I beg your pardonspoken a) REPEATused to ask someone to repeat what they have just said 你说什么，请再说一遍 ‘The meeting’s on Wednesday.’ ‘I beg your pardon?’ ‘I said the meeting’s on Wednesday.’ “会议星期三开。”“你说什么？”“我说会议星期三开。”
b) SORRY/APOLOGIZEused to say sorry when you have made a mistake, or said something wrong or embarrassing 请原谅，对不起 Oh, I beg your pardon. I thought you said 15 pence, not 50. 噢，对不起，我以为你说的是15便士，不是50便士呢。
c) DISAGREEused to show that you strongly disagree with something that someone has said, or think it is unacceptable 你说什么〔表示强烈反对某人说的话，或认为其让人无法接受〕 ‘Chicago’s an awful place.’ ‘I beg your pardon, that’s where I’m from!’ “芝加哥是个很糟糕的地方。”“你说什么，我就是芝加哥人！”
I beg your pardon• "East Coast people are kind of uptight, aren't they?" "I beg your pardon!"• Oh, I beg your pardon. Are you all right?• "That's my pen." "Oh, I beg your pardon - I thought it was mine.''• "And the year of your birth?" "I beg your pardon?" "When were you born?"
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