064 Level 3 表达后悔-讲解版

1. Giving up my career to be a full-time mom is my biggest regret.

放弃我的职业生涯，转而当全职妈妈是我最后悔的。

句子结构：

动名词+is my biggest regret.

Missing high school graduation ceremony is my biggest regret.

错过高中毕业典礼是我最后悔的。

Giving up my dream and choosing a regular nine to five job is my biggest regret.

放弃我的梦想，做了一份朝九晚五的工作是我最后悔的。

练习：

在家人最需要的时候不能陪伴在他们身边是我最后悔的。

Not being there for my family when they needed me most is my biggest regret.

2. One time I bought a Toyota, and that turned out to be 5000 dollars down the drain. 我曾买过一辆丰田车，结果是5000美金打了水漂。

特色俚语：

( go ) down the drain（金钱，时间等）打水漂，浪费，毫无效果

句子结构：

单句+and that turned out to be +名词（钱，时间）down the drain.

One time I bought a robot vaccum cleaner, and that turned out to be 400 bucks down the drain.

我曾买过一个机器人扫地机，结果400美金打了水漂。

buck-n.  <俚语> 一美金

One time I bough a Play Station, and that turned out to be 299 bucks down the drain .

我曾买过一个游戏机，结果是299美金打了水漂。

3. I once made a very racial reference to another kid, and it haunts me to this day. 我曾经对一个小孩说了特别种族歧视的话，一直后悔到现在。

句子结构：

单句，+and it haunts me to this day.

I once jumped over the turnstile at a railway station without swiping my metro card coz if I did not catch the train, I had to walk my way home. And it haunts me to this day.

我曾经有一次坐地铁没有刷卡，而是直接跳过了闸机。因为我要是赶不上那趟车，就得走路回家。我一直后悔到今天。

turnstile-n.  [ˈtɜːrnstaɪl] 闸机

I ran red lights once because I was so desperately late for work. And it haunts me to this day.

我曾今因为工作迟到而闯过一次红灯，结果我一直后悔到今天。

4. I could’ve been a doctor if I’d studied harder. 要是我学习再刻苦点儿，现在可能会是一名医生了。

句子结构：

I could’ve +现在分词 + if I’d +过去分词

I could’ve been a obstetrician if I’d studied harder.

要是我学习再刻苦一点，我现在可能会是一名妇产科医生。

obstetrician-n.  [ˌɑːbstəˈtrɪʃn] 产科医生

I could’ve been a great composer if my parents had not forced me to join the army.

要不是我父母最后强迫我参军的话，我可能会是一个伟大的作曲家。

5. I wouldn’t have gotten wet if I’d taken my umbrella. 如果带了雨伞，我现在就不会和落汤鸡一样了。

句子结构：

N.+wouldn’t have +现在分词+ ifhe’d (you’d, she’d, etc )+过去分词

Our earth wouldn’t have gotten so polluted if human beings had not been so greedy.

如果人类不这么贪婪，那么地球就不会如此污染。

Sean wouldn’t have hurt his back if he had taken my advice before going to the basketball court.

尚如果在打篮球前，听了我的建议，就不会背部受伤了。

None of this would’ve happened if you had followed protocols.

如果你严格遵守程序，一切都不会发生了。

练习：

如果你开车不是那么疯狂的话，我就不会被警察误认为是逃犯。

Police officers wouldn’t have mistaken me for a fugitive if you had not driven the car so recklessly.

6. I wish I hadn’t gotten this tattoo of my ex-boyfriend’s initials on my shoulder. 我多希望自己肩膀没有刺前男友名字缩写的纹身。

句子结构：

I wish I hadn’t +动词过去分词

I wish I hadn’t borrowed money from loan sharks.

我多希望自己没有借高利贷。

I wish I hadn’t pressed charges against my former employer.

我多希望自己没有起诉以前的雇主。

练习;

我多希望自己多花一点时间帮助他人。

I wish I had helped more people.

7. There are things in my life that I am not particularly proud of. 我曾做过一些年少轻狂，不是很光彩的事情。（我的人生，也有很多悔恨，不满。）

8. I am a big believer that everything happens for a reason. 我坚信，任何事情都是事出有因的。

句子结构：

I am a big believer that+单句

I am big believer that people have to learn how to deal with their problems on their own.

我个人坚信，大家都要学会独立应对自己的麻烦。

I am a big believer that in a relationship, you get what you put in.

我个人笃信在一段感情中，种瓜得瓜种豆得豆是真理。

9. Try not to burden yourself with regrets from your past. 努力尝试从过去的羁绊中解脱出来。（不困于过往）

句子结构：

Try not to burden yourself with +n.

Try not to burden yourself with endless family chores, you need to focus on your career.

不要被繁琐的家务事羁绊住，你需要全力以赴自己的事业。

Try not to burden yourself with menial jobs, you need to learn how to use your time wisely.

不要被卑微的工作羁绊，你需要学会如何明智的使用自己的时间。

10. Making mistakes is as natural as breathing in and breathing out. 人犯错误和呼吸一样自然。（值得原谅/很正常）

独白练习：

I guess we could all agree that nobody’s life is perfect.每个人都有自己人生不太光彩的事情。

对于一个有才华的女性而言，放弃自己蒸蒸日上的职业而做全职妈妈，有可能是最后悔的。

I always believe that 我们都应该努力不要被过去的后悔的事情所困住。

I do wish I had studied harder, though.

独白练习参考答案：

I guess we could all agree that nobody’s life is perfect.Everybody has something that he is not particularly proud of.

For a talented women, giving up a promising career to be a full time mom could be her biggest regret.

I always believe that people should try not to burden themselves with regrets from the past.

I do wish I had studied harder, though.