In the end, I think he found my beetroot face and pathetic jabbering so dreadful he felt sorry for me.

最后，我估计他是觉得我的面红耳赤和可怜巴巴的絮叨是如此可怕，于是反过来开始同情我。

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I know the suddenness of it must have been a dreadful shock; and I just can't tell you how sorry I am.

这一突然不幸对你一定是一沉重打击。我无法表达我的悲痛之情。

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He said he was truly sorry for what happened which was "not just wrong, it was truly dreadful".

BBC: Health Minister Lesley Griffiths

Speaking in the House of Commons, David Cameron said he was "truly sorry" for what happened at Stafford Hospital, which was "not just wrong, it was truly dreadful" and the government needed to "purge" a culture of complacency.

BBC: News