youdao

"I cannot make an excuse for my behaviour".

我无法为我的行为辩解。

youdao

I'm not going to sit here and make an excuse. If I foot-fault, I did.

我不会坐在这里给自己找借口，如果真是我脚误，那算我倒霉。

youdao

You would make an excuse and say the detector isn't working.

你可以找个理由,说探测器坏了。

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