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forgive [ fə'giv ]
not to punish someone who has done something wrong 原谅,饶恕,宽恕
近义词有 pardon ， excuse 。
主要考点： forgive sb. for sth. / doing sth. 原谅某人做了某事
forgive sb. sth. 饶恕某人某事，赦免某人欠债等。
I forgave him his crimes. 我饶恕了他的罪行。
I cannot forgive myself for not seeing my mother before she died.
母亲临终前我未去看她, 为这件事我永远不能原谅自己.
Won't you forgive me such a small debt? 这么小小的一笔债, 请你免了行吗?
________me for what I said to you yesterday evening.
A．Forgive B．Apologize C．Sorry D．Remind
本句句意应为“原谅昨天晚上我对你所说的”。只有A意思相吻合。答案 A
You should _____little Tom for his mistake；after all he is a child．
A．forgive B．apologize C．excuse D．pardon 答案 A
______, I didn't hear clearly what you said．
A．Excuse B．Forgive C．Pardon D．Give pardon
He has lost everything in the fire. Youd better him the debt.
A.give up B.forget C.forgive D.throw away
【题解】选C。此处forgive作“宽免(某人)之债”解释，符合本题意思。句意是他在大火中失去了一切，你最好免了他的债务。容易混淆的是give
up,但give up 后面不跟双宾语，故应排除。
Though ten years went by, his mistakes shouldn’t______.
A.apologize B.be apologized C.forgive D.be forgiven 答案:D
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