文档介绍：英语道歉信 a letter of apology
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文体概述
道歉信是指因过失或疏忽等做错了事，给别人带来了麻烦或损失，发觉后给对方赔礼道歉并请求对方原谅的信件。通常包括以下三部分内容：
1. 开门见山，表明写信目的，表示歉意。
2. 说明出现差错的原因，提出弥补措施。
3. 再次致歉，请求原谅，希望得到理解(语言要诚挚，解释的理由要真实)。
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写作"三步曲"
表示歉意
说明具体原因、提出补救办法
再次致歉，希望得到理解
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第一段（两句话）==相关事因+写作目的
1。 ( I am delighted that you …..,but ) I am extremely sorry to say that I can't ……so I am writing you this letter of apology to show my regret.
2。 I am very sorry for my mistake and now I am writing to apologize for my carelessness.
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第二段：未能赴约的原因:
The reason is that………
look after a family member;
do a good deed;
get a bad cold;
pick sb. up at the airport…
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第二段：未能赴约的原因
, 3:00时下飞机。然而，我爸爸妈妈没时间去接，因此我不得不去机场接他。
，她才四岁，不能照顾自己，而爸爸妈妈又在上班，于是我不得不在家照顾妹妹。
，我碰到一起交通事故，一位老人受伤倒地，没人帮忙，自己需要送老人到医院
，医生建议我呆在家里，好好休息。
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1. 我叔叔从美国回来,2:30时下飞机。然而，我爸爸妈妈没时间去接，因此我不得不去机场接他。

Yesterday afternoon, my uncle came from America and got off at 2:30, but my parents had no time to pick him up, in which case I had to meet him at the airport. After that it was too late to meet you. Thus I missed our appointment
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，她才四岁，不能照顾自己，而爸爸妈妈又在上班，于是我不得不在家照顾妹妹。

My younger sister had a bad fever. She is too young to look after herself, and my parents were at work. In that case, I had to stay at home to take care of her, which caused me unable to meet you as appointed
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，我碰到一起交通事故，一位老人受伤倒地，没人帮忙，自己需要送老人到医院
On my way to your office, I happened to see a car accident. An old man was badly injured, but nobody came to offer help. So I stopped a taxi and sent him to a nearby hospital. I stayed there for several hours until his son came, which caused me to miss our appointment.
，医生建议我呆在家里，好好休息。
I have caught a bad cold lately and I am really not myself. For my health's sake, the doctor advised me to stay at home to have a rest.
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第三段：再次道歉
I am really sorry again and I trust that