say在口语中的用法.ppt

What are the uses of “say” in oral English Say作及物动词，用作插入语 表示举例--比如说 Any books, say, magazines are OK. 表示假设--姑且说 The number left was not great, say, only ten.余下的数目不大, 姑且说, 只有十个罢。 表示大约 If you read, say, twenty pages a day, you will finish it in a month.你每天读20页左右，一个月就能读完。 用作连词，引导含虚拟语气的条件句 Say your plan fails; then what do we do ?假定你的计划失败了, 那么我们怎么办呢？ Say it were true, what then? 就说它是真的吧，又怎么样呢？ say 作不及物动词 1. It is hard to say.很难说。 2. -The new hat looks so funny! -I’ll say! Ill say!表示同意对方的话，可以翻译为“你说的没错！/可不是吗！/那当然！”甚至可以更口语化，翻译为“你别说，还真是的这样”。 3. I can’t say.我不知道。/不好说。 say 作名词 译为要说的话; 意见; 发言权; [常用 the say]决定权 It was entirely their decision, I had no say in it.这件事完全是他们决定的, 我没有发言权。 The father had the final say.父亲有最后的决定权。 其他用法 to say that 就······来说 That child can read quite well, to say that he is only seven years old. I say (引起对方注意)嘿, 喂, 听着, 瞧!(表示惊奇)呀! I say, John, who’s that fellow.喂，约翰，那人是谁？ I say! What a beauty! What do you say to… 1.询问对方看法评价 What do you say to the picture? 2.发出邀请，比would you like 更随便 What do you say to a game of chess? Says you!/Don’t you say…表不相信 1.-I would never accept any money from my parents. -Says you!那是你说的，我才不信哩！ 2.You don’t say so! 真是这样吗？ 习惯用语 as much as to say等于说, 仿佛说 as who should say[古]可谓, 可以这样说 before one can say Jack Robinson/before one can say knife [口]一下子, 一眨眼工夫, 马上 Easier said than done.[谚]说起来容易做起来难 say one‘s say说出要说的话, 畅所欲言 give one his say让人把话讲出来 hear say听说, 据说 Learn to say before you sing.先学说再学唱; 凡事要按部就班。 You can say that again![口]我完全同意! 你说对了! You said it.[美口]正是这样; 你说对了; 我同意 Least said, soonest mended.[谚]少说为妙, 多说坏事。 needless to say不用说, 不出意科 not say much for对...不作好评, 对...评价不高 So you say!你那么说嘛!(意即事实不一定如此) Say on![口]说下去! 继续说! Say no more![口]不用再说下去了! 你的意思我完全懂了! * *