近期，魯伯特·默多克在所有全國性報紙的廣告版上為旗下新聞集團電話竊聽丑聞“嚴重的錯誤”公開道歉。下面是道歉信全文：

The News of the World was in the business of holding others to account. It failed when it came to itself.

世界新聞報身處一個“讓人們承擔責任”的行業，但它自己并沒有做到這點。

We are sorry for the serious wrongdoing that occurred. We are deeply sorry for the hurt suffered by the individuals affected.

對已經發生的嚴重錯誤，我們感到非常抱歉，對那些被傷害的人們，我們表示深深的歉意。

We regret not acting faster to sort things out. I realise that simply apologising is not enough.

我們很后悔沒有更快地解決這些問題，我知道簡單的道歉是不夠的。

Our business was founded on the idea that a free and open press should be positive force in society. We need to live up to this.

我們一直秉承的理念是“自由公開的媒體應該對社會起到積極作用”，我們需要說到做到。”

In the coming days, as we take further concrete steps to resolve these issues and make amends for the damage they have caused, you will hear more from us.

在接下來的日子里，我們將會采取進一步的具體行動來解決這些問題，彌補這些錯誤帶來的傷害，讓我們拭目以待吧！

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（來源：滬江英語 編輯：崔旭燕）