrong
1)I’m sorry, I quite forgot.
2)I beg your pardon. Did I hurt you?
3)I’m awfully sorry. I hope I haven’t hurt you.
4)I’m terribly sorry. I hope it isn’t broken.
5)I must apologize for being so careless.
—Oh, it’s nothing. Don’t let a little thing like that worry you.
—Oh, it’s quite all right. Forget it!
—It doesn’t matter.
—I assure you, it’s nothing at all.
—Not in the least.
—Not a bit.
—Never mind.
6.请求许可或帮助与回答
(1)Asking for permission
1)May I come in?
—Come in (please) .
—Do come in.
2)May I open the window?
3)May I interrupt you?
—Of course you may (can).
—Yes. (certainly).
—By all means.
—Please do.
—I’m sorry. I’m afraid…
4)You don’t mind if I smoke, do you?
—Not at all.
—Go ahead.
5)I wonder if I could…
6)I should like to…if I may.
7)Would it be possible to have a talk with your students?
—Yes, of course.
—Well, I’m afraid…
(2)Asking for help
1)I wonder if you would tell me…
—I’ll be delighted to.
—I’d very much like to.
2)If it isn’t too troublesome, could (would) you…
If it’s not too much trouble I’d like to ask you…
—No trouble at all.
—You’re welcome.
3)Do me a favor, will you?
Would you do me a favor?
—With pleasure.
—I will if I can.
4)Would you mind telling Mr. Gao that I’d like to see him tomorrow morning?
—Not at all.
—I’ll be glad to.
—I’m sorry, I don’t think I can manage it.
—I’m afraid I won’t be able to.
7.邀请
(1)Would you like to join…?
(2)I’ll be happy if you can come to the…
(3)Let’s go and have something.
(4)We should be delighted if you could…
(5)What about going to…?
8.祝愿和祝贺
(1)Wish you every success !(2)Good luck to you.
(3)Wishing you good luck (forever) .(4)May all your wishes come true.
(5)I wish you every fortune and every success.
(6)May your Christmas be filled with joy and warmth!
(7)What marvelous news!
9.打电话
(1)May I speak to…?(2)Speaking.
