"felt regretful over his vanished youth" "regretful over mistakes she had made" "he felt bad about breaking the vase"
"my finances were in a deplorable state" "a lamentable decision" "her clothes were in sad shape" "a sorry state of affairs"
"a sorry horse" "a sorry excuse" "a lazy no-count, good-for-nothing goldbrick" "the car was a no-good piece of junk"
"a blue day" "the dark days of the war" "a week of rainy depressing weather" "a disconsolate winter landscape" "the first dismal dispiriting days of November" "a dark gloomy day" "grim rainy weather"
误 I really sorry about all the trouble I have caused you.
正 I am really sorry about all the trouble I have caused you.
析sorry是形容词,不是动词,不能说I sorry,必须说be sorry、feel sorry或look sorry。
她为这个可怜的姑娘感到难过。误 〖HTSS] She is sorry to the poor girl.
误 She is sorry of the poor girl.
正 She is sorry for the poor girl.
析 为(对)某人(事)感到难过(抱歉),跟for短语,而不跟to或of短语。
对不起,我没有给你回信。误 I am sorry, for I haven't answered your letter.
正 I am sorry, but I haven't answered your letter.
析 表示抱歉的原因,须用but分句,而不可用for分句。
你母亲病了,我感到很难过。误 It is sorry that your mother is ill.
正 I am sorry that your mother is ill.
析sorry表示的是人的感情,不可以it作主语。
