说话：say词汇用法总结

If you hear a voice within you say 'you cannot paint', then by all means paint and that voice will be silenced.

—— Vincent van Gogh

如果你心里的声音说：『你不会画画』，那你务必要作画，那个声音将会消失。

——文森特·梵高

一、关于say，你应该知道的用法有

interj.

喂，哎呀 hey

I say, Henry, you've got yourself another stripe!

喂，亨利，你的肩章上又多了一条杠了。

n.

1.发言权 the right to influence sth by giving your opinion before a decision is made

Ken wanted to paint the room green but his wife had already chosen pink and he had no say in the matter.

肯想把这间屋子漆成绿色，但他的妻子却决定要刷成粉红色的，他在这件事上没有发言权。

2.要说的话，意见 an expression of opinion 

I've had my say.

我要讲的都讲了。

v.

1.说，讲 [T] to speak or tell sb sth, using words

He went on to say that the funeral was a ritual because the Queen disliked Diana.

他继续说那葬礼只是礼节上走走过场，因为女王不喜欢黛安娜。

2.讲述，说明 [T] to state as opinion or belief

That may say as much about the hedonism and anomie of the 1970s as about the contagiousness of slang.

这既可说明70年代人们那种享乐主义和颓废反常的心理，也显示了俚俗语的感染力之强。

3.表明，指明 [T] indicate, show

Some estimates say Americans spend as much as 70,000 million dollars a year for everything connected with weddings.

一些估算表明，每年美国人花费700亿美元用于与婚礼相关的事宜。

4.假定，假设 [T] suppose, assume

Let's say you miss the train, what do you plan to do?

假定你赶不上火车，你准备怎么办?

5.（常用作插入语）比如说，例如，估计 [T] to suggest or give sth as an example or a possibility

You may learn to play the violin in, say, three years.

你可以，比如说，在三年内学会拉小提琴。

二、下面我们来学习一下含有say的常见短语

that is to say

即,也就是说

三、学会say的用法了吗？来做个小测试巩固一下

You could learn the basics in, let's ___, three months.
   比方说,三个月你就可以掌握基本知识。