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Aren't you ashamed of yourself, Victor? You're the worst pupil in your class. Said the father. What's that got to do with me? Is it my fault that the worst one was yesterday transferred to another school? was the answer. 维克多，你是班里最差的学生。

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He said that he felt bad because she had lost her client last week. You should feel bad. It was your fault, she said. He said it wasn't totally his fault. We missed the first train by a few seconds. Yes, that was my fault. So we got to Costco 20 minu

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Beginners. When my computer doesn't work, or when I cannot get a good internet connection, I miss podcasting. I'm sorry that I missed last week, but it was one thing after another with computers. Do you ever have problems with them? They are so usefu

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Teacher: Betty, you made so many mistakes in your exercises, surely your mother will blame you! Betty: Blame me? Oh, no. On the contrary, I'll blame her, because it was she that did my homework instead. 老师：贝蒂，你作业中出了这么多错，你妈妈一定会

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omg美语：0622 OMG! 美语 Not My Fault...

I'm so sorry about that! I didn't mean to! 1) I didn't mean to 我不是故意的 2) It's not my fault 不是我的错 3) I can't help it 我没办法 4) Sorry about that 对不起

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Lesson 183 It's my fault. 1.It's my fault.这是我的过错。 2.Whose fault is this?这是谁犯的错？ 3.The fault is mine.这是我的错。 4.Your fault is carelessness.你的缺点是粗心大意。 5.That's no fault of his.这不是他的过错

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find fault with 谴责某人 It doesn't do any good to sit back and find fault with your coworkers. 再怎么指责同事的过错也不会有什么好处。 I can't find fault with the kitchen. 我对厨房非常满意。 Why do you always pick on m