3. Bírálat, mentegetőzés A1B1 (19) – altémák

Bírálat, mentegetőzés* (19)

apologise verb /əˈpɒl.ə.dʒaɪz/ [I] bocsánatot kér

I must apologise to Isobel for my behaviour.

Trains may be subject to delay - we apologise for any inconvenience caused.

She apologised for having to leave early.

blame verb /bleɪm/ [T] hibáztat, okol vkit vmiért, ráhárítja vkire a felelősséget vmiért

Don't blame me if you miss the bus!

Many people blame him for Tony's death.

Hugh blames his lack of confidence on his mother.

You can't really blame Helen for not wanting to get involved.

excuse verb /ɪkˈskjuːz/ [T] 1 megbocsát

Please excuse me for arriving late - the bus was delayed.

Please excuse my appearance - I've been painting.

forgive verb /fəˈgɪv/ [I or T] *(forgave, forgiven) megbocsát vmit vkinek

She never forgave her mother for lying to her.

He had betrayed her and she never forgave him.

I'd never forgive myself if anything happened to the kids.

regret verb /rɪˈgret/ [T] (-tt-) 1 megbán vmit

If you don't tell her the truth you'll regret it later.

I really regret leaving school so young.

He began to regret that he hadn't paid more attention in class.

Is there anything you've done in your life that you regret?

apology noun /əˈpɒl.ə.dʒi/ [C or U] bocsánatkérés

I have an apology to make to you - I'm afraid I opened your letter by mistake.

I owe you an apology, Chris.

"Was he at all sorry for what he'd done?" "Oh he was full of apologies."

excuse noun /ɪkˈskjuːs/ [C] 1 mentség

What was his excuse for being late?

He'd better have a good excuse for not being here!

I've never known him to miss a meeting - I'm sure he'll have an excuse.

There's no excuse for that sort of behaviour.

excuse noun /ɪkˈskjuːs/ [C] 2 kifogás

Nick was just looking for an excuse to call her.

Any excuse for a holiday!

trouble noun /ˈtrʌb.l̩/ 2 gond, baj (büntetéssel fenyegető helyzet) [U]

Her children are always in trouble.

They got into trouble with the police.

He's never been in trouble with his teachers before.

She'll be in big trouble if she's late again.

It's a great way of getting kids off the street and keeping them out of trouble.

ashamed adjective /əˈʃeɪmd/ [never before noun] szégyenkező, szégyenlős

You've got nothing to be ashamed of.

She ought to be ashamed of herself - talking to her mother like that!

He was ashamed to admit to his mistake.

I was ashamed that I'd made so little effort.

I felt so ashamed of myself for making such a fuss.

guilty adjective /ˈgɪl.ti/ 1 bűnös, vétkes (érzés), bűntudata/lelkiismeret-furdalása van

She was so upset about what I'd said and I felt so guilty.

I felt guilty about leaving her there on her own.

I've got a guilty conscience.

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.

Phrases and idioms:

a pity kár (sajnálatos dolog/eset)

"Can't you go to the party? Oh, that's (such) a pity."

It's a pity (that) you didn't remember to give me the message.

"What a pity you were ill and missed the school trip!"

Excuse me bocsásson meg, ne haragudjék

Oh, excuse me, did I take your seat?

feel bad about sth/doing sth bántja vmi, sajnál vmit

I felt bad about letting her down.

never mind nem baj! semmi baj! ne törődj vele!

"I'm afraid I've lost that wallet you gave me." "Well, never mind, I can easily buy you another one."

sb's fault hibája vkinek

She believes it was the doctor's fault that Peter died.

It's not my fault she didn't come!

that's all right minden rendben/semmi probléma

"Thanks for getting the tickets." "That's all right."

"I'm sorry, I forgot all about your party." "That's all right."

that's alright minden rendben/semmi probléma

"Thanks for getting the tickets." "That's alright."

"I'm sorry, I forgot all about your party." "That's alright."

Kommunikációs szándékok: Felelősség tisztázása – Bocsánatkérés, megbocsájtás

8. lecke (A1) – 20. lecke (A2) – 46. lecke (B1) – 75. lecke (B2) – 95. lecke (C1) – 115. lecke (C2)