I said sorry for my mistake and quickly ran away.

我为我的错误道了歉，然后迅速跑开了。

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I paid dearly for my mistake.

我为我的错误付出了沉重的代价。

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I do apologize for my mistake.

我为我的错误而道歉。

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No one would mistake my chicken-like scrawl for the elegant loops and lines of a grade school copybook.

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So I started wondering: Have I missed something, did I make a mistake in sacrificing my teen days for the future?

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