I'm bowdlerizing it — just slightly changing one or two words so listeners won't be upset.
我在对它作些改动——只是改换个别字眼，好让听众更容易接受。
The version of the play that I saw had been dreadfully bowdlerized.
我所看到的剧本版本已被删改得面目全非。
The best thing to do would be to apologize.
最恰当的做法应该是道歉。
We would like to apologize for the delay.
我们愿对延迟表示歉意。
I was trying to apologize but it came out wrong.
我是想要道歉，可是话一出口却变了味儿。
The airline apologized and bumped us up to first class.
航空公司道歉后把我们掉换到头等舱。