第七招 宽容的你

第七招 宽容的你
Forgiveness

“人孰能无过”( He is lifeless who is faultless. )。古语讲得好，“犯错误乃人之常情，宽恕人则是神圣的”( To err is human; to forgive, divine. )。只有宽容，才能赢得他人的尊重。


Key Words
关键词

blame, excuse, forget, forgive, matter, mind, OK, right


The Most Common Expressions
最常用表达法

That's OK. No reason to apologize.
没事儿，没什么好抱歉的。

That's all right. Don't let it worry you.
没关系，不要为此不安。

Never mind. It doesn't really matter.
别在意，真的不要紧。

That's not your fault. Don't take it to heart.
那不是你的错，不要记在心里。

You're forgiven. Let's smoke a peace pipe.
我原谅你了，让我们和好吧。

Please don't feel bad about it.
请别为此不快。

There's nothing to feel discouraged about.
没有什么可以为之泄气的。

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The Informal Expressions
非正式场合表达法

I don't blame you. I would have done the same.
我不怪你，我也会这样做的。

Forget it. Let bygones be bygones. Let's bury the hatchet.
算了，过去的事情就让它过去吧，我们言归于好吧。

Let us give him a break this time. Don't make it too hard on him.
这次我们还是给他一个机会吧，别太难为他。

It really isn't worth mentioning. Please don't take it too hard.
实在不值一提，请别为此太上心了。

I know just how you feel. Anyone would feel that way, I'm sure.
我了解你的感受，我肯定任何人都会那样想的。

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The Formal Expressions
正式场合表达法

The sun has its spot. Please don't blame yourself.
人孰能无过，请别自责了。

I understand you have a lot on your mind. I forgive you for being late.
我知道你脑子里有很多事情。所以，虽然你迟到了，但我原谅你。

Nobody is perfect so I can understand if you're experiencing some problems.
没有人是完美的。如果你最近有什么不愉快的事，我能理解。

You tried your best and that's what counts. Don't worry about it.
你已经尽力了，这是最重要的。你不用担心。

As long as you are sincere about your apology I'll forgive you.
只要你的道歉是有诚意的，我会原谅你的。

Actually, I am upset with what you did, but I forgive you.
你做的事确实令我很不高兴，但我原谅你了。

There's no point in bearing a grudge. Let us forget about it, no post-mortem.
没必要心怀怨恨，让我们把它忘掉，既往不咎。

Don't get angry because others don't act the way you want them to, because sometimes even you don't behave the way you know you should.
不要因为别人不像你希望的那样而生气，因为有的时候你自己也不像你希望的那样行事。

I will not place the blame on people whose zeal exceeded their judgment, and who may have done wrong in a cause they deeply believed to be right.
我不会责备那些热情胜于判断力的人，他们的过失可能是因为他们深信自己所进行的事业是正确的。

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Dialogue
对话

A: Mary, I need to talk to you.
玛丽，我得跟你谈谈。
B: Is it about the date last night? Forget it. Let bygones be bygones.
是昨天晚上约会的事吗？算了，过去了的事情就算了吧。
A: But I've got to apologize to you. I didn't mean to stand you up. I was about to leave home yesterday when my mother suddenly passed out. I took her to the hospital and looked after her all night. It was not until this morning that I remembered my date with you.
可我必须向你道歉，我不是有意失约的。昨天我正要离开家时，我妈妈突然晕倒了。我送她去了医院，又在那里照顾了她一整夜。直到今天早上，我才想起了我们的约会。
B: Oh, I'm sorry to hear that. Is she OK now?
噢，得知此事我很难过。她现在好了吗？
A: She's all right. But I'm terribly sorry to have kept you waiting last night.
她没事了。可是昨晚让你空等，我实在是非常抱歉。
B: It doesn't matter. That's not your fault. But remember to ring me up next time if you can't come.
没关系，那不是你的错。不过下次你要是不能来，别忘了打电话告诉我一声。
A: All right.
没问题。


Sentence Structure
增值句型

[句型1]

I forgive sb ... + 介词for引导的短语

例：I forgive you for what you said to me yesterday.
我不计较你昨天对我说过的那些话。

[句型2]

I don't mind ... + 名词性短语

例：I don't mind you smoking.
我并不介意你抽烟。

[句型3]

It's OK with me... + 连词if引导的从句

例：It's OK with me if you really want to open the window.
要是你真想开窗，我不会介意的。


Useful Phrases
表达口头禅

It's nothing.
没事儿。

No harm done.
没什么。

I quite understand.
我很理解。

Nothing to be sorry about.
没什么值得抱歉的。

Please think nothing of it.
别再想它了。

It's really not necessary.
实在没有必要道歉。

Well, it's happened to me.
噢，这事我也有过。

Well, it's just one of those things.
噢，这是常有的事。

Nobody is without his fault.
没有人是十全十美的。