扔鞋这样的失礼事件，是中英任何一方都不愿看到的，所以，我们的反应充其量只能是“对这一事件的发生表示遗憾”或“非常遗憾”。

This breach of etiquette was something that neither side ever wanted to see happen. Therefore, expressing regret over this incident is the the most we can say.

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他们都非常热情地表示遗憾误解这个图像，但他们没有不妥之首。

They have very graciously expressed regret over the misinterpretation of this images, but they did nothing wrong in the first place.

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