The father felt contrite after he had hit his little daughter.做父亲的在打了自己的小女儿之后追悔莫及。The next day he'd be full of contrition, weeping and begging forgiveness.第二天他感到追悔莫及，哭泣着祈求得到宽恕。Anger eventually boils over into words that are later regretted.愤怒的情绪终于控制不住，变成了一句句气愤的话语，事后又追悔莫及。