各種方式的"後悔"要怎麼說?

我真不該那樣.

I shouldn't have done it.

*用"shouldn't have+過去分詞"表示類似責備或斥責的心情,"不該......"、“"是沒......".

Oh, no! I shouldn't have done it. (哦,不!我要是不那樣就好了.)

What did you do? (你幹什麼了?)

That was a mistake. (那是一個錯誤.)

I blew it. (我失敗了.)

I wish I hadn't done that.

I really screwed up this time. (這次我真的給弄糟了.)

I really messed up. (我給搞糟了.)

I should have known better. (我早該弄清楚一些.)

我要是不說那話就好了.

I shouldn't have said that. *用於說了不該說的話時.

I shouldn't have said that. (我要是不說那話就好了.)

It's too late now. (現在後悔也晚了.)

I wish I wouldn't have said that.

我早該知道了.

I should have known.

He's married. (他已經結婚了.)

I should have known. (我早該知道了.)

I acted like a fool.

I should have known better. (我早該弄清楚了.)

做那種事,我也太不小心了.

It was careless of me to do so. *careless 表示"沒注意的"、"漫不經心的"、"粗心大意的".

It was thoughtless of me to do such a thing.

It was hasty of me to do so.

I was careless. (我太粗心大意了.)

我後悔我做的事.

I regret doing that.

I regret doing that. (我後悔我做的事.)

I know what you mean. (我明白你的意思.)

I regret my action(s).

I repent my action(s).

I am sorry for what I have done.

我別無選擇.

I had no choice.

Why did you drive my car? (你爲什麼開我的車?)

I had no choice. (我別無他法.)

I couldn't help it.

I had no other choice.

I had no choice in the matter.

There was nothing else I couldn't have done.

It was my only choice.

我做得太過了.

I went too far. *比較常用的固定短語.

You shouldn't have done that. (你不該那樣做.)

I know, I went too far. (我知道,我做得太過分了.)

I overdid it.

我太緊張了.

I was too nervous. *也可用來辯解.

Did you ask her out? (你約她了嗎?)

No, I was too nervous. (沒有,我太緊張了.)

I was too uptight.

我要是再用功點就好了.

I wish I had studied harder.

I regret not studying harder. (我後悔沒有更努力學習.)

I should have studied harder.

我要是問他一下就好了.

I should have asked him.

I should have asked him. (我要是問他一下就好了.)

Why didn't you? (那你爲什麼不問呢?)

I wish I had asked him.

It would have been better to have asked him.

不留神給忘了.

It slipped my mind.

Did you remember to tell her? (你沒忘了告訴她吧?)

Sorry, it slipped my mind. (對不起,我不小心給忘了.)

I just forgot.

I forgot all about it. (我忘得一乾二淨.)