英语俚语天天说 第72期:不好意思My Bad

 　　释义

　　A way of admitting a mistake, and apologizing for that mistake, without actually apologizing. 表示道歉的方式之一，相当于"my fault", "my mistake", "I apologize"。但实际并不是很重要的事情，并且这些事情也不会有很严重的后果，其实并不是真正的道歉。比如路上两个人不小心撞到了对方，坐地铁时不小心踩到别人等。

　　We can put it this way. "I did something bad, and I recognize that I did something bad, but there is nothing that can be done for it now, and there is technically¹ no reason to apologize for that error, so let&`&s just assume that I won&`&t do it again, get over it, and move on with our lives."

　　我知道我做错了，但是我也无能为力，并且这个事情也没有什么好道歉的，我下次也不会再这么做了。出于礼貌就会说my bad。

　　来源

　　"My bad" is an American slang² that was made popular by basketball players in playground games in the 1970s and 1980s. It was used by young urban players when admitting to an error.

　　这个俚语源自于七八十年代的美国，开始时流行于街头篮球。球员之间犯规或者小的错误时就会说my bad。后来逐渐被广泛使用，不仅是在美国，在澳大利亚也是常见的英文表达。它比I’m sorry 更加随意。

　　举例

　　1. 王小二路上看手机撞到另外一个看手机的骚年；

　　2. 吃饭时王小二被别人撞到可乐撒到身上；

　　"Hey, you spilled my Coke all over me!" "Oh. My bad."

1 technically   

adv.专门地，技术上地

参考例句：

• Technically it is the most advanced equipment ever.从技术上说，这是最先进的设备。
• The tomato is technically a fruit,although it is eaten as a vegetable.严格地说，西红柿是一种水果，尽管它是当作蔬菜吃的。

2 slang   

n.俚语，行话；vt.使用俚语，辱骂；vi.辱骂

参考例句：

• The phrase is labelled as slang in the dictionary.这个短语在这本字典里被注为俚语。
• Slang often goes in and out of fashion quickly.俚语往往很快风行起来又很快不再风行了。