详解惯用单句
后 悔 第1节 态度表达 第1章 态度意愿
我真不该那样做。I shouldn’t have done that.
● shouldn’t have done sth.“本不该做某事”
这次我真的把事情给弄糟了。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”
我很后悔错过了那次机会。
I’m sorry to have missed the chance.
= I regret having missed the chance.
我后悔不该对儿子发火。
I regret that I was angry with my son.
= I regret being angry with my son.
我后悔没有告诉朋友实话。
I have regrets about not telling my friend the truth.
■ 本句中的“regret”用作名词。
我真是很懊悔，把你最喜欢的包给弄坏了。
I feel so regretful; I have damaged your favorite bag.
★ damage [5dAmidV] v. 破坏，损害
我的话伤害了她。我要是没那样讲话就好了。
My words have hurt her. If only I hadn’t said it like that.
★ hurt [hE:t] v. 伤害，刺痛
● if only“要是…就好了”
我做得有点过分。I went a little far.
= I overdid it.
○I made a mistake. 我犯了错了。
★overdo [7EuvE5du:] v. 把…做得过分
● go too（a little）far“做得太（有点儿）过分”
我真希望我没那么做。I really wish I hadn’t done it.
= If only I hadn’t done it.
我竟然忘了我们的周年纪念日，我感到很内疚。
I feel so guilty about forgetting our anniversary.
★ guilty [5^ilti] a. 内疚的
★ anniversary [7Ani5vE:sEri] n. 周年纪念
FUN 轻松：看图
“I have to admit, I was a little nervous about our first date. ”
详解实用对话
Regret
Mary：Hi, Tony. You look unhappy. What’s wrong?
Tony：Oh, Mary. I made a big mistake.
Mary：What happened?
Tony：I really wish 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
玛丽：嗨，托尼。你看起来不高兴。怎么了？
托尼：哦，玛丽。我犯了个大错。
玛丽：发生什么事了？
托尼：我真希望我没那么做。
玛丽：你究竟在说什么呢？
托尼：我考试作弊被抓了。我感觉太丢人了。老师看见我了，还告诉我这次考试不及格了。
