职场英语口语对话：上班迟到致歉

　　你是否因为上班迟到二感到抱歉?10%的人说他们一周至少迟到一次，24% 的人说他们每个月至少迟到一次。上班迟到，被老板碰见怎么解释?

　　情景对话1：

　　珍妮迟到了，她不得不向她的主管马林做解释。

　　Jane: Sorry, Ma Lin, I'm late. 对不起，马林，我迟到了。

　　Ma Lin: Jane, that's the second time this week, isn't it? 珍妮，这是本星期的第二次了，是吧?

　　Jane: Yes. My bus was late again. 是的，公共汽车又来迟了。

　　Ma Lin: Is it possible for you to take an earlier bus? 你能搭乘一班早一些的公汽吗?

　　Jane: I think so. I'm going to do that tomorrow. 我想是可以的，我打算明天就这么办。

　　Ma Lin: Perhaps we can change your working hours a bit if you wish. 如果你愿意，也许我们可以改一下你得工作时间。

　　Jane: No, thanks. I can manage. 不用了，谢谢。我能设法应付的。

　　Ma Lin: All right. If there's anything I can do for you, please don't hesitate to let me know. 好的，如果有什么事我能为你做，请尽管告诉我。

　　Jane: That's very kind of you. Ma Lin. 你太好了，马林。

　　情景对话2：

　　王萍和客户汤姆约好时间见面，但因事迟到，她表示歉意。

　　Wang Ping: I'm sorry to have kept you waiting so long. 真抱歉让您久等了。

　　Tom: That's OK. What made you so late? 没关系，你怎么来这么晚?

　　Wang Ping: I was tied up with some urgent business. 有急事脱不开身。

　　Tom: I see. 我明白了。

　　Wang Ping: You've visited some places of interest in Beijing during the last few days, haven't you? 您已经参观了北京的许多名胜古迹，对吗?

　　Tom: Yes, we've visited many places such as the Imperial Palace, the Temple of Heaven and the Great Wall. Well, during my visit to Xi'an, I suddenly got an idea that we should build a synthetic fiber works there. It will be a joint venture. 是的。参观了许多地方，比如说故宫、天坛和长城。对了，在西安参观时，我突然产生了一个想法：我们应该在那里开办一家合资性质的合成纤维厂。

　　Wang Ping: That's a great idea. We'll surely try our best to cooperate with you. We have many favorable conditions to run a joint wenture there. You can get full support from the local government there.那太好了。我们一定尽全力与贵方合作。我们有许多有利条件。贵方可以得到当地政府方面的全力支持。

　　Tom: That sounds really attracting. And what about the details? 听起来确实很有吸引力。那么，有哪些细节?

　　Wang Ping: If it is convenient for you, we can go and visit the local government for those details. 如果你有时间，我们可以去拜访一下当地的政府，了解一下细节。

　　Tom: All right. Let's make it 9 o'clock tomorrow morning. 好的，就定在明天早上九点钟吧。

　　Notes：

　　向别人表示歉意时，首先要承认自己做错了事，或做出了不礼貌的行为，并且通常要说明原因，表示遗憾。最简单的道歉方式是说I'm sorry。但这往往不够，还需要对你所做的错事做出解释之后，做出改正和改进的许诺，表示不会让错误再次发生。如果你真的做错了事，给对方造成伤害或带来不利的影响，这时做无谓的解释，只能欲盖弥彰，效果相反。

　　常用表达道歉与接受道歉的表达方式：

　　致歉

　　Sorry.

　　Please forgive my carelessness.

　　Please excuse me. I have to run.

　　I'm really / awfully / terribly sorry.

　　I cannot tell you how sorry I am.

　　Please forgive me. I don't mean that.

　　接受道歉

　　That's okey.

　　Don't worry about that.

　　Just forget it.

　　It's nothing.

　　It doesn't matter at all.

　　Never mind.

　　常用句型：

　　It was wrong of me.

　　I hope you will excuse me.

　　I apologize for that.

　　...but I'm afraid I'll have to put off the meeting.

　　I'm really sorry to be late again.

　　I'm awfully sorry. I didn't realize.