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登门接受责罚，表示谢罪，例张先生为昨晚的酒醉闹事而自觉失礼、惭愧，因此到李家负荆请罪。
Mr．Zhang was ashamed of the rude way he had behaved when he got drunk at the Li's party last evening．He decided to go today and see the Lis and offer them his humble apology．