2011暑假必備寶典之高一英語知識點總結Unit1-2(18)

　　2. Making apologies 道歉

　　-- I'm sorry I'm calling you so late. -- ____ Okay. 

　　(2003北京春招)

　　A. This is   B. You're     C. That's     D. I'm

　　[答案與解析] C 本題主要考查英語中道歉及應答用語。A、B、D三項不符合交際英語的習慣，故C項正確。

　　【歸納】英語中常見道歉用語有：

　　(1) I'm very sorry. I didn't mean to (hurt your feelings).

　　(2) I'm terribly sorry about that.

　　(3) I'm afraid I've brought you too much trouble.

　　(4) Please excuse me coming late.

　　(5) Please forgive me.

　　(6) Excuse me, please.

　　(7) I beg your pardon.

　　應答表達有：

　　(1) That's / It's all right.

　　(2) That's / It's OK.

　　(3) Never mind.

　　(4) It doesn't matter.

　　(5) It's nothing.

　　(6) Forget it.

　　(7) Don't worry about that.

　　(8) Don't mention it.

　　3. Talking about language difficulties in communication 談論語言交際困難

　　-- I'm sorry. I can't catch you. ____

　　-- OK, it's B—L—A—C—K.

　　    A. Would you please walk slowly?

　　    B. I don't understand you．

　　    C. What's the meaning of this word?

　　    D. Would you please repeat it more slowly?

　　[答案與解析] D本題主要考查語言交際困難的功能意念。catch 在整個語境中是“聽見，聽清”的意思，A項錯誤理解了catch 在此處的意思，B、C兩項語義不連貫， 故正確答案是D。