说中英慣用短語:
| - n. 我為了說服她, 費了好大的勁. I had the greatest difficulty in persuading her
- v. 我事先跟他說過, 可他就是不聽. I tried to warn him, but he wouldn't listen
- 我今天要講的是我們社會面臨的一大危害, 就是艾滋病. We use ie (or that is) to explain an unclear statement or word by rephrasing it *ie（或that is）的用法是通過重新措辭來解釋一個不清楚的說法或詞語 I want to talk today about a major threat facing our society, namely AIDS.
- v. 我從別人說話中總算弄清楚他不來了. From what people said, I managed to glean that he wasn't coming
- v. 我從她說的幾句話中猜出發生什麽事了. I guessed what was happening from a few words she let fall, ie from what she said
- v. 我從未聽說過他的名字. I never learned his name
- v. 我從未聽說過有七月下雪的事. snow in July before
- adj. 我從未聽說過有這樣不會講話的人. I've never heard anyone so inept at making speeches
- prep. 我從未聽說過這些地方. I've never heard of such places
- v. 我從未聽說過那個地方. I've never heard of the place
- v. 我以前從未見過他, 我說的是實話. I've never seen him before, I swear it
- v. 我以前說過這件事嗎? Am I repeating myself? ie Did I say this before?
- n. 我們一聽說你病了, 歡樂的氣氛一掃而光. It took all the fun out of the occasion when we heard that you were ill
- n. 我們不能付再高的工資了, 話就說到這裏. We can't pay higher wages, period, ie that is final
- v. 我們不要再細說你過去的錯誤了. Let's not dwell on your past mistakes
- n. 我們從幾方面粗略的說法中設法弄清了真相. We managed to piece together the truth from several sketchy accounts
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