英語四級(jí)寫作錦囊關(guān)鍵句：430. I am writing this letter to exp

430. I am writing this letter to express my regret for...

譯文

謹(jǐn)以此信表達(dá)我對(duì)于……的遺憾。

點(diǎn)睛

本句型是道歉信的開頭。其中，regret意為“遺憾；后悔；抱歉”，既可以作名詞，也可以作動(dòng)詞。如：

We informed her with regret of our decision. 我們遺憾地把我們的決定告訴了她。句中的介詞for后面應(yīng)該接名詞或者名詞性短語。此外，regret也可以根據(jù)語境替換為apology（歉意），sorrow（悲傷）等詞。

句型拓展

Here is my deepest apology for forgetting the appointment we had made. 我把約會(huì)給忘了，對(duì)此，我深表歉意。

I would like to express my apologies for not being able to keep our 9 o'clock appointment. 對(duì)于未能赴9點(diǎn)之約，我深表歉意。

I am sorry that I must apologize for not being able to help you when you asked me to give you a letter of introduction to the director of the National Institute of Oncology of my country. 您要我給我國的全國腫瘤學(xué)會(huì)負(fù)責(zé)人寫封介紹信一事，我未能幫上忙，對(duì)此我深感抱歉。