《2025年新课堂同步学习与探究九年级英语上学期人教版》

七、阅读表达
English has some apologetic terms(表示歉意的用语). It seems that they mean the same thing. They almost do. However, what are the differences among “Pardon”, “I'm sorry”, “Excuse me” and “What”?
Pardon.
Americans don't really use “Pardon”. If you do, they will probably joke that you're trying to sound pretentious(炫耀的) or joke that you're British.
I'm sorry.
We often use “I'm sorry” for past events. That's to say, it is generally used to be sorry for something you have already done. For example, if you stepped on someone's foot on a crowded bus, you would say “I'm sorry” or “Sorry”.
Excuse me.
This is generally a term to ask permission (允许) for something. For example, you're walking through a crowded space and someone is in your way. You would say “Excuse me” to ask him to move out of your way.
What?
Americans usually use it to ask someone to repeat himself. If you want to be politer, you could say, “I'm sorry, what was that?” or “Excuse me, what did you say?” or any other such thing. Most Americans will just say “What?” though.
In our daily life, we can also use these terms by mixing them up. You could, for example, ask someone to move by saying “Sorry, would you mind moving?” It's an extra polite way to make your request.
1. How many apologetic terms does the passage talk about?
Four.
2. Which term is used for future events according to the passage?
Excuse me.
3. When do Americans usually say “What”?
When they ask someone to repeat himself.
4. 将画线句子译成汉语。
例如：你正从一个拥挤的地方通过，但是有人挡了你的路。
5. 给短文拟一个适当的英文标题。
Apologetic Terms in English

答案： 七、1. Four. 2. Excuse me. 3. When they ask someone to repeat himself. 4. 例如：你正从一个拥挤的地方通过，但是有人挡了你的路。 5. Apologetic Terms in English