口语表达中的各种不同语气

1. as you say
表示勉强地同意他人的要求或命令时的用语，“遵命，好吧”

如：-I want this done right now.
-As you say, sir.

-立即把它做出来
-好，就做出来，先生。

I say it
要说可能使用对方不高兴或失望的话，因此为引导“说句不中听的话,说的难听一点”

如：The British singers, dare I say it, are only middling.
英国的歌手，说句不中听的话，不怎么样。

't say
表示反感，惊讶，不耐烦，怀疑“可别又扯什么……”

如：Don't say you have broken another cup.
我可不想听到你又打了个杯子啊。

er said than done
“说起来容易，做起来难”

如：Persuading a child to eat is easier said than done.
哄孩子吃饭真是说起来容易做起来难啊。

5.I can't say
委婉地表示不赞同或否定“恐怕我不……”

如：I can't say I want to go and visit your parents this week.
周末我不太想去见你的父母。

6.I couldn't say...
“我说不上来；很难讲；不知道”

如：I couldn't say how long the treatment is likely to take.
我不知道这种疗法要多长时间。

10.I'm bound to say...
表示强调你必须说或者承认“很惭愧地讲”

如：I'm bound to say that it is the British who are mostly to be blamed.
惭愧地讲（说话人本身是英国人），英国人最该受谴责。

7. I dare say
“我觉得很有可能；我敢说；”

如：Well, I dare say you've spent all your money by now.
哼，我敢说到这会儿，你肯定把所有的钱都花完了。

8. if I may say so...
比较客气地表达自己的看法“依我说的话”

如：If I might say so, that skirt doesn't quite fit you, Jane.
Jane，要依我看啊，那条裙子不太适合你哦。

9. I'll say
表示强调肯定，同意时的说法“当然是，当然可以”

如：-Do you like whisky?
-I'll say.
-你爱喝威士忌吗？
-当然爱了。