shame俺理解有三层意思。
第一：耻辱。
第二：比耻辱轻，丢脸。TA学英语时一法国人，常跟老师贫嘴，不小心犯一低档错误，老师来一句：Shame on you.(嘿嘿，栽面儿了吧，漏怯了吧。)
第三：遗憾，可惜。It is a shame you missed the movie.　

过去的。
上（上上？）届奥运会肯尼亚某项长跑得冠亚军，中土报纸报道肯尼亚教练记者招待会上说没包揽前三名是耻辱。人那是说遗憾，哪来什么耻辱。

最近的，刘翔的。
Robles said after the race, "It's a shame what happened to Liu. I feel bad for him. I would have liked to race against him."

Shi Dongpeng, Liu's teammate and the only Chinese who is going to line up for the semifinals, said, "It is a pity（秦人标准翻译）for Liu Xiang to quit the competition. I hope he will get well as soon as possible."