我真不该那样.

I shouldn't have done it.

*用"shouldn't have+过去分词"表示类似责备或斥责的心情,"不该......"、“"是没......".

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

What did you do? (你干什么了?)

That was a mistake. (那是一个错误.)

I blew it. (我失败了.)

I wish I hadn't done that.

I really screwed up this time. (这次我真的给弄糟了.)

I really messed up. (我给搞糟了.)

I should have known better. (我早该弄清楚一些.)



我要是不说那话就好了.

I shouldn't have said that. *用于说了不该说的话时.

I shouldn't have said that. (我要是不说那话就好了.)

It's too late now. (现在后悔也晚了.)

I wish I wouldn't have said that.



我早该知道了.

I should have known.

He's married. (他已经结婚了.)

I should have known. (我早该知道了.)

I acted like a fool.

I should have known better. (我早该弄清楚了.)



做那种事,我也太不小心了.

It was careless of me to do so. *careless 表示"没注意的"、"漫不经心的"、"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.)



我后悔我做的事.

I regret doing that.

I regret doing that. (我后悔我做的事.)

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.



我别无选择.

I had no choice.

Why did you drive my car? (你为什么开我的车?)

I had no choice. (我别无他法.)

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.



我做得太过了.

I went too far. *比较常用的固定短语.

You shouldn't have done that. (你不该那样做.)

I know, I went too far. (我知道,我做得太过分了.)

I overdid it.



我太紧张了.

I was too nervous. *也可用来辩解.

Did you ask her out? (你约她了吗?)

No, I was too nervous. (没有,我太紧张了.)

I was too uptight.



我要是再用功点就好了.

I wish I had studied harder.

I regret not studying harder. (我后悔没有更努力学习.)

I should have studied harder.



我要是问他一下就好了.

I should have asked him.

I should have asked him. (我要是问他一下就好了.)

Why didn't you? (那你为什么不问呢?)

I wish I had asked him.

It would have been better to have asked him.



不留神给忘了.

It slipped my mind.

Did you remember to tell her? (你没忘了告诉她吧?)

Sorry, it slipped my mind. (对不起,我不小心给忘了.)

I just forgot.

I forgot all about it. (我忘得一干二净.)