结构推理
Much ______ (我感到遗憾), I was unable to finish the work on time.
【正确答案】to my regret // regretted as I felt
【答案解析】[解析] much to my regret“令我非常遗憾的是”。much to one's + n.表示“令人……的是”。也可译成“a./ad. + as/though+主+谓”的让步结构,即much as/though I regret it,此时regret是及物动词,后面要接一个it作宾语。 [点睛] 注意much作为副词的用法。