Dear Mr. Smith,
I am indeed very sorry that I missed the examination on International Business English Writing you gave last Friday. I feel awful about it and want you to know what happened that day.
I suddenly fell sick early that morning and my parents had to send me to the hospital. Please find enclosed a copy of the medical bill.
I sincerely hope you can understand my situation and accept my apology. I would appreciate your allowing me to take a make-up examination. I will come to your office during your office hour on Monday to discuss this possibility with you.
Once again, I apologize for any inconvenience caused.
Sincerely yours,
Dear ______,
①I am truly sorry that ______(道歉的原因).
②The reason is that ______(介绍原因).
③Once again, I am sorry for any inconvenience caused. ④Hope you can accept my appologies and understand my situation.
Yours sincerely,
Dear David:
I am afraid that you will think me unpardonably negligent in not having answered your letter dated 7, December sooner, but when I have told you the reason, I trust you will be convinced that the neglect was excusable. When your letter arrived, I was just in Hong Kong. As my family could not forward it to me during my absence, it has been, therefore, lying on my desk until the moment when I took it up. Now the first thing I have to hasten to do is to write to you these few lines to express my deep regret.
I enjoyed many pleasant sights during my trip. I shall be pleased to give you an account to of them when I see you next.
Sincerely yours,
Tom
Dear ______,
Much to my regret / I am terribly sorry that I am unable to ______ . It is mainly because at that time I will be full occupied by which is quite out of my expectation, and that conflicts with your . Therefore I am forced to adjust my schedule and cannot make my presence on your . I sincerely hope that you will enjoy a good time. By the way, can we have dinner together some time next week? I hope to see you soon. I am really sorry again and I trust that you will understand.
Yours sincerely,
Practical Writing-Notes of Apology
Monday, March 15
Dear Professor Martin,
I enjoy your class very much. But I'm very sorry that I had to miss your class last Thursday. Unfortunately my roommate became ill and I had to take him to the hospital. Please let me know what I can do to make up the class. I know you prefer for us to let you know in advance when we will be absent, but there was no time to do so.
I hope you'll accept my sincere apology.
Your student,
Dear David:
I am afraid that you will think me unpardonably negligent in not having answered your letter dated 7, December sooner, but when I have told you the reason, I trust you will be convinced that the neglect was excusable. When your letter arrived, I was just in Hong Kong. As my family could not forward it to me during my absence, it has been, therefore, lying on my desk until the moment when I took it up. Now the first thing I have to hasten to do is to write to you these few lines to express my deep regret.
I enjoyed many pleasant sights during my trip. I shall be pleased to give you an account to of them when I see you next.
Sincerely yours,
Dear ______,
I am writing this letter to apologize to you for my failing to .
The reason is that ______ . I am sorry that I cannot finish in time, but is it possible that I make up the loss by ? If so, I will put everything else aside to .
I do hope that you can understand my situation and accept my apology.
Yours sincerely,
Dear Anne,
Thank you for your invitation to dinner at your home tomorrow evening. Unfortunately, it is much to my regret that I cannot join you and your family, because I will be fully occupied then for an important exam coming the day after tomorrow. I feel terribly sorry for missing the chance of such a happy get-together, and I hope that all of you enjoy a good time. Is it possible for you and me to have a private meeting afterward? If so, please dont hesitate to drop me a line about your preferable date. I do long for a pleasant chat with you.
Please allow me to say sorry again.
Regards,
Li Ming
Dear Anne,
Thank you for your invitation to dinner at your home tomorrow evening. Unfortunately, it is much to my regret that I cannot join you and your family, because I will be fully occupied then for an important exam coming the day after tomorrow. I feel terribly sorry for missing the chance of such a happy get-together, and I hope that all of you enjoy a good time. Is it possible for you and me to have a private meeting afterward? If so, please don't hesitate to drop me a line about your preferable date. I do long for a pleasant chat with you.
Please allow me to say sorry again.
Regards,
Li Ming
译文：
亲爱的安：
感谢你邀请我于明日晚上与你和你的家人共进午餐。可是，我非常遗憾地告诉你我无法赴约，因为我将忙于准备后天的一门重要考试。错过了这么一个欢乐的聚会我深感遗憾，我希望你们能度过一个愉快的时光。对了，在我考试后我们可以见一面么?如果可以的话请随
时给我打电话，我非常期待能和你愉快地聊天。
请允许我再一次致歉。
您真诚的，
李明
Dear David:
I am afraid that you will think me unpardonably negligent in not having answered your letter dated 7， December sooner， but when I have told you the reason， I trust you will be convinced that the neglect was excusable。 When your letter arrived， I was just in Hong Kong。 As my family could not forward it to me during my absence， it has been， therefore， lying on my desk until the moment when I took it up。 Now the first thing I have to hasten to do is to write to you these few lines to express my deep regret。
I enjoyed many pleasant sights during my trip。 I shall be pleased to give you an account to of them when I see you next。
Sincerely yours，
Tom
Dear David:
I am afraid that you will think me unpardonably negligent in not
having answered your letter dated 7, December sooner, but when I have told you the reason, I trust you will be convinced that the neglect was excusable. When your letter arrived, I was just in Hong Kong. As my family could not forward it to me during my absence, it has been, therefore, lying on my desk until the moment when I took it up. Now the first thing I have to hasten to do is to write to you these few lines to express my deep regret.
I enjoyed many pleasant sights during my trip. I shall be pleased to give you an account to of them when I see you next.
Sincerely yours,
Tom
Dear,
I am terrible sorry for not having attended your class on time. Because I had got a headache for several days and it is my first time to live in Chongqing and I can not suit for the weather here quickly.
To be honestly, I like learning English very well and I have made my mind to learn it well both on spoken English and on written English. I think you will be my best teacher to help me improving my English Level. So I apologize again for my not attend your class. I will make my great effort on English in the future and will not make you disappointment next time!
Excuse me for my unintentional fault!
Sincerely yours,
xin
Dear Bob,
I am writing to make an apology to you for I forgot to return a music CD which I borrowed from you last week. Yesterday I have come back from Canada and I found it in my luggage. I am so sorry that you cannot listen to it at present.
The CD which I borrowed from you is made in Canada, so I believe you can find another one in your local store. How about your buying another CD by yourself and I will pay for it? If you cannot find the similar one, I would send it back to you through a post office. And if there are any other solutions you like, please let me know.
I am sorry again for my carelessness. Looking forward to your reply.
Yours sincerely,
Li Ming
Dear ______,
I am writing this letter to apologize to you for my failing to .
The reason is that ______ . I am sorry that I cannot finish in time, but is it possible that I make up the loss by ? If so, I will put everything else aside to .
I do hope that you can understand my situation and accept my apology.
Yours sincerely,
Dear Anne,
Thank you for your invitation to dinner at your home tomorrow evening. Unfortunately, it is much to my regret that I cannot join you and your family, because I will be fully occupied then for an important exam coming the day after tomorrow. I feel terribly sorry for missing the chance of such a happy get-together, and I hope that all of you enjoy a good time. Is it possible for you and me to have a private meeting afterward? If so, please don't hesitate to drop me a line about your preferable date. I do long for a pleasant chat with you.
Please allow me to say sorry again.
Regards,
Li Ming
Dear Bob,
Im writing to apologize for having forgotten to return the the Beatles CD to you when I left Canada,I was in such a hurry that I packed everything in my luggage without checking carefully.Had I paid more attention then,I wouldnt have made such a stupid mistake.
Now something must be done to solve the problem because I understand you cherish the CD enormously.I can either send it to you by express mail or alternatively compensate you at a reasonable price.If you do not mind,I may bring it back to you next time I go to Canada.
Please let me know which solution you prefer at your earliest convenience.I really hope you will accept my sincere apology.
Faithfully yours,
Li ming
Dear Sarah,
I am terribly sorry to tell you that I am unable to attend your birthday part next Thursday evening. That is owing to the fact that my younger brother suddenly fell ill and was taken to a hospital this morning. I have to go there immediately and take care of him. As told by the doctor in charge, it will take around five days for him to recover and I have asked my boss for a leave.
I really regret that I cannot go to celebrate your birthday personally and would miss the perfect chance of enjoying myself with all our old friends. I have chosen a small gift for you and will send it to you tomorrow to show my best wishes. Besides, please give my regards to our friends when you meet them at the party.
Cordially,
Li Ming