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五、道歉信
道歉信通常是在因自己的过失或疏忽给别人带来了麻烦或损失并发觉的情况下，为了向
对方表示歉意而写的信件。具体写作结构如下：
1．I’m terribly/awfully sorry I couldn’t...
十分抱歉我不能……
2．It is much to my regret that...我感到很遗憾……
3．I feel it a great pity to...我感到非常遗憾……
4．I have no choice but to say sorry to you.
我别无选择，只能向你道歉。
5．Anyhow，I sincerely hope that we can fix another time for...Will you be available this Sunday
morning？无论如何，我真心希望我们可以再找一个时间……这个星期天早上你有空吗？
6．Shall we put it off till...？我们把它推迟到……好吗？
7．Please allow me to say sorry again.请允许我再次道歉。
8．Will you please accept my apologies?
请你接受我的道歉，好吗？
9．I sincerely hope that you will kindly accept my apologies.我由衷地希望你能宽容地接受我的
歉意。
10．Once again，I’m sorry for any inconvenience caused.
对于造成的任何不便我再次表示歉意。
(2021·北京)
假设你是红星中学高三学生李华。你和英国好友 Jim原定本周末一起外出，你因故不能
赴约。请你用英文给他写一封电子邮件，内容包括：
1．表达歉意并说明原因；2.提出建议并给出理由。
注意：1.词数100左右；2.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。满分佳作 名师点评
Dear Jim ，
I’m sorry that I won’t be able to go
hiking with you this Saturday.I began to cough
1.文章开篇表明写作意图，表达歉意，使用
yesterday morning，so I went to see a
了道歉信的套语I am sorry that I won’t...。
doctor.She told me it was a bad cold，and I
随后解释不能赴约的原因，使用了so构成的
would have to stay at home for a few days.
并列句和省略that 的宾语从句。
I’d really like to spend some time with
2.书信的主体部分提出了补救措施，再次相
you.Is it OK with you if we take a trip to
约。使用了复杂结构if引导的条件状语从
Zhangjiakou next Saturday？It’s one of the
句，以及what引导的宾语从句。
host cities for the 2022 Winter Olympics.Please
3.信的结尾使用了道歉信的套语Once again，
let me know what you think.
I’m sorry about the inconvenience caused.再
Once again，I’m sorry about the
次道歉以表达其诚意。
inconvenience caused.
4.最后发出希望。
Hope to hear from you soon.
Yours ，
Li Hua
假设你是新华中学的学生李华，你和在上海上学的英国朋友 Tom约好下周末去北京旅
游，但你因故不能赴约。请根据以下要点用英语给他写一封电子邮件：
1．表示歉意；
2．解释原因；
3．另约时间。
注意：词数80左右。
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Dear Tom，
I am writing to express my heartfelt apology to you for my being unable to travel to Beijing
with you.
Unexpectedly，I am chosen to take part in the CCTV national English speech contest next
weekend，which really means a lot to me.As a result，I have no choice but to break my promise.I
would appreciate it if you could fix another time.I’ll be available at any time after the
contest.Please drop me a line to let me know your decision soon.
I sincerely hope you will understand my choice and accept my apology.Yours truly，
Li Hua
