英語口語10句:10個與"ay" 相關(guān)的常用表達

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    1. as you say
    表示勉強地同意他人的要求或命令時的用語,“遵命,好吧”
    如:-I want this done right now.
    -As you say, sir.
    -立即把它做出來
    -好,就做出來,先生。
    2.dare I say it
    要說可能使用對方不高興或失望的話,因此為引導(dǎo)“說句不中聽的話,說的難聽一點”
    如:The British singers, dare I say it, are only middling.
    英國的歌手,說句不中聽的話,不怎么樣。
    3.don't say
    表示反感,驚訝,不耐煩,懷疑“可別又扯什么……”
    如:Don't say you have broken another cup.
    我可不想聽到你又打了個杯子啊。
    4.easier said than done
    “說起來容易,做起來難”
    如:Persuading a child to eat is easier said than done.
    哄孩子吃飯真是說起來容易做起來難啊。
    5.I can't say
    委婉地表示不贊同或否定“恐怕我不……”
    如:I can't say I want to go and visit your parents this week.
    周末我不太想去見你的父母。
    6.I couldn't say...
    “我說不上來;很難講;不知道”
    如:I couldn't say how long the treatment is likely to take.
    我不知道這種療法要多長時間。
    7. I dare say
    “我覺得很有可能;我敢說;”
    如:Well, I dare say you've spent all your money by now.
    哼,我敢說到這會兒,你肯定把所有的錢都花完了。
    8. if I may say so...
    比較客氣地表達自己的看法“依我說的話”
    如:If I might say so, that skirt doesn't quite fit you, Jane.
    Jane,要依我看啊,那條裙子不太適合你哦。
    9. I'll say
    表示強調(diào)肯定,同意時的說法“當(dāng)然是,當(dāng)然可以”
    如:-Do you like whisky?
    -I'll say.
    -你愛喝威士忌嗎?
    -當(dāng)然愛了。
    10.I'm bound to say...
    表示強調(diào)你必須說或者承認(rèn)“很慚愧地講”
    如:I'm bound to say that it is the British who are mostly to be blamed.
    慚愧地講(說話人本身是英國人),英國人最該受譴責(zé)。