It is human to make mistakes. When it happens we need some phrases to tell the other person how really sorry we are and stop them getting really angry.
1. I’m (so / very / terribly) sorry. (Я очень извиняюсь)
2. I beg your pardon. (Прошу извинить меня)
3. Sorry. It was all my fault. (Извините, это моя вина)
4. I’m ever so sorry. (Мне так жаль)
5. Please accept our (sincerest) apologies. (Примите наши самые искренние извинения)
6. We apologize for… (Мы приносим извинения за…)
7. Pardon (me). (Извините)
Answers to The New World after Coronavirus comprehension questions:
I. 1 — epoch making; 2 — stress-tested; 3 — draw lessons; 4 — swept away; 5 — naive, 6 — at a standstill. II — C; III — C; IV — A, B, D. Statement C doesn’t fit in here, as the conclusion is: “It is now clear that the only way out of it is together.”
