38.3.5. gy. A1C2 (példák)

forgiveness noun /fəˈgɪv.nəs/ [U] megbocsátás

They begged her for forgiveness.

story noun /ˈstɔː.ri/ [C] 3 történet (magyarázat/kifogás vmire)

Did he tell you the same story about why he was late?

apologetic adjective /əˌpɒl.əˈdʒe.tɪk/ bocsánatkérő

an apologetic smile

She was very apologetic about missing the meeting.

sorry adjective /ˈsɒr.i/ [never before noun] 1 sajnálja (, hogy) (megtett/kénytelen megtenni vmit) (bocsánatkérés, mentegetőzés)

Oh, I'm sorry - I didn't see you there.

Tom, I'm really/so sorry about last night - it was all my fault.

Phrasal verbs:

own up /əʊn/ bevall, beismer vmit

No one has owned up to breaking that window.

Phrases and idioms:

accept responsibility/blame felelősséget/vétkességet elfogad/elismer

I accept full responsibility for the failure of the plan.

be only human ő is csak ember

Of course Tom makes mistakes - he's only human.

Excuse me bocsásson meg, ne haragudjék

Oh, excuse me, did I take your seat?

face the music tartja a hátát, szembenéz a következményekkel

At the end of the day I had to go home and face the music.

justify yourself igazolja magát (megokolja cselekedeteit, magyarázkodik)

It was the only thing that I could do - I don't have to justify myself to anyone.