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Tony got caught cheating in the exam. He has a fear of his father and he is regretful about the whole thing. So he wants to tell this to Steven.
Steven: Hi, Tony. You look unhappy. What's wrong?
Tony: Oh, Steven, I made a big mistake.
Steven: What happened?
Tony: I really wish I hadn't done that.
Steven: 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.
Steven: What were you thinking about?
Tony: You know my father. If I fail, he'll be very angry. I have to do well.
Steven: But what you should do is to study hard.
Tony: I know, I know. It's all my fault. I feel awful that I didn't study hard, and that I cheated.
Steven: So long as you learn the lesson from your mistakes.
托尼考试作弊被抓，他害怕爸爸知道，并且对整件事感到非常后悔，因此他想把这件事告诉史蒂文。
史蒂文： 嗨，托尼，你看起来不高兴。怎么了？
托尼： 哦，史蒂文，我犯了个大错。
史蒂文： 发生了什么事？
托尼： 我真希望我没那么做。
史蒂文： 你究竟在说什么呢？
托尼： 我考试作弊被抓了，感觉真丢人。老师看见我了，并告诉我这次考试不及格。
史蒂文： 你当时是怎么想的？
托尼： 你知道我爸爸的，我要是考试不及格，他会很生气。我必须得考好才行。
史蒂文： 可是你应该做的是好好学习。
托尼： 我知道，我知道，都是我的错。我不努力学习，还作弊了，这真是太糟了。
史蒂文： 只要你从这次错误中吸取教训就好了。
cheat [tʃi:t] v. 作弊；欺骗
regretful [rɪˈgretfl] adj . 后悔的
awful [ˈɔ:fl] adj . 可怕的
get caught 被抓住
1. I shouldn't have done it. 我真不该那样做。
2. Why are you hesitating? 你为什么犹豫？
3. I repent my actions. 我对我的行为感到后悔。
4. I shouldn't drink and drive. 我不应该酒后开车。
5. It is a pity that I told her the message. 我后悔把那个消息告诉了她。
6. After some hesitation I decided to give him this book.
犹豫了一会儿之后，我决定把这本书送给他。
7. I was in a quandary about whether to go. 我正犹豫到底去不去。
8. The moment I spoke I regretted my words. 话一说出口，我就后悔了。
9. I regret not having taken his advice. 我后悔没有接受他的劝告。
10. We often regret having neglected past opportunities. 我们常常后悔没有抓住过去的机会。
11. He who hesitates is lost. 犹豫会错失机会。
12. I hesitate to marry him. 我很犹豫是否要和他结婚。
13. He decided to be on our side after some hesitation. 犹豫之后，他决定站在我们这一边。
14. I wish I could take back those words. 我真希望可以收回那些话。
15. Stop dithering and make up your mind!
别再犹豫了，快点拿定主意吧！
16. I rue never having been to university. 很遗憾我从未去过大学。
17. I regret that we can not come. 我后悔没有接受他的劝告。
18. He balked at the high cost of the new proposals. 他看到新方案的高成本就犹豫起来。
19. He's ruing that he had bought such a large house. 他后悔买了这所大房子。
20. I regret what I said. 我后悔说出了那些话。
精悍对话，句句含金
A： I regret doing that.
B： Don't worry. If you apologize to him sincerely, he will forgive you.
A： 我后悔那么做。
B： 别担心。只要你真诚地向他道歉，他会原谅你的。
Never! 永远不会！绝不可能！
通常用来表示坚决的否定，认为不可能。
例：
——Can you forgive me? 你能原谅我吗？
——Never! 永远不会！