1. Regret
- Regret to do
- Regret doing sth
兩者的區別：很遺憾；很後悔
-造句結構
Sb regret doing sth
Regret to tell you, …
例句：I regretted telling you that I love you since I knew you would marry that girl who you really loved.我後悔告訴你我愛你，因為我知道你將和那個你真正愛著的女孩結婚。
2. 強調句研究：
'I'm trying to repair the bell,'answered Bill.'I've been coming up here night after night for weeks now. You see, I was hoping to give you a surprise.'
'You certainly did give me a surprise!'這句怎麼翻譯？
正解：你小子的確嚇了我一跳啊！
- 強調句——肯定句中常用do,did,does加強語氣
sb do/did/does+動詞原形
3.練習：
- 英翻中
英：Regret to tell you, your little doggie was knocked over by my car.
中：很遺憾的告訴你，我的車把你的小狗狗給撞了。
- 中翻英
中：很遺憾的告訴你， 我的'狗愛上了你的貓。
英：Regret to tell you, my dog falls in love with your cat.
中：很遺憾的告訴你，雖然它們不同，我的狗還是愛上了你的貓。
英：Regret to tell you, my dog falls in love with your cat despite their differences.
中：今兒你看起來挺靚嘛！
英：You look good today.
中：你今兒看起來真滴很靚啊！
英：You do look good today!
中：務必小心!
英：Do be careful!
中：你腫麼木有告訴他啊？
英：Why didn't you tell him?
中：我確實告訴他了啊！
英：I did tell him.
