4.文化洗礼
“regret”的用法
在这一课中大家学习了“后悔”的表达方法,可你真的掌握了“regret”的用法了吗?先来看两个错误的例句吧。
(错) In any case I didn't regret to stay at home.
(错)I now regret not to have worked harder at school.
上面两个句子的正确形式应该是:
(对 In any case I didn't regret staying at home.无论如何我都不后悔留在了家里。
(对) I now regret not having worked harder at school.我现在后悔在学校时没有努力学习了。
“regret doing something”表示“对已经做过的事情感到后悔或遗憾”。
而“regret to do”则表示“对即将要做的事情感到遗憾或抱歉”。例如:I regret to inform you that your contract will not be
renewed.
我很遗憾地通知你,我们将不会与你续约,另外,“regret”后也可接“that从句”,具体含义要视具体情况而定。例如:
He was beginning to regret that he'd come along.
他行始后悔跟着来了。
I regret that I will be unable to attend.
很抱歉我没法出席。