•Small children find it difficult to say long words.小孩子觉得长字不好说。

•She said goodbye to all her friends and left.她跟所有的朋友道别后就离开了。

•Ben never forgets to say "Please" and "Thank you".班从来不忘说“请”和“谢谢”。

•How do you say 'goodbye' in French?“法语里的‘再见’怎么说？”

•I'm sorry, what did you say?对不起，你刚才说甚么？

•Do you know what she said to him?你知道她对他说了甚么吗？

•What did they say about the house?关于这栋房子他们怎么说？

•[+ speech] "I'm going out this evening, " she said.“今晚我要出去，”她说。

•[+ (that)] The doctors say (that) it will take him a few weeks to recover.医生说他需要几周时间才能康复。

•[+ question word] She didn't say wh ether she was coming.她没说她要不要来。

•Did she say (= tell you) wh y she wasn't coming?她有告诉你为甚么不来了吗？

•[+ to infinitive] informal He said (= told me) to meet him here.他说（叫我）在这里和他见面。

•I've got something to say to you.我有些事要跟你讲。

•The offer was so good that I couldn't say no (= couldn't refuse).这个价格太令人满意了，我无法拒绝。

•[+ (that)] People/They say (that) he's over 100.据说他已经100多岁了。

•"It's going to be a very hot summer." " So they say (= That is what people believe)."“今年夏天会很热。”“大家都这么说。”

•She is a firm leader, too firm, some might say (= some people believe that she is too firm).她是一个严格的队长，有人可能会认为她太严格了。

•"Who do you think will get the job?" "I'd rather not say."“你认为谁会得到这份工作?”“我宁愿不发表意见。”

•What are you saying, exactly (= What do you mean) ?你到底是甚么意思？

•[+ (that)] We've been driving all day - I say (that) we start looking for a hotel now.我们已经开了一整天车——我觉得我们现在应该找一家旅馆了。

•informal What do you say we (= What do you think about the idea that we should) sell the car?你觉得我们把车卖了怎么样？

•[+ (that)] The look on his face said (= showed) (that) he knew what had happened.他脸上的表情说明他知道发生了甚么事情。

•[+ (that)] It is said (that) Latin is a difficult language to learn.据说拉丁语是一种很难学的语言。

•[+ to be + noun/adj] He's said to be over 100.据说他100多岁了。

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•My watch says 3 o'clock.我的表是三点钟。

•Can you read what that notice says?你看得清楚公告吗？

•[+ (that)] It says in the paper (that) they've found the man who did it.报上说他们找到了做那件事的人。

•[+ to infinitive] It says on the bottle to take three tablets a day.瓶上标签上写着一日服用三片。

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•Before you could say Jack Robinson, she'd jumped into the car and driven away.一眨眼的功夫，她已经跳上汽车开走了。

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•The hotel does exactly what it says on the tin and offers customers a relaxing break.这家饭店果然能兑现承诺，让客人轻轻松松地享受假期。

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•He forgets most things, but having said that, he always remembers my birthday.他很健忘，不过，他一直记得我的生日。

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•I must say, I don't think much of her dress.我不得不承认，我认为她的穿着不怎么样。

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•"Would you like another drink?" "I wouldn't say no."“再来一杯吗？”“好吧。”

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•"Does he eat a lot?" "I'll say!"“他吃得很多吗？”“当然！”

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•Of course, it goes without saying that you'll be paid for the extra hours you work.当然，不用说，你加班是有报酬的。

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•It says a lot for her determination that she practises her cello so often.她如此频繁地练习大提琴，可见得她的确下定了决心。

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•You didn't say boo to me about going to your mother's this weekend.你从没和我提起过这个周末要去看你母亲的事情。

•It would be unwise, not to say stupid, to leave your first job after only six months.第一份工作才做六个月就辞掉，这虽说不上愚蠢，但也不明智。

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•Try and finish the work by, let's say, Friday.我建议尽量在星期五前完成这项工作。

•Say/Let's say (= If we accept) (that) the journey takes three hours, you'll arrive at 2 o'clock.假定这段路程需要三小时的话，你们将在两点钟到达。

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•Just say your piece and then go.只管说你想说的话，说完就离开。

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•If Europe fails to agree on this, we can say goodbye to any common foreign policy.如果欧洲不能就此达成共识，我们就不会有任何共同的外交政策了。

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•"I saw him coming out of her flat." "Say no more!"“我看见他从她的公寓里出来。”“明白了，不要再说了！”

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