"Sorry about that" apologies for you been distracted and "please continue" asks them politely to carry on.
"Sorry, where we we?" Apologies for been distracted and shows your attention is now back on the conversation.
"Sorry about that
会話がとぎれたことを謝る表現です。
please continue
相手に会話を続けるように丁寧に頼んでいます。
Sorry, where were we
会話が途切れたことを誤り、あなたの注意が会話に戻っていることを
示しています。"
These expressions are used when having a conversation and you are interrupted, meaning the conversation stopped by someone intervening/cutting in or a loud noise etc. and you would like to carry on the conversation.
"Please go on with what you were saying"
"Where were we" in relation to the conversation topic.
これらの表現は、人や物音によって遮られた会話を再開したいときに使うことができます。
"Please go on with what you were saying"(どうぞ、続けてください)
"Where were we?"(どこまで話しましたっけ)
1. You state that you can't identify the noise. You ask the speaker to continue what they were saying.
2. As above.
3. You comment that the noise is unusual. You ask the speaker to continue what they were speaking about.
Using either the phrase, "please, continue" or "please, go on"you are signaling to the speaker that the interruption has passed and that you can understand and hear them once again. Formal conversations should be peppered with polite statements such as, "I'm sorry" and "please." A more informal way in asking someone to continue speaking would be: "What were you saying just now? I couldn't hear you."
"please, continue" (どうぞ続けてください)または、 "please, go on"(どうぞ続けてください)を使うことで、中断したのが終わって、また聞くことができるという合図を相手に送ります。
フォーマルな会話は、 "I'm sorry"(すみません)や "please."(どうぞ)のような丁寧なフレーズを付け加えるべきです。
さらにフォーマルな、相手に続けるように伝える言い方は、以下の通りです。
"What were you saying just now? I couldn't hear you."
たった今何と言いましたか?聞こえませんでした。
If you are in a formal conversation, it is important to apologize to the person for any distractions that may occur during the conversation so that the feel that you are attentive to them. You do not want a person that you are conversating with to feel disruppted or uncomfortable. Once you have apologize about the sound or any other interruptions that may have occur during the conversation. You may indicate to the person to continue by saying "please continue or you may continue."
フォーマルな場面であれば、会話中何か邪魔が入ったときは、話を聞いていたことが相手に伝わるよう、謝った方がいいです。
相手に、不快な思いをさせたくはありませんよね。
騒音など邪魔が入ったことについて謝ったら、「続けてください」と伝えましょう:
"Please continue"
"You may continue"
(続けてください)