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“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
表示強調肯定,同意時的說法“當然是,當然可以”
如:-Do you like whisky?
-I'll say.
-你愛喝威士忌嗎?
-當然愛了。
10.I'm bound to say...
表示強調你必須說或者承認“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。