Apologizing is both an Art and a Science. The Art lies in the manner in which the apology is delivered while the Science is the recipe that forms the apology itself. A proper apology should always include several ingredients. Now let’s take a closer look at these ingredients.
Give a detailed account of the offense, and make sure both you and the other person are talking about the same thing. Whether you make it in secret or public doesn’t matter, but your apology should be focused on the particular event.
Next, by acknowledging the hurt or damage done, you are making the recipient (接受者) begin to sense that you understand the situation. It is important to rebuild your relationship because it makes them feel their anger is understandable.
Don’t try to defend yourself by offering any excuses, which is important to let them know that you understand the event and you actions do cause them harm. The apology is all about THEM and how they feel. It doesn’t matter if the actions were intentional or not, the end result is the same and that is what needs to be focused on when learning how to say, “I’m sorry”.
Give a sincere statement of regret such as “I apologize” or “I’m sorry”. Above all, tell them it won’t happen again. After all, there is no value in apologizing for something that you will do again and again.
Finally, asking for forgiveness at the end of the apology gives the power back to the recipient. It tells them, that you have done all that you can do by apologizing and providing whatever form of restitution(補(bǔ)償)you can. The next move is up to them.
By including all these ingredients and applying them to your situation, you will know exactly how to say “I’m sorry” next time you need to.
【小題1】The passage mainly tells readers ____.

A．the importance of apologizing
B．the process of apologizing
C．how to apologize effectively
D．how to repair a broken friendship
【小題2】How will the recipient react when you admit hurting them?
A．They will be sorry for being angry with you.
B．They will treat you differently right away.
C．They will understand the situation better.
D．They will think their former reaction normal.
【小題3】When you make an apology, you should concentrate on ____.
A．finding out better excuses
B．taking responsibility for the event
C．defending yourself from more harm
D．understanding the current situation
【小題4】What is the key to any apology?
A．A sincere statement of regret.
B．Giving the recipient more power.
C．A promise that you won’t repeat your wrongdoings.
D．Giving the recipient a detailed account of the event.


【小題1】C
【小題2】D
【小題3】B
【小題4】C

解析試題分析：本文主要講述的是如何做高效的道歉，提出了作者的多個(gè)建議。
【小題1】C 主旨大意題。根據(jù)文章第一段The Art lies in the manner in which the apology is delivered while the Science is the recipe that forms the apology itself. A proper apology should always include several ingredients. Now let’s take a closer look at these ingredients.可知本文主要講述的道歉的藝術(shù)，也就是如何才可以更加高效的道歉。故C正確。
【小題2】D 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第3段最后一句It is important to rebuild your relationship because it makes them feel their anger is understandable.可知當(dāng)你承認(rèn)你給對方帶來傷害的時(shí)候，他們會(huì)認(rèn)為自己之前的反應(yīng)是正常的，因?yàn)樽约旱拇_受到了傷害。故D正確。
【小題3】B 推理題。根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第2段It tells them, that you have done all that you can do by apologizing and providing whatever form of restitution(補(bǔ)償)you can. The next move is up to them.可知當(dāng)我們道歉以后，我們要承諾做適當(dāng)?shù)难a(bǔ)償，這樣會(huì)讓對方感覺你很負(fù)責(zé)任，很有誠意。故B正確。
【小題4】C 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第5段第2句Above all, tell them it won’t happen again. After all, there is no value in apologizing for something that you will do again and again.可知最重要的是你要告訴對方你再也不會(huì)做這樣的事情了。故C正確。
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