【问】 在regret doing这个结构中，既然doing是指过去做过的事情，那末regret having done

是否应被看作是多余的?如果不是多余的，这两种结构区别何在?

【答】 regret having done并非是多余的。说话人为了强调“业已完成”这一概念，也可以采用regret having done这一格式。这就是说regret doing与regret having done这两个格式是并存的。

1. You’ll regret having said those words! (CGEL)

你会为你说的那些话后悔的!

2. I regret having interrupted you.

我很后悔打扰了您。

969 regret to have done

3. He soon began to regret having run away from home. (LDCE)

他很快就开始后悔从家里出走。

从语义上看，regret doing与regret having done这两个结构所表达的意思是相同的：

我们很后悔离开得那么早。

请做下面的英语试题：

1. “Didn’t the council turn down Frank’s proposal?” “Yes. Now he regrets____ it. ”

A. to submit B. to have submitted

C. having submitted D. he was submitted(TOEFL，73.10)

2. Mr. Jenkin regretted____his secretary for the mistake，for he later discovered it washis own fault.

A. to blame B. being blamed

C. blamed D. having blamed