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!