说中英惯用例句:
| - 一晚上他只说了两个字. =>Usage at say 用法见say.
He spoke only two words the whole evening. - 很抱歉, 你不能用这些椅子--有人预先说好了要用的. the spoken/written word => word.
I'm afraid you can't use those chairs they're already spoken for. - 很抱歉, 我不能代表杰夫说话, 但是....
I'm afraid I can't speak for Geoff, but... - 说也奇怪...
`say... it is surprising that... - 在求职信的开头一定要说明你要求某某工作, 理由是....
because... - 可以教某些鹦鹉说话. =>Usage at say用法见say.
You can teach some parrots to talk. - 他会说英语, 但他的母语是德语. Cf 参看 mother tongue (mother).
He speaks English, but his native tongue is German. - 唉, 我刚才说的...
Well, as I was saying,... - 玛丽, 我们刚才还说她来著, 已经进来了. =>Usage at whom 用法见 whom.
Mary, who we were talking about earlier, has just walked in. - 你说的话证实了我最担心的事(果然属实). Cf 参看 worse.
What you've told me confirms my worst fears, ie proves they were right. - 你能再说一遍吗?
Could you say it again? - 这个用英语怎么说?
What do you call this in English? - 我听说她上星期结婚了。
I heard she got married last week. - 他在信里说什么了?
What did he say in the letter? - 是啊,你说的对。毕竟,她完全有经商才智。
Yes, you're right. After all, she is smart enough to go into business. - 没有,它说什么了?
No, what does it say? - 天气预报说今晚雨就会停。
It is said it will clear up tonight. - 天气预报说下个月会有一场暴风雨。
It says a storm may come next month. - 她坚持说那没关系。
She insists that it doesn't matter. - 对于我来说太贵了。
It's too expensive for me. - 医生怎么说?
What did the doctor say? - 我妈给我发了一封挂号信,我想她有什么重要的事情要说。
My mother has sent me a registered letter, I guess she has something important to tell me. - 你说的很有意思。
What you have said about this is very interesting. - 请把你刚才说的总结一下。
Please sum up what you said just now. - 关于这点,谁还有什么别的要说吗?
Has anybody else anything to say on this? - 有什么证据可以支持你的说法吗?
Is there any evidence to support what you have said? - 从地理位置上说,中国位于北半球。
Geographically, China is located in the Northern Hemisphere. - 通常我通过阅读小说使我的注意力从工作上转移过来。
I often take my mind off my work by reading an interesting novel. - 我每天看小说,但从没厌烦过。
I never grow tired of novels though I read them everyday. - 吹牛与说谎本是同宗。
A boaster and a liar are cousins-german. - 说谎者即使讲真话也没人相信。
A liar is not believed when he speaks the truth - 魔鬼有时也会说真话。
The devil sometimes speaks the truth
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