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vt

• ① 说
  • "What did you say?"－"I said 'Wonderful!'"「你说什么?」「我说: 好极了!」
  • There is much to be said on both sides.双方各有很多说词。
  • Say no more!别再说了;知道啦!
  • You may well say so.你大可以这么说。
  • Do you say so?那是真的吗?
  • So you say.你是说有这种事。(还很难说)
  • Who shall I say, sir?请问先生大名?(接待访客时间)
  • Easier said than done.【谚】不像嘴巴说的那么容易,说的比做的容易。
  • What did he say about the meeting [on the subject]?关于那项会议[那个题目]他说了什么?
  • The less said about it the better.还是不说的好,少说为妙。
  • That's what you say.那是你自己的话[意见]。(用以表示怀疑)
  • Say "Thank you" to the gentleman.向这位先生说「谢谢」。
  • What do you want me to say to her?你希望我跟她说什么?
  • I have nothing more to say.我没有什么还要说的了。
  • She said that she was a student.她说她是一名学生(★可改写为She said, "I'm a student.")。
  • I am sorry to say (that) ...很抱歉事情是…
  • I can't say (that) I like that movie.我并不喜欢那部电影。
  • It's not too much to say that he's a hypocrite.说他是个伪君子并不过分。
  • I must say you are wrong.我必须说你错了。
  • They [People] say [It is said] that he's going to resign.据说他即将辞职。
  • I should [would] say (that) ...我的意思是说…(稍客气的说法)
  • "Will it rain?"－"I should [would] say so [not]."「会下雨吗?」「我想会[不会]吧。」(★此处so或not承接前句的内容,为that子句的代用)
  • That is, I should [【美】would] say, true.我想那大概是事实。
  • I cannot say whether she'll come back.我不知道她会不会回来。
  • I cannot say which road to take.我不知道要走哪一条路好。
  • He said how beautiful she was.他说她好漂亮。
  • Say what you like, ...随你怎么说,…
  • He said to me, "Be careful."他跟我说,「要小心。」
  • He said, "Yes, I know."他说,「是的,我知道。」(★词序的变化有下列数种: "Yes, I know," he said.或"Yes, I know," said he.;" "中的部分简短时,亦可用He said "Yes" to me.的形式)
  • He is said to be ill.据说他病了(★可改写为It is said that he is ill.)。
  • He is said to have gone abroad.据说他已出国(★可改写为It is said that he went [has gone] abroad.)。

• ② (报纸、布告等)说
  • The Bible says, "Thou shalt not kill."圣经说,「不可杀人。」
  • The notice says, "No school on Friday."通告说「星期五停课」。
  • The sign says "Wet Paint."那个告示说「油漆未干」。
  • The letter says that she will not come.信中说她不会来。

• ③ 1(时钟等)指示(时刻)2(表情等)显示
  • What time does your watch say?你的手表几点几分?
  • My watch says fifteen after ten.我的手表指着十点十五分。
  • The clock says that it is seven o'clock.时钟指着七点。
  • Your face says how pleased you are.你的脸显示你多么高兴。
  • Her eyes said that she was afraid.她的眼睛显示出她害怕。

• ④ 背诵,诵读
  • say one's lesson(s)把功课背出来,背书
  • Say your prayers [grace].祷告吧;做饭前[饭后]的感恩祷告吧。

• ⑤[用祈使法或作let's say]假使…;假定…
  • Say [Let's say] it were true, what would you do?假使是真的,你要怎么办?

• ⑥ 指示,吩咐
  • She said to tell you not to go there.她吩咐叫你不要到那里去。
  • It says on the bottle to take one tablet every morning.瓶子上指示每天早上服用一颗。