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Apr.15,2014
Dear Professor Martin,
I'm sorry that I couldn't keep our 2 o'clock appointment.There is to be an urgent conference in my department this afternoon and I have to make some preparation for it.Could we meet at 3 o'clock on this Friday afternoon?If that is not convenient for you,please leavea notein my mailbox.With many apologies.
Sincerely yours,
Michael
（1）道歉行为和内容：I'm sorry that I couldn't keep our 2 o'clock appointment.
（2）道歉的具体理由：There is to be an urgent conference in my department this afternoon and I have to make some preparation for it.
（3）弥补方法：Could we meet at 3 o'clock on this Friday afternoon？
（4）进一步致歉：If that is not convenient for you，please leave a note in my mailbox.With many apologies.
（1）道歉行为。
① I'm writing to show my apology for...
② I would like to express my apologies for not being able to...
③ I'm sorry I couldn't...
④ I'm sorry to say that I've not finished reading it through,and have to keep it until next Friday.
⑤ Excuse me for my delaying in turning in my assignment.
（2）道歉理由。
I had a minor accident/operation/...
（3）弥补、纠正及其承诺。
① I am sure I can make up the loss by...
② I promise it will never happen again.
③ It would be very kind of you to give me another chance to...
④ It would be very considerate of you to give me another two days to...
（4）进一步致歉。
① With many apologies.
② I feel terribly sorry about that.
adj./n .+accident
serious/severe～（严重事故）
minor/slight～（轻微事故）
fatal～（致命的事故）
dreadful/horrifc/terrible/tragic～（可怕的事故）
car/train～（汽车/火车事故）
plane/flying～（飞行事故）
traffic～（交通事故）
hit-and-run～（驾车肇事逃逸）
nuclear～（核事故）
v .+acciden
be involved in～（被牵涉到事故中）
meet with～（遇到事故）
cause～（引发事故）
典型例句
① The experiment was cancelled because a serious accident happened in the lab last night.
由于昨晚实验室发生了严重事故，本次实验取消。
② On my way to school I met with a slight acciden t,which made me late.
我在上学的路上遇到了一个小事故，因此迟到了。
adv .+apologiz
sincerely～（真诚道歉）
profusely～（再三道歉）
humbly～（谦恭地道歉）
apologize +pre p .
～for（为……道歉）
～to（向……道歉）
典型例句
I apologized for being late for yesterday's seminar.
我为昨天研讨会迟到表示歉意。
adj .+apolog
humble～（谦虚的道歉）
profuse～（再三道歉）
heartfelt/profound/sincere～（诚挚的道歉）
formal～（正式道歉）
public～（公开道歉）
written～（书面道歉）
v .+apolog
convey/issue/make～（致歉）
reject～（拒绝接受道歉）
典型例句
① I made a full written apology to the professor for not handing in the assignment.
我因没有上交作业向教授写了一份完整的书面道歉。
② The managem ent has issued an apology to the lab users for the inconvenience.
管理方就其带来的不便向实验室使用者致歉。
adj .+loss
slight～（轻微损失）
temporary～（暂时的损失）
permanent～（永久的损失）
economic～（经济损失）
trading～（贸易亏损）
great/major/serious/significant/substantial/tremendous～（重大损失）
v .+l o s
incur/make～（导致损失）
suffer/sustain～（遭受损失）
cut/minimize～（减少/最小化损失）
recover/recoup～（挽回损失）
offset～（抵消损失）
make up for～（弥补损失）
prep .+loss/loss +prep
at a～（亏本地）
～on（……方面的损失）
～of（……的损失）
典型例句
① I hope I can make up for the losses incurred by my fault.
我希望能够弥补因我的错误造成的损失。
② We hope that your company can minimize our losses.
我们希望贵公司能够尽量减少我们的损失。
adj./ n.+promise
broken/unfulfilled～（未遵守的承诺）
rash～（轻率的承诺）
empty/false/hollow～（空口承诺）
vague～（含糊的承诺）
binding/firm～（坚定的承诺）
campaign/election/pre-election～（竞选承诺）
v .+promise
give/make sb.～（向某人承诺……）
fulfill/honor/keep～（兑现承诺）
break/go back on～（食言）
hold sb.to～（要求某人遵守誓言）
promise +prep .
～about/of（关于……的诺言）
典型例句
① I will fulfill my promise that I will invite you to my hometown to spend the summer vacation next year.
我会兑现明年暑假邀请你到我的家乡度假的承诺。
② I'll consider it,but I make no promise .
我会考虑，但我不会承诺什么。
promise+ adv .
～faithfully（信誓旦旦地许诺）
～solemnly（庄严许诺）
promise+ prep .
～sth.to sb.（向某人许诺……）
典型例句
① I am sending you information on holidays as promised .
我将承诺给你的度假资料发给你。
② I promise faithfull y I will submit the assignment before next Friday.
我承诺下周五前提交作业。
v .+sorry
be/feel～（感到抱歉）
adv .+sorry
deeply～（深感抱歉）
awfully/very/terribly～（非常抱歉）
desperately/dreadfully/extremely/frightfully/genuinely/really/truly～（极为抱歉）
sorry+ prep .
～about（对……感到抱歉）
～for（因为……感到抱歉/难过）
典型例句
① I'm truly sorry that I can not make the appointm ent.
非常抱歉我无法赴约。
② I'm deeply sorry for the inconvenience incurred in this incident.
我对这次事件所带来的不便深表歉意。
范例
Apr.15,2014
Dear Mr.Smith,
A Mr.Liu Ming who recently arrived from Beijing called you this morning when you were out.He said he wished to see you,for he had something important to consult with you.You are requested to ring him up at any time this evening from 8 p.m.to 10 p.m.at 65015566.
Yours sincerely,
Jack
（1）谁：A Mr.Liu Ming。
（2）时间：this morning。
（3）事情：He had something important to consult with you.
（4）要求：You are requested to ring him up at any time this evening from 8 p.m.to 10 p.m.at 65015566.
① A Mr.Smith made a call to you just now.
② Unfortunately,you were out and missed the call.
③ He had something urgent to report to you.
④ Would you please call him back now?
adj./ n.+ca
phone/telephone～（电话）
quick～（简短、迅速的电话）
local～（市内电话）
international～（国际电话）
long-distance～（长途电话）
trunk～（国内长途电话）
incoming～（打进的电话）
outgoing～（拨出的电话）
emergency～（紧急呼叫，紧急召集）
anonymous～（匿名电话）
hoax～（恶作剧电话）
nuisance～（骚扰电话）
wake～up～（叫醒电话）
v .+c a
give sb.a～（给某人打电话）
make a～（打电话）
answer/take～（接电话）
return～（回电话）
put through～（接通电话）
transfer～（转接电话）
典型例句
① I ordered a wake-up call for 6:3 0 the next morning,but I didn't wake up until 8:00.
我订了第二天早上6：30的电话叫醒服务，但是直到8点我才醒来。
② Please give a phone call to him if you are free.
请在你不忙的时候给他打一个电话。
adj./n .+visit
flying/fleeting/brief/short～（短暂的访问）
lengthy/long～（漫长的访问）
long-awaited～（等待已久的访问）
constant/frequent～（频繁的访问）
infrequent/occasional～（偶尔的访问）
daily～（每天拜访）
annual～（年度访问）
forthcoming/impending～（即将来临的访问）
surprise/unannounced/unexpected～（事先未通知的访问）
casual～（非正式访问）
formal/official～（正式访问）
private～（私人拜访）
personal～（亲自拜访）
v .+vis
go on/make/pay sb./undertake～（访问某人/某处）
arrange～（安排访问）
organize～（组织访问）
postpone～（推迟访问）
cancel～（取消访问）
be well worth～（值得访问）
prolong～（延长访问时间）
cut short～（缩短访问时间）
exchange～（互访）
visit +prep .
～to（拜访……）
典型例句
① If you are staying in Rome,Ostia is well worth a visit .
如果你在罗马，奥斯蒂亚是个很值得游览的地方。
② A Mr.Smith paid a visit to our office when you were out.
有位史密斯先生在你外出的时候到我们办公室拜访。