My apologies if I've given offense.

倘若我冒犯了您 那么我向您道歉。

" What we gain is the potential to not give offense."

“好处就是不会有冒犯别人的风险。”

Whitebeard bowed his head. " Your Grace, I did not mean to give offense" .

白胡子低下头。" 陛下，我无意冒犯。"

The sharpness in his tone took her aback. " I... my lord, I... I did not mean to give offense, ser" .

他尖锐的声调吓得她踉跄后退，" 我… … 大人，我… … 我无意冒犯，爵士先生。"

He declared that, as a jester, his words could not give offense.

他宣称，作为一个小丑，他的话不会冒犯他人。

I didn't mean to give offense, My Lady.

我无意冒犯 小姐。

Simply changing one three-letter word can often spell the difference between failure and success in changing people without giving offense or arousing resentment.

一个简单的" 但是" 可以决定成败；而只要去掉" 但是" ，你就可以在改变对方的同时不留下任何抵触或是憎恨。

Tact is the nice discernment of the best course of action under given conditions, especially ability to deal with others without giving offense.

机智是在给定条件下对最佳行动方案的敏锐洞察力， 尤其是在不冒犯他人的情况下与他人打交道的能力。

But, she told herself time and again, she would have to walk easily, gingerly, be meek under insults, yielding to injustices, never giving offense to anyone, black or white, who might do her harm.

她不断告诫自己，处世要温和些，谨慎些，受到侮辱得忍受，碰到不公平的事要让步，不要冒犯任何可能伤害她的人，无论是白人还是黑人。

The magister bowed slightly. " I take you for a king. Kings lack the caution of common men. My apologies if I have given offense. " He turned away and clapped his hands for his bearers.

总督微微低头。" 我当您是个王者。所谓王者无凡虑，倘若我冒犯了您，那么我向您道歉。" 语毕他转身击掌，示意轿夫动身。