1. as you say

表示勉強(qiáng)地同意他人的要求或命令時(shí)的用語(yǔ)，“遵命，好吧”

如：-I want this done right now.

-As you say, sir.

-立即把它做出來(lái)

-好，就做出來(lái)，先生。

2.dare I say it

要說(shuō)可能使用對(duì)方不高興或失望的話，因此為引導(dǎo)“說(shuō)句不中聽(tīng)的話,說(shuō)的難聽(tīng)一點(diǎn)”

如：The British singers, dare I say it, are only middling.

英國(guó)的歌手，說(shuō)句不中聽(tīng)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(tīng)到你又打了個(gè)杯子啊。

4.easier said than done

“說(shuō)起來(lái)容易，做起來(lái)難”

如：Persuading a child to eat is easier said than done.

哄孩子吃飯真是說(shuō)起來(lái)容易做起來(lái)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(jiàn)你的父母。

6.I couldn't say...

“我說(shuō)不上來(lái);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(zhǎng)時(shí)間。

7. I dare say

“我覺(jué)得很有可能;我敢說(shuō);”

如：Well, I dare say you've spent all your money by now.

哼，我敢說(shuō)到這會(huì)兒，你肯定把所有的錢(qián)都花完了。

8. if I may say so...

比較客氣地表達(dá)自己的看法“依我說(shuō)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(qiáng)調(diào)肯定，同意時(shí)的說(shuō)法“當(dāng)然是，當(dāng)然可以”

如：-Do you like whisky?

-I'll say.

-你愛(ài)喝威士忌嗎?

-當(dāng)然愛(ài)了。

10.I'm bound to say...

表示強(qiáng)調(diào)你必須說(shuō)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(shuō)話人本身是英國(guó)人)，英國(guó)人最該受譴責(zé)。