更尷尬的是對方跟你道歉了,但你卻不曉得該怎麼回答。
如果真的很生氣,可以在對方道歉後說:
→Please don't let it happen again.
如果真的不是很在意,可以說:
→It's really not necessary.
→Let's just forget it.
→There is no reason to apologize.
→ Please don't feel bad about it.
之前教練因為記錯時間跟朋友約會遲到,拼命道歉,
對方回我說:What for?
意思就是幹嘛道歉,我不會放在心上啦。後來又說
→It really doesn't matter. Stop apologizing!
最後,如果不接受別人道歉呢?那就說:
→Don't tell me you're sorry because you're not!
→Apology declined/rejected.
或者說:
→Why don't you take
your absolution somewhere else,
because I'm not interested.
也可以這麼說:
→I appreciate what you are saying
and glad you said it,
but to be perfectly honest,
I don't think I can forgive you.
下面這一句我曾對朋友說過(對抱歉嗤之以鼻):
→Frankly, I don't give a damn!
還有下面這句可以學起來
→If you're sorry, then I'm a dinosaur.
(意思就是,你的道歉要是真心,那俺就是恐龍)
教練,我平常每會花不到一小時看英文、聽英文,但最近愈來愈持續不下去了,因為生活、工作中根本用不到,也沒有要出國。覺得把時間花在英文有點浪費時間。請問教練怎麼看?謝謝你
回覆刪除我覺得如果慢慢失去學習動機,生活上又不需要具備這樣的技能,其實可以不用唸英文,不如把時間拿來做更有興趣或是更有意義的事情。
刪除教練,後來決定還是會繼續看,當做心情轉換放鬆的方式^^
刪除這樣也很好,改變想法跟態度,可能唸英文比較不會無聊。
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