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CONVENTION
對不起,請再說一遍（美國英語用Pardon me?）
You say 'Pardon?' or 'I beg your pardon?' or, in American English, 'Pardon me?' when you want someone to repeat what they have just said because you have not heard or understood it.
例句
'Will you let me open it?' — 'Pardon?' — 'Can I open it?'...
“我能打開它嗎？”——“請再說一遍？”——“我能打開它嗎？”
'Does it have wires coming out of it?' — 'Pardon me?' — 'Does it have wires coming out of it?'
“有電線從里面伸出來嗎？”——“什么？”——“有電線從里面伸出來嗎？”
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CONVENTION
你說什么？（表示驚訝或者受到冒犯）
People say 'I beg your pardon?' when they are surprised or offended by something that someone has just said.
例句
'Would you get undressed, please?' — 'I beg your pardon?' — 'Will you get undressed?'
“請你脫掉衣服，好嗎？”——“你說什么？”——“脫掉衣服，好嗎？”
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CONVENTION
對不起；請原諒
You say 'I beg your pardon' or 'I do beg your pardon' as a way of apologizing for accidentally doing something wrong, such as disturbing someone or making a mistake.
例句
I was impolite and I do beg your pardon...
我失禮了，真對不起。
'We're meant to do it quarterly actually.' — 'Oh quarterly, I beg your pardon, I thought it was monthly.'
“其實我們本意是一季度一次。”——“哦，一季度一次，對不起，我還以為一月一次呢。”
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CONVENTION
對不起，不好意思打斷一下（用于引起他人注意或者打斷他人）
Some people say 'Pardon me' instead of 'Excuse me' when they want to politely get someone's attention or interrupt them.
例句
Pardon me, are you finished, madam?
對不起，您用完餐了嗎，夫人？
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CONVENTION
恕我直言
You can say things like 'Pardon me for asking' or 'Pardon my frankness' as a way of showing you understand that what you are going to say may sound rude.
例句
That, if you'll pardon my saying so, is neither here nor there.
恕我直言，那根本就不重要。
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CONVENTION
請原諒我這么說；說句粗話您別介意
Some people say things like 'If you'll pardon the expression' or 'Pardon my French' just before or after saying something which they think might offend people.
例句
It's enough to make you wet yourself, if you'll pardon the expression.
這足以嚇得你尿褲子了，請原諒我這么說。
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VERB
赦免
If someone who has been found guilty of a crime is pardoned, they are officially allowed to go free and are not punished.
例句
Hundreds of political prisoners were pardoned and released.
數百名政治犯被赦免釋放。