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A Formal Apology

A Formal Apology
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ID: 2474 Upper Intermediate
When you need to write a formal apology letter, it is important to do it correctly. How can you impress the recipient with the graveness of your error and yet keep it appropriately dignified? Listen in as one student receives advice on how to compose the perfect apology letter.
Shanell,David
A Formal Apology
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致歉信 zhìqiànxìn apology letter
赔礼 péilǐ to offer an apology
坦率 tǎnshuài frankly
平息 píngxī to cool down (anger) to quiet down
昨天踢球把学校员工宿舍一楼的一块玻璃给踢碎了老师说要我写封致歉信正式赔礼道歉我从来没写过这怎么写呀
zuótiān 昨天tī 踢qiú 球bǎ 把xuéxiào 学校yuángōng 员工sùshè 宿舍yī 一lóu 楼de 的yī 一kuài 块bōli 玻璃gěi 给tī 踢suì 碎le 了lǎoshī 老师shuō 说yào 要wǒ 我xiě 写fēng 封zhīqiànxìn 致歉信zhèngshì 正式péilǐ 赔礼dàoqiàn 道歉wǒ 我cónglái 从来méi 没xiě 写guo 过zhè 这zěnme 怎么xiě 写ya 呀
When I was playing soccer yesterday, I broke a section of glass in the first floor of the school's staff dormitory. The teacher said I have to write an apology letter to formally apologize. I have never written one before. How do I write it?
这个容易首先要坦率地承认自己的错误使对方的怒气平息下来然后分析自己犯错的原因述说自己的难处再恳请对方理解原谅你的过失
zhè ge 这个róngyì 容易shǒuxiān 首先yào 要tǎnshuài 坦率de 地chéngrèn 承认zìjǐ 自己de 的cuòwù 错误shǐ 使duìfāng 对方de 的nùqì 怒气píngxī 平息xiàlai 下来ránhòu 然后fēnxī 分析zìjǐ 自己fàncuò 犯错de 的yuányīn 原因shùshuō 述说zìjǐ 自己de 的nánchu 难处zài 再kěnqǐng 恳请duìfāng 对方lǐjiě 理解yuánliàng 原谅nǐ 你de 的guòshī 过失
That's easy. First, you need to frankly admit your mistake to make the other person cool down from his anger. Afterwards analyze the reasons you made the mistake, and give an account of your difficulties. Then earnestly request the other person to understand and forgive your error.
我能想到的道歉的话就是三个字对不起
wǒ 我néng 能xiǎngdào 想到de 的dàoqiàn 道歉de 的huà 话jiùshì 就是sān 三gè 个zì 字duìbuqǐ 对不起
The three words of apology that I can think of are this --"Sorry".
当然还有技巧呢你要夸大自己的过错
dāngrán 当然háiyǒu 还有jìqiǎo 技巧ne 呢nǐ 你yào 要kuādà 夸大zìjǐ 自己de 的guòcuò 过错
There's more skill to it than that of course. You need to exaggerate your mistake.
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