1. I must apologize for not writing to you sooner.
我没有及早给你写信，真对不起。
2. Were sorry the things we shipped to your place were damaged.
很抱歉，我们运往你处的货物遭到了损坏。
3. What a pity I left it at home.
真糟糕，我把它忘在家里了。
4. Please accept my deepest apologies.
请接受我真诚的歉意。
5. I must ask your pardon for my carelessness.
请宽恕我的粗心。
6. Im to blame. I should have thought of that.
都怪我，我应该想到这一点。
7. Actually I meant to notify1 you beforehand2.
实际上我是想事先通知你的。
8. I must have caused you a lot of inconvenience.
我一定给你添了不少麻烦吧。
9. I didnt mean to get you so involved in the matter.
我本不想让你这么深地卷入这件事中来。
10. Im sorry. I didnt mean to start a fight.
请原谅，我本不想和你争吵。
11. We regret we are unable to accept your proposal.
很遗憾我们不能接受贵方的建议。
12. Ive got something to confess. Will you please promise not to get angry
我得向你坦白一件事，不过请你不要生气，好吗
13. Something happened that you might not like.
出了一件事，也许你听了不会高兴的。
14. I have something Id like to tell you, as long as you promise that you wont get angry.
我想告诉你一件事，不过你得答应原谅我。
15. I was only trying to tell you what was on my mind.
我只是想如实告诉你我的想法。
扩展：办公室里如何致歉
学过了致歉常用的句型，我们再来看看对话实战，体会一下那些句子的用法。
Dialogue One
Lily: I owe1 you an apology, Mr. Steven.
Steven: What do you mean, Lily
Lily: Im terribly sorry about the appointment last Thursday. I hope youll excuse me.
Steven: Forget it. Id have done exactly as you did if I had been in your situation.
Lily: Thats very kind of you to say so.
Dialogue Two
Eva: Sorry to be late. I was caught up in a traffic jam. Am I the last guest to arrive
John: Yes, VIPs always are. So its quite all right. And youre a very important person at this party.
Eva: Oh, please dont!
John: I was just kidding. Weve been expecting you all this time!
Dialogue Three
Annie: Sorry to have kept you waiting, Eva. I was answering an overseas2 call.
Eva: Its alright. You must be a very busy general manager.
Annie: Well, I hope you werent bored while I was on the phone.
Eva: No. I was reading this new brochure3 of yours, you see. Im very much interested in your new product.
