Lesson 16 I'm sorry if you felt excluded or ignored，but it's not my job to babysit you.很抱歉让你感到被排斥或被忽视了，但照顾你并不是我的职责。
Part 1 Real Life Situation
使用场景
You met a group of old college friends for dinner.Your boyfriend came too,but he seemed upset because no one was talking to him.Now you're riding home,and you're angry that he got upset.
你和大学朋友聚餐，你的男朋友也去了，但他看起来不是很开心，因为没有人跟他讲话。现在你们回家了，彼此都很不愉快：
I'm sorry if you felt excluded or ignored,but it's not my job to babysit you.
很抱歉让你感到被排斥或被忽视了，但照顾你并不是我的职责。
Part 2 Pronunciation and intonation
发音讲解
So,in the sentence,pay attention to the pronunciation of these parts.
在这一句中，注意以下部分的发音。1.“if you” “felt excluded or”
1.Link these parts:"if you" "felt excluded or" "but it's" "babysit you".
“but it's” “babysit you” 连读。
2.“or” 弱读，使之听起来更像/ər/。
2.Reduce "or" to make it sound like/ər/.
3."But it's" sounds best when you say the/t/in "but" more like/d/.
3.“but” 中的t发/d/音，听起来会更好。
4.In the unstressed parts of a sentence,always reduce "to" and make it/tə/.
4.在本句的非重读部分，注意“to” 弱读，使之听起来更像/tə/。
5.When you link the/t/sound and "you",they combine to sound like/tʃuː/.
5./t/和 you 连读时，发音更像/tʃuː/。
现在，我们重点看看语气和语调。
Now,let's focus on tone and intonation.
1.重 读 “sorry” “excluded”“ignored” “job” 和 “babysit”。
1.Stress these words:"sorry" "excluded""ignored" "job" and "babysit".
2.非重读部分快读，这样更能表现你的激烈情绪。
2.Try to say the unstressed parts as fast as you can to sound more aggressive.
3.以一种生气的口吻说 “babys-it”。
3.Say "babysit" in an angry voice.
Now,practice,and you will learn to say this sentence like a native speaker.
现在，多加练习，你就能学会像英语母语者一样说这句话了。
Part 3 My explanation
英文讲解
The first expression we will learn is 我们要学习的第1个表达是
I'm sorry if （ clause）很抱歉如果+从句
This is a way that people apologize for something:
可以用于某人为某事道歉时：
I'm sorry if anyone is offended by my remarks.
如果有人对我的言论感到不满，我很抱歉。
But when you apologize this way,it doesn't sound like you're truly sorry.It seems like you still think that you did the right thing.
但是，如果你以这种方式道歉，听起来不够真诚，更像是你坚持自己是对的。
People use this expression in a lot of situa-tions,from talking to their family members to politi-cians making a public apology.
此外，“I'm sorry if （clause）” 还可以用于很多情景之下，如家人之间的对话、政治家公开道歉等。
The second expression we will learn is 我们要学习的第2个表达是
（ someone） feels excluded（某人） 感到被排斥
"Feeling excluded" means feeling like a group of people isn't including you socially.
“feeling excluded” 意味着一群人在交谈但把你排斥在外。
You might feel excluded if a group of people that you work with go out for drinks after work and don't invite you,for example.Or you might feel excluded if you go to dinner with a group of people and no one talks to you.
例如，如果你的同事下班后约好去喝酒但没有邀请你，你就会有被排斥的感觉。或者你跟一群人共进晚餐但却没有人跟你讲话，也会有这种被排斥的感觉。