英語口語大全交際口語篇:078.后悔 Regret

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詳解慣用單句
    后 悔 第1節(jié) 態(tài)度表達 第1章 態(tài)度意愿
    我真不該那樣做。I shouldn’t have done that.
    ● shouldn’t have done sth.“本不該做某事”
    這次我真的把事情給弄糟了。I really screwed up this time.
    ○ I really messed up.
     我真的搞砸了。
    ● screw up = mess up“把…弄糟,搞砸”
    我很后悔錯過了那次機會。
    I’m sorry to have missed the chance.
    = I regret having missed the chance.
    我后悔不該對兒子發(fā)火。
    I regret that I was angry with my son.
    = I regret being angry with my son.
    我后悔沒有告訴朋友實話。
    I have regrets about not telling my friend the truth.
    ■ 本句中的“regret”用作名詞。
    我真是很懊悔,把你最喜歡的包給弄壞了。
    I feel so regretful; I have damaged your favorite bag.
    ★ damage [5dAmidV] v. 破壞,損害
    我的話傷害了她。我要是沒那樣講話就好了。
    My words have hurt her. If only I hadn’t said it like that.
    ★ hurt [hE:t] v. 傷害,刺痛
    ● if only“要是…就好了”
    我做得有點過分。I went a little far.
    = I overdid it.
    ○I made a mistake. 我犯了錯了。
    ★overdo [7EuvE5du:] v. 把…做得過分
    ● go too(a little)far“做得太(有點兒)過分”
    我真希望我沒那么做。I really wish I hadn’t done it.
     = If only I hadn’t done it.
    我竟然忘了我們的周年紀念日,我感到很內(nèi)疚。
    I feel so guilty about forgetting our anniversary.
    ★ guilty [5^ilti] a. 內(nèi)疚的
    ★ anniversary [7Ani5vE:sEri] n. 周年紀念
    FUN 輕松:看圖
    “I have to admit, I was a little nervous about our first date. ”
    詳解實用對話
    Regret
    Mary:Hi, Tony. You look unhappy. What’s wrong?
    Tony:Oh, Mary. I made a big mistake.
    Mary:What happened?
    Tony:I really wishŒ I hadn’t done it.
    Mary:What on earth are you talking about?
    Tony:I got caught cheating. I feel so ashamed. The teacher saw me and told me I failed.
    Mary:What were you thinking?
    Tony:You know my father. If I fail, he’ll kill me. I have to do well.
    Mary:But what you should do is study hard.
    Tony:I know…I know…it’s all my fault. I feel awful that I didn’t study, and I cheated, and I got caught.
    Mary:So long as you learn from your mistakes.
    Tony:I know. I feel like a failure. My father is going to be so disappointed when he finds out what I’ve done.
    后 悔
    瑪麗:嗨,托尼。你看起來不高興。怎么了?
    托尼:哦,瑪麗。我犯了個大錯。
    瑪麗:發(fā)生什么事了?
    托尼:我真希望我沒那么做。
    瑪麗:你究竟在說什么呢?
    托尼:我考試作弊被抓了。我感覺太丟人了。老師看見我了,還告訴我這次考試不及格了。