課本中不會教你的[I]408　It is a pity that

408　It is a pity that

◎ 這個句型表示“太遺憾了，真可惜”，that有時以省略。What a pity…！為加強語氣的感嘆句式，意為“……多么可惜啊！”What a pity！也可單獨使用。

It's a pity you can't come to the party. 你不能來參加聚會太遺憾了。

It is a great pity I can't go with you. 我不能同你一起去真是遺憾。

It is a thousand pities he didn't seize the opportunity. 真是太可惜了，他沒有抓住那次機會。

What a pity she didn't think of that earlier！她沒有早些想到那一點，多可惜啊！