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Saying that Joan was taken aback is to put it mildly. She was completely flabbergasted.

说琼吃了一惊,这是很保守的说法. 她其实是完全惊呆了.

The meeting seemed to be endless, but I extricated myself by saying I had to catch a plane.

会议好象没完没了, 不过我说我得赶飞机,才得以脱身.

Are you saying that she's trying to blot out all memory of the incident?

你是说她想彻底忘掉这件事？

There is no saying what may happen.

简直不知今后情况会怎么样.

He tried to avoid saying anything that would implicate him further.

他尽力避免说出任何会进一步牵连他的事情。

The English language possesses a vivid saying to describe this sort of situation.

英语中有句俗语生动地描绘了这种情景.

He did not regret saying what he did but felt that he could have expressed it differently.

他并不后悔说了自己所做的事，但觉得本可以换一种方式表达。

It goes without saying that we have the right to refute them publicly.

不用说我们有权公开驳斥他们.

He fled on Friday, saying he feared for his life.

他星期五逃走了，说是担心自己有生命危险。

You're nearly twenty, yet you keep saying silly things like that.

你已经快20岁了, 还老是说出那样傻乎乎的话来.

The main opposition parties boycotted the election, saying it would not be conducted fairly.

主要反对党联合抵制这次选举，认为该选举将缺乏公正性。

He lied to Essie, saying his date was one of the girls in the show.

他对埃茜撒谎说跟他约会的是参加演出的一个女孩。

At the last minute, I threw them a curve ball by saying, "We're going to bring spouses".

在最后一刻，我给他们出了一个难题，说：“我们要带家属来。”

The Chancellor is on record as saying that the increase in unemployment is "a price worth paying" to keep inflation down.

财政大臣公开宣称失业率上升是遏制通货膨胀“值得付出的代价”。

He sommer hit me without saying anything.

他只是打了我，什么也没说。

She doesn't stop to think about what she's saying.

她都没有停下来想一想自己在说些什么。

I can't understand a word you're saying. Can't you speak the Queen's English?

你说的我一个字也不明白,你不会说标准英语 吗 ?

I am well aware that in saying this I shall outrage a few susceptibilities.

我十分清楚这样说会戳到一些人的痛处。

I heard them talking but I didn't listen to what they were saying.

我听见他们在谈话,可是没有听他们在谈什么.

Chris would have been well advised to heed the old saying "Never bite the hand that feeds you."

克里斯本应听从那句老话——“千万不要恩将仇报”。

As the old saying goes , where there's a will , there's a way.

古话说, 有志者事竟成.

Engel is quoted as saying that balanced people do not become artists.

引用恩格尔的话说就是理性的人是成不了艺术家的。

They've been saying on the radio she was missing.

广播一直在报道她失踪了。

I'm not saying what he did was good, don't misunderstand me.

别误会，我并不是说他所做的是好事。

The people who already own a bit of money or land ought to have a voice in saying where it goes.

已经有点钱财或土地的人应当对其走向有发言权。

Mr Jones was dismissive of the report, saying it was riddled with inaccuracies.

琼斯先生对报告不屑一顾，称其中充斥着谬误。

At first the boy had not seemed much interested in what the teacher was saying, but when the teacher called him, he began to sit up.

起初那男孩子似乎对老师说的话不太感兴趣, 但是当老师叫他的时候, 他才开始用心听讲了.

He quickly interpreted to me what the Russian was saying.

他把那个俄国人说的话很快地译给我听.

Politicians are always saying that they want to help us but their hands are tied.

政客们总是说想帮助我们，但却身不由己。