每天三分钟学英语 第437期:英文"我的意思是…"怎么说?超简单地道的表达

 I'm just saying¹…
我的意思是…

① Are you saying…?
你是在说这个意思吗？

② I'm not saying…
我不是…这个意思。

A: Are you saying I'm fat?
你是说我胖么？
B: No, I'm saying you put on a few² pounds³ over these couple⁴ of weeks. You're fatter, but still not fat.
不是，我只是觉得这几周你长了几斤肉。你是比之前胖些了，但不是胖。

All I'm saying is that…
我是说/我要说的是…

All I'm saying is that if you want to buy a car you shouldn't buy the Porsche. I'm not saying you can't afford⁵ it. I just don't think it's a very good car.
我是说如果你要买车的话不应该买保时捷。我不是说你买不起，而是我不觉得那是很好的车。

All I am saying is that he is a good guy⁶ and everybody⁷ really likes him.
我要说的是他这个人特别好，每个人都喜欢它。

1 saying   

n.谚语，俗话，格言；动词say的现在分词

参考例句：

• Saying and doing are two things.说和做是两码事。
• I know a chinese saying.我知道一句中国谚语。

2 few   

adj.很少的，不多的，少数的；int.少数的

参考例句：

• There are few woods in that area.那个地区几乎没有森林。
• I have a few questions.我有些问题要问你。

3 pounds   

n.英镑( pound的名词复数 )；磅；敲打；重击声v.连续重击( pound的第三人称单数 )；咚咚地走；（持续地）苦干；（驾舟时）拍打（水面）

参考例句：

• The paper got clobbered with libel damages of half a million pounds. 这家报纸被罚以五十万英镑的诽谤损害赔偿金。
• He donated thousands of pounds to charity. 他向慈善事业捐款数千英镑。

4 couple   

n.对，夫妇，数个；v.加倍，成双，连结

参考例句：

• I have a couple of things to do.我有几件事要做。
• I'll come again in a couple of days.我过两天再来。

5 afford   

vt.提供，负担得起的(后果，损失等)，给予

参考例句：

• At last they could afford a house.他们终于买得起房子了。
• I'll afford you a chance.我将给你提供一个机会。

6 guy   

n.(美，口语)家伙；青年；男人

参考例句：

• She lost her heart to the handsome guy.她爱上了这个漂亮的小伙子。
• That guy is very hard to deal with.那家伙很难对付。

7 everybody   

pron.每人，人人(=everyone)

参考例句：

• Christmas is a holiday for everybody.圣诞节是所有人的节日。
• It is difficult to find a time that suits everybody.很难找到一个对每人都合适的时间。