1、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 wouldn"t 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 forgave injuries so readily that he might be said to invite them.他如此爽快地宽恕了那些伤害，简直可以说，他是在招惹伤害。pardon:“原谅，宽恕”，正式用语，指放弃处罚要求，予以赦免，
