你真的會用"excuse me"嗎？全部用法都在這

短語“excuse me”在日常生活對話中出現的頻率極高。在不同的語境中，它所表達的意思也大相徑庭。在口語對話中，我們需要通過使用不同的語調來表達“excuse me”的具體含義。聽節目，看看你是否掌握了“excuse me”所有的用法。

看看下面這組對話：

Rob

Excuse me Feifei, I just need to reach over and get a tissue before I…!? Oh excuse me!?

Feifei

你是不是感冒了？

Rob

Oh excuse me, I've got to get this.Hi Mum, I've told you not to call me at work. I'll call you tonight. OK? Bye. Sorry about that.

Feifei

Err Rob, are you going to do any work?

Rob

Excuse me! I am working very hard to explain a piece of authentic English.

Feifei

Excuse me? Say that again.

Rob

Yes – that's it – the phrase we are teaching is two words with many different meanings – 'excuse me'.

Feifei

大家對短語“excuse me”一定不陌生。它有很多的意思和用法。比如，當我們打噴嚏或不小心發出了不雅的聲音的時候，我們就應該說“excuse me 請原諒，對不起”。

Rob

Exactly. And when I wanted you to move so that I could reach for the tissues, I said 'excuse me' to politely ask you to move so that I could reach them. A bit like this…

Example

Excuse me, could you move down the bus please so that I can get on. Thanks!

Feifei

上面的例句中，“excuse me”來禮貌地向別人發出“借過，勞駕”的請求。And what about that phone call?

Rob

Ah yes, I said 'excuse me' as a polite way of apologising for the interruption.

Feifei

Rob 剛纔接電話，打斷了我倆之間的談話，所以他在掛了電話後對我說“excuse me 很抱歉”。But then you were rude when you said 'excuse me!' ?

Rob

I was expressing shock and disbelief that you thought I wasn't working. A bit like this…

Example

Excuse me! How can you say I don't do any housework – I cleaned the bathroom yesterday

Feifei

在我們想表示異議或驚訝時，也可以說“excuse me 請原諒，對不起，但是…… ”。