37. Expressing Regret in English 用英语表达遗憾

I wish/If only + Past perfect  I wish I had come to your party!  I wish I had worked harder.  If only I hadn’t eaten so much.  If only I had driven more carefully.I should have (not) + Past Participle  I should have come to your party.  I should have worked harder. I shouldn’t have eaten so much.  I should have driven more carefully.I regret +Noun/V-ing  I regret not coming to your party.  I regret not working harder.  I regret eating so much.  I regret leaving you alone.

我希望/如果只是+过去完成 我要是来参加你的聚会就好了！ 我真希望我工作更努力。 要是我没吃那么多就好了。 要是我开车小心一点就好了 我应该有（没有）+过去分词 我应该来参加你的聚会。 我本应该更加努力的。 我不该吃那么多。 我应该开车更小心些 我很抱歉+名词/V-ing 我很遗憾没有来参加你的聚会。 我后悔没有努力工作。 我后悔吃了这么多。 我后悔把你一个人留下。