老外最常用的英文短语 第322期:Let's (just) say

 　　释义：

　　Let's ( just ) say 就当成，假定......

　　这次为 Let me say 中的 me 被 us 取代的情况，经常会缩略为 Let's say,表示“假设......”，用于举例子或作假设。say 后面主要接具体从句，但有时也可以接名词。

　　例句：

　　Let's say I bought a really great pair of shoes.

　　假设我买了一双非常棒的皮鞋。

　　Let's say we do.

　　假设我们做。

　　Let's say she didn't break the window. Who did¹?

　　如果她没打破窗户，那是谁干的？

　　Let's say we leave him here. What will happen?

　　假设我们把他留在这里，会发生什么事情？

　　对话：

　　A: Is Cheryl really going² to get divorced³?

　　谢丽尔真要离婚吗？

　　B: Let's just say she doesn't live with her husband⁴.

　　假设她不和她丈夫一起住。

1 did   

v.动词do的过去式

参考例句：

• How many goals did you score in the last game?上一场比赛你们进了几个球？
• Why did you choose basketball in the first place?你为何首先选择篮球呢？

2 going   

n.去，离去，地面(或道路)的状况，工作情况；(复数形式）goings: 行为；adj.进行中的，流行的，现存的

参考例句：

• We're going to listen to a report this afternoon. 今天下午我们要去听报告。
• He hates leaving the office and going on holiday.他不愿离开办公室去度假。

3 divorced   

adj.离婚的；分开的；不相干的；脱离的v.与…离婚(divorce的过去式和过去分词)；分离；与某人离婚，判某人离婚

参考例句：

• Apparently they are getting divorced soon. 看样子，他们很快就要离婚。
• Many divorced men remarry and have second families. 许多离婚的男子再婚组成了新的家庭。

4 husband   

n.丈夫

参考例句：

• My husband just lost his job.我老公刚刚失业了。
• I visited my daughter and her husband.我去看望我的女儿和女婿。