what a shame：太可惜了；真可惜。

What a damn shame!

真是太遺憾了！

what a shame，I'm going

somewhere else.

太遺憾了，我要去別的地方。

Why did you leave that so

beautiful girlfriend of yours?

What a shame.

你爲什麼要離開那麼漂亮的女朋友？太可惜了。

Today is my birthday，what a

shame it is that you cannot stay

for dinner with me!

今天是我的生日，你不能留下來和我一起喫晚飯多遺憾呀！