Larry和李華在一個大商場裏買東西，那裏非常擁擠。Larry不小心踩了李華的腳。
LL: My bad! I didn’t mean to step on your foot, Li Hua. It’s just that there are so many people at the mall today.
LH: My bad? Bad不是壞的意思嗎？這兒人確實很多，你不小心踩到我的.腳，爲什麼說my bad? My bad是什麼意思呀？
LL: Oh, That’s my bad, too. I should have explained what "my bad" means. It is a very informal way of apologizing without actually saying "I’m sorry."
LH: 原來my bad是表示道歉，但是是很不正式的道歉。 什麼時候用my bad，什麼時候用I’m sorry呢？
LL: Because you are my friend, and stepping on your foot was a pretty minor thing, I said "my bad." I’d say "I’m sorry" for something more serious - or if you were my boss.
LH: 明白了，my bad是對很熟的朋友說的，而且發生的事也不是太嚴重，就像不小心踩了腳這類小事。要我是你的老闆，你就不能說my bad!
LL: Yeah, that’s right. Say, would you like to get out of the crowd and stop for a cup of coffee in that shop over there?
LH: 你要去那邊那個店裏喝咖啡？好呀！ 可是My bad我沒有帶現金。
LL: Don’t worry, Li Hua. I’ve got some cash. You can pay me back later.
LH: 謝謝你。 我在這裏佔着位子，你去買咖啡吧。我要一杯摩卡拿鐵咖啡。
(Sounds of busy restaurant/cash register transaction as Larry gets coffee)
LH: Okay, Li Hua, here is your latte. Oh-My bad! I now remember you wanted a mocha latte. I got the wrong drink.
LH: 沒關係，不是摩卡拿鐵也沒關係。 Larry，遞我一張餐巾紙，好不好？
LL: Sure, here’s a napkin.
LH: Oops， My bad! 對不起， 我把咖啡撒了！
LL: Here let me help you clean that up.
LH: 謝謝你，幸虧你拿了好多餐巾紙，否則還真沒法收拾。
LL: Agh! Now it’s my bad! I’ve spilled my coffee, too. (laughs)
LH: (Also laughing) 你的咖啡也撒了。Larry， 我們趕快走吧， 不然不知又會出什麼事，那樣我們就會沒完沒了地說my bad。