易混淆的词语e.docVIP

　　E　　excuse, forgive, pardon　　这三个词都表示“原谅，宽恕”。　　excuse:“原谅”，指有意放过人们在社会，习俗方面的具体行为。如错误，疏忽或失职，不予以指责和惩罚。常用词组：excuse for原谅；excuse from/to do免除。如：　　Please excuse me for using your telephone without asking permission. I thought you wouldnt mind.　　请原谅，我没有得到你的允许就用了你的电话，我想你不会介意吧！　　The meeting lasted so long that Mr. Laurence had to excuse himself to keep an appointment.　　会开了好久，因此劳伦斯为了赶另一个约会，不得不请求先行离去。　　forgive:“饶恕，宽恕，赦免”，感情色彩较浓，表示不但放弃一切报复要求，而且打消一切复仇的心理，不再愤恨，强调主观和内心的宽恕。　　She was so kind as to forgive her intimate friend who had betrayed her when she was in a great difficulty. 她如此善良，竟能原谅在她处境最艰难时背叛她的挚友。　　He