Conversation connectors Flashcards

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I will see to it that …

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我会确保…
wǑ huì quèbǎo . . .

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About … I’d like to say …

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关于…我想说的是…
guānyú . . . wǑ xiǎng shuō deshì . . .

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I don’t claim that …

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我不是说…
wǑ búshì shuō . . .

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What worries me is that …

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让我担心的是…
ràng wǑ dānxīn de shì . . .

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I am trying to say …

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我想说的是…
wǑ xiǎng shuō de shì . . .

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6
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Anyway…

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总之…
zǑngzhī…

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7
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In other words …

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换句话说…
huànjùhuàshuō . . .

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The way I see it/As far as I’m concerned….

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在我看来…
zàiwǑkànlái . . .

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My point of view is that …

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我的看法是…
wǑ de kànfǎ shì . . .

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I remember that …

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我想起来…
wǑ xiǎngqǐlái . . .

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11
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It is up to you whether …

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看你是…还是…
kàn nǐ shì . . . háishì . . .

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12
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I understand your point but

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我明白你说的,但是…
wǑ míngbái nǐ shuō de , dànshì . . .

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13
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I am of the same opinion

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我和你看法一样
wǑ hé nǐ kànfǎ yīyàng

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14
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Time will tell whether …

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时间会证明是…还是…
shíjiān huì zhèngmíng shì . . . háishì . . .

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15
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My other half thinks that …

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我的另一半认为…
wǑ de lìngyíbàn rènwéi . . .

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16
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That is a matter of opinion

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每个人看法不同
měi gè rén kànfǎ bù tóng

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17
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I (mistakeny) thought

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我以为…wǑ yǐwéi . . .

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18
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I’d like to say a couple of words about this …

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关于…我想说几句
guānyú . . . wǑ xiǎng shuō jǐjù

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19
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Today we shall look at …

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今天我们一起来看一下…
jīntiān wǑmen yìqǐ lái kàn yíxià . . .

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20
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I recall that …

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我记得…
wǑ jìdé . . .

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I assumed mistakenly, that …

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我误以为…
wǑ wùyǐwéi . . .

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22
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Provided that …

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只要
zhǐyào . . .

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23
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I blame myself that …

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我怪我自己…
wǑ guài wǑ zì jǐ…

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24
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Strange as it may seem …

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说来奇怪…
shuōláiqíguài . . .

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25
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The main thing is that …

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最主要的是…
zuì zhǔyào de shì . . .

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26
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It’s a good thing that …

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好在…
hǎozài . . .

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27
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As far as I am concerned …

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对我来说….
duì wǑ lái shuō . . . .

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28
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If you ask me …

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你要是问我的话…
nǐ yàoshì wèn wǑ dehuà . . .

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29
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It just so happened that …

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正好…/于是…
zhènghǎo . . . / yúshì . . .

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30
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By the way …

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对了…
duìle . . .

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31
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That’s one way to say it

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可以这么说
kéyǐ zhème shuō

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32
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There is a danger that …

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……是有风险的。. . .
shì yǑu fēngxiǎn de

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33
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It is necessary …

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……是有必要的
shì yǑu bìyào de . . .

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34
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There is still a chance that…

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…还是有机会的. . .
háishì yǑu jīhuì de

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35
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I really don’t like to say this, but ..

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我并不想这么说,但是…
wǑ bìng bù xiǎng zhème shuō ,
dànshì . . .

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36
Q

Well then …

A

那…
nà . . .

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37
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The reason we are here is …

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我们在这是因为…
wǑmen zài zhè shì yīnwéi . . .

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38
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I believe that …

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我相信…
wǑ xiāngxìn . . .

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39
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I want to believe that …

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我很想相信…
wǑ hěn xiǎng xiāngxìn . . .

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40
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That’s hard to say, but …

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这不好说,但是…
zhè bù hǎo shuō , dànshì . . .

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41
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She said something like …

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她是这么说的…
tā shì zhème shuō de . . .

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42
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And one more thing …

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还有…
háiyǑu . . .

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43
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It is clear that …

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很明显…
hěn míngxiǎn . . .

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44
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We are here to talk about …

A

我们在这要讨论一下…
wǑmen zài zhè yào tǎolùn yíxià . . .

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45
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Time is limited, so I’d better make a start

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我们时间有限,我最好马上开始
wǑmen shíjiān yǑuxiàn, wǑ zuìhǎo mǎshàng kāishi

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46
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As far as I remember …

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我能记得的是…
wǑ néng jìdé de shì . . .

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47
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I decided that …

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我决定…
wǑ juédìng . . .

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48
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The question is …

A

问题是…
wèntí shì . . .

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49
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And what’s more …

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另外…
lìngwài . . .

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50
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And more specifically …

A

具体地说…jùtǐ de shuō . . .

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51
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Allow me to recap for a moment

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让我们回顾一下ràng wǑmen huígù yíxià

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52
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To be more specific …

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具体来说…jùtǐ láishuō . . .

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53
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It is worth mentioning that …

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值得一提的是…zhídeyìtí de shì . . .

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54
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That is such a good question

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这问题问得好zhè wèntí wèndehǎo

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55
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Today’s topic is …

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今天的话题是…jīntiān de huàtí shì . . .

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56
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That isn’t such a big problem

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这不是个大问题zhè bú shì gè dà wèntí

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57
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Now that I think of it …

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现在回想起来…xiànzài huíxiǎngqǐlái . . .

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58
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It is rumoured that …

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有小道消息说…yǑu xiǎodào xiāoxī shuō . . .

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59
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I find/have found that …

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我发现…wǑ fāxiàn . . .

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60
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I don’t recall exactly .

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具体…我不记得了jùtǐ… wǑ bújìdé le . . .

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61
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Let me digress for a moment …

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我插个题外话wǑ chā ge tíwàihuà

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There is the problem of…..

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还有…的问题háiyǑu . . . de wèntí

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63
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I am against it …

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我反对wǑ fǎnduì

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64
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I am afraid that time is against us

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恐怕我们时间不够了kǑngpà wǑmen shíjiān bú gòu le

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65
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I hate …

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我讨厌…wǑ tǎoyàn . . .

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66
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I am afraid that …

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恐怕…kǑngpà . . .

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67
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Contrary to my expectations …

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和我预想中的相反…hé wǑ yùxiǎng zhōng de xiāngfǎn . . .

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68
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Recently, I heard that …

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最近我听说…zuìjìn wǑ tīngshuō . . .

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69
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From what I have heard …

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我听说的是…wǑ tīngshuō de shì . . .

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70
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And from then on …

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后来…hòulái . . .

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71
Q

It turns out…

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原来…yuánlái . . .

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72
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In the end…

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最后…zuìhòu . . .

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73
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Once upon a time, long ago …

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很久很久以前…hěnjiǔhěnjiǔ yǐqián . . .

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74
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Now it occurs to me that …

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我刚好想起来…wǑ gānghǎo xiǎngqǐlái . . .

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75
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To put it simply …

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简单来说…jiǎndānláishuō . . .

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76
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It is necessary to mention that …

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有必要提到…yǑubìyào tídào . . .

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77
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Today I will be talking about …

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今天我要讲的是…jīntiān wǑ yào jiǎng de shì . . .

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78
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If that is true …

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如果这是真的…rúguǑ zhè shì zhēnde. . .

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79
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I said it that way by mistake

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是我说错话了shì wǑ shuōcuò huà le

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80
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Contrary to what most people think …

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和大多数人的想法相反…hé dàduōshù rén de xiǎngfǎ xiāngfǎn . .

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81
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It won’t do any harm if …

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如果…并没什么坏处rúguǑ . . . bìng méishénme huàichǔ

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82
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If it were me …

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如果是我的话…rúguǑ shì wǑ dehuà . . .

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83
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I am really sick of it

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我真的受够了wǑ zhēnde shòugòu le

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84
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Unless I’m remembering incorrectly …

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要是我没记错的话…yàoshì wǑ méi jì cuò dehuà . . .

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85
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I may be wrong, but …

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我也许是错的,但是…wǑ yěxǔ shì cuò de , dànshì . . .

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86
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I gave the wrong answer

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我回答错了wǑ huídá cuò le

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87
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I genuinely do think that …

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我真心觉得…wǑ zhēnxīn juéde . . .

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88
Q

That is all there is to say.

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该说的都说完了gāi shuō de dōu shuō wán le

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89
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The crux of the matter is …

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这个问题的核心是…zhè gè wèntí de héxīn shì . . .

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90
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Now and then it seems to me that …

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时不时我会觉得…shíbushí wǑ huì juéde . . .

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91
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I should mention that …

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我应该提一下…wǑ yīnggāi tí yíxià . . .

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Now that you mention it, I really do think that …

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你这么一说,我还真觉得…nǐ zhème yìshuō, wǑ hái zhēn zhème juéde . . .

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93
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Would you say that …

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你觉得…吗?nǐ juéde . . . ma ?

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94
Q

Wouldn’t you say that …

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你不觉得…吗?nǐ bùjuédé . . . ma ?

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95
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I would say that …

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我觉得…wǑ juéde . . .

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96
Q

I suppose that …

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我想应该是…wǑ xiǎng yīnggāi shì . . .

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97
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I still think that …

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我还是觉得…wǑ háishì juéde . . .

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98
Q

My wife pointed out that …

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我老婆提到…wǑ lǎopó tídào . . .

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99
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I can’t help feeling that …

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我忍不住觉得…wǑ rěnbúzhù juéde . . .

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100
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It seems very unlikely that …

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…可能性不大. . . kěnéngxìng bú dà

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101
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I think that it isn’t very probable …

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我觉得…的可能性不大wǑ juéde . . . de kěnéngxìng bú dà

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102
Q

It makes sense that …

A

…是有道理的. . . shì yǑudàolǐ de

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103
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The most important thing is that …

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最重要的是…zuì zhòngyào de shì . . .

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104
Q

The snag with that is that …

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麻烦的是…máfán de shì . . .

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105
Q

That is an important point

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这是很重要的一点zhè shì hěn zhòngyào de yì diǎn

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106
Q

The reason why I am here is …

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我在这里的原因是…wǑ zài zhèlǐ de yuányīn shì . . .

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107
Q

How did it turn out?

A

后来怎样了?hòulái zěnyàng le?

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What is going on?

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怎么了?zěnme le?

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109
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Exactly / Exactly right

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完全正确wánquánzhèngquè

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Certainly/Sure, why not?

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当然了/ 好呀dāngrán le/ hǎo ya

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Don’t be upset, but …

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先别生气,但是…xiān bié shēngqì , dànshì . . .

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112
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Words fail me when …

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当…时我很无语dāng . . . shí wǑ hěn wúyǔ

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I am absolutely convinced that …

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我很确信…wǑ hěn quèxìn . . .

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Absolutely correct

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…完全正确. . . wánquán zhèngquè

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The fact of the matter is that …

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这件事的事实是…zhèjiànshì de shìshí shì . . .

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I can safely say that …

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我能非常确定地说…wǑ néng fēicháng quèdìng de shuō . . .

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117
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It’s not right that …

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…是不正确的. . . shì bú zhèngquè de

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I don’t understand at all why …

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我完全不理解为什么…wǑ wánquán bù lǐjiě wèishénme…

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It is hardly surprising that …

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…其实并不奇怪. . . qíshí bìngbùqíguài

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I am totally certain that …

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我完全确定…wǑ wánquán quèdìng . . .

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I am not totally convinced that …

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我并不完全确定…wǑ bìngbù wánquán quèdìng . . .

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That sounds like …

A

听起来像是…tīngqǐlái xiàngshì . . .

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It happened like this …

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事情是这样的,shìqing shì zhèyàng de . . .

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124
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I was scared stiff when …

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当…时我吓坏了dāng . . . shí wǑ xiàhuài le

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125
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Frankly speaking …

A

说实在的…shuōshízài de. . .

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Well, as a matter of fact …

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那么,事实上…nàme, shíjì shàng . . .

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127
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Actually …

A

其实…qíshí …

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I would like to tell you that …

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我想告诉你的是…wǑ xiǎng gàosù nǐ de shì . . .

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129
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I must first say that …

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首先我要说的是…shǑuxiān wǑ yào shuō de shì . . .

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I would like to make one thing clear from the start

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首先我要说明(澄清)的一件事是.shǑuxiān wǑ yào shuōmíng (chéng qīng) de yíjiànshì shì . . .

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I think that I should say right from the start that …

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首先我想要说的是…shǑuxiān wǑ xiǎngyào shuō de shì . . .

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Can you tell me please …

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你能告诉我…吗?nǐ néng gàosù wǑ . . . ma ?

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Could I request your views on the matter?

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关于这件事我能听听你的看法吗?guānyú zhè jiàn shì wǑ néng tīngtīng nǐ de kànfǎ ma?

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To tell you the truth …

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说实话…shuō shíhuà . . .

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I am not certain whether … or …

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我不确定是…还是…wǑ bú quèdìng shì . . . háishì . . .

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I’m no expert, but…

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虽然我不是专家,但是…suīrán wǑ bú shì zhuānjiā , dànshì . . .

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I have a hunch that …

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我的直觉告诉我…wǑ de zhíjué gàosù wǑ . . .

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On the surface, it seems that …

A

表面看上去好像…biǎomiàn kànshàngqù hǎoxiàng . . .

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Someone told me that …

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有人告诉我…yǑurén gàsù wǑ . . .

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Just as they said …

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像他们说的那样…xiàng tāmen shuō de nàyàng . . .

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I vaguely remember that …

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我隐约记得…wǑ yǐnyuē jìdé . . .

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The one thing I can recall is that …

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我能想起来的一件事是…wǑ néng xiǎngqǐlái de yíjiànshì shì . . .

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I told myself that …

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我告诉自己…wǑ gàosù zìjǐ . . .

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I can proudly state that …

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我能自豪地说…wǑ néng zìháo de shuō . . .

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According to my experience …

A

以我的经验来说…yǐ wǑ de jīngyàn láishuō . . .

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While I am already talking about it …

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既然我已经说到这里了…jìrán wǑ yǐjīng shuōdào zhèli le. . .

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I’ll attempt to put that more clearly

A

我会试着说的更明白些wǑ huì shì zhe shuō de gèng míngbai xiē

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148
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I was amazed that …

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…这让我很吃惊…zhè ràng wǑ hěn chī jīng

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149
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It is good to know that …

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…挺好的. . . tǐng hǎo de

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I am glad to hear it

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那就好nàjiùhǎo

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I am sorry to interrupt, but …

A

打扰一下…dǎrǎoyíxià . . .

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It is surprising that …

A

说来让人吃惊…shuōlái ràng rén chījīng . . .

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And there is the problem

A

问题就在这里wèntí jiù zài zhèli

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Allow me to thank you

A

让我感谢大家ràng wǑ gǎnxiè dàjiā

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That is to say …

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也就是说…yějiùshìshuō . . .

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156
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And this is why …

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这就是为什么…zhè jiùshì wèishénme . . .

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157
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Another advantage is that …

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还有一个好处就是…háiyǑu yígèhǎochu jiùshì . . .

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Another disadvantage is that …

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还有一个坏处就是…háiyǑu yígèhuàichu jiùshì . . .

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Like I have just mentioned …

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就像我刚才提到的…jiùxiàng wǑ gāngcái tídào de . . .

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My greatest worry is that …

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我最大的担忧就是…wǑ zuìdà de dānyōu jiùshì . . .

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More and more …

A

越来越…yuèláiyuè . . .

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162
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I am amazed that …

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…让我觉得很吃惊. . . ràng wǑ juéde hěn chījīng

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Thank you heartily

A

真心感谢zhēnxīn gǎnxiè!

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I think that I should immediately say from the start that ..

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我觉得我应该从一开始就说明…wǑ juéde wǑ yīnggāi cóng yì kāishǐ jiù shuōmíng . . .

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165
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My own feeling is that …

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我的感受是…wǑ de gǎnshòu shì . . .

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I can’t get rid of the feeling that …

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我总有种感觉…wǑ zǑng yǑu zhǑng gǎnjué . . .

167
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It’s becoming more and more obvious that …

A

…越来越明显了. . . yuèláiyuè míngxiǎn le

168
Q

It soon became apparent that …

A

…很快就明白了. . . hěnkuài jiù míngbái le

169
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You’ll know why I’m so surprised when …

A

当…时你知道我为什么吃惊了dāng . . . shí nǐ zhīdào wǑ wéishenme chījīng le

170
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I became more and more certain that …

A

我越来越坚信…wǑ yuèláiyuè jiānxìn . . .

171
Q

It is nothing but the truth

A

事实就是这样shìshí jiùshì zhèyàng

172
Q

It isn’t often that …

A

通常不会…tōngcháng bú huì

173
Q

The sad thing about that is …

A

可悲的是…kěbēi de shì . . .

174
Q

I am grateful for the opportunity …

A

我非常感激能有机会…wǑ fēicháng gǎnjī néng yǑu jīhuì . . .

175
Q

Between you and me….

A

跟你老实说…gēn nǐ lǎoshí shuō . . .

176
Q

The only provision is that …

A

唯一的条件是…wéiyī de tiáojiàn shì . . .

177
Q

You know just as much as I do

A

你和我知道的差不多nǐ hé wǑ zhīdào de chàbuduō

178
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It is well known that …

A

大家都知道… or 众所周知…dàjiā dōu zhīdào . . . or zhòngsuǑzhōuzhī . . .

179
Q

I know for a fact that …

A

我知道…是事实wǑ zhīdào . . . shì shìshí

180
Q

This shows that …

A

这表示…zhè biǎoshì . . .

181
Q

I don’t have the slightest idea about it …

A

对于…我完全不知情duìyú . . . wǑ wánquán bù zhīqíng

182
Q

The only trouble is that …

A

唯一的问题是…wéiyī de wèntí shì . . .

183
Q

The only question is that …

A

关于…唯一的问题是…guānyú . . . wéiyī de wèntí shì . . .

184
Q

That’s inconceivable!

A

简直难以想象jiǎnzhí nányǐxiǎngxiàng

185
Q

I don’t have the slightest notion why …

A

关于…我完全不知情guānyú . . . wǑ wánquán bù zhīqíng

186
Q

In spite of the fact that …

A

虽然事实如此,但是…suīrán shìshírúcǐ , dànshì . . .

187
Q

Luck is on your side …

A

祝你好运zhù nǐ hǎoyùn

188
Q

Well, I don’t think it would be wise

A

我觉得这样不明智wǑ juéde zhèyàng bù míngzhì

189
Q

It is very hard to believe that …

A

…让人难以置信. . . ràng rén nányǐzhìxìn

190
Q

You should know that …

A

你要知道…nǐ yào zhīdào . . .

191
Q

I would like to emphasize that …

A

我想强调一下…wǑ xiǎng qiángdiào yíxià . . .

192
Q

I was astonished to learn that ….

A

当我得知…时我大吃一惊dāng wǑ dézhī . . . shí wǑ dàchīyìjīng

193
Q

It is pleasant to know that …

A

得知…让我很高兴dézhī . . . ràng wǑ hěn gāoxīng

194
Q

I think that I should point out to you that …

A

我觉得你应该知道的是…wǑ juéde nǐ yīnggāi zhīdào de shì . . .

195
Q

I really would like to know …

A

我真的很想知道…wǑ zhēnde hěn xiǎng zhīdào . . .

196
Q

I would like to know why …

A

我想知道为什么…wǑ xiǎng zhīdào wèishénme . . .

197
Q

I’d like to know whether …

A

我想知道是…还是…wǑ xiǎng zhīdào shì . . . háishì . . .

198
Q

I don’t know exactly …

A

具体我也不知道…jùtǐ wǑ yě bùzhīdào . . .

199
Q

You may know …

A

你可能知道…nǐ kěnéng zhīdào . . .

200
Q

As you already know …

A

你也知道…nǐ yě zhīdào . . .

201
Q

You never know, but …

A

谁也说不准,但是…shuí yě shuō bù zhǔn , dànshì . . .

202
Q

I have my own opinion on it, but

A

虽然我有自己的看法,但是…suīrán wǑyǑu zìjǐ de kànfǎ , dànshì . . .

203
Q

I have a strong feeling that …

A

我有种强烈的直觉…guānyú . . . wǑ yǑu zhǑng qiángliè de zhíjué

204
Q

It is only a hunch, but …

A

虽然这只是我的直觉,但是…suīrán zhè zhǐshì wǑ de zhíjué ,
dànshì . . .

205
Q

I find it hard to believe that …

A

我很难相信…wǑ hěnnán xiāngxìn…

206
Q

Sometimes I ask myself if …

A

有时候我也会问自己如果…yǑushíhòu wǑ yě huì wèn zìjǐ rúguǑ . . .

207
Q

I didn’t know, and I still don’t know, whether …

A

我以前不知道,现在也不知道是…还是…wǑ yǐqián bù zhīdào , xiànzài yě bù zhīdào shì . . . háishì . . .

208
Q

Later I learned that …

A

后来我才知道…hòulái wǑ cái zhīdào . . .

209
Q

Not sure if you remember that earlier I said

A

不知道你还记不记得我刚才说的bù zhīdào nǐ hái jì bu jìde wo gāngcái shuō de

210
Q

This brings me to my next point

A

这也引出了下一个问题zhè yě yǐnchū le xiàyígè wèntí

211
Q

I have a whole bunch of questions

A

我有一大堆问题wǑ yǑu yídàduī wèntí

212
Q

I agree

A

我同意wǑ tóngyì

213
Q

That would be a good idea

A

这个主意不错zhègè zhǔyì búcuò

214
Q

That’s an interesting thought

A

这个想法有意思zhègè xiǎngfǎ yǑu yìsī

215
Q

Sorry, but I can’t agree with that

A

对不起,我不同意duìbùqǐ , wǑ bù tóngyì

216
Q

I absolutely agree

A

我完全同意wǑ wánquán tóngyì

217
Q

We’ll do it only on the condition that …

A

我们可以这么做,但条件是…wǑmen kěyǐ zhème zuò ,
dàn tiáojiàn shì . . .

218
Q

I can agree to that with the provision that …

A

只要…我就可以同意zhǐyào . . . wǑ jiù kěyǐ tóng yì

219
Q

I agree with that, provided that …

A

我同意,但条件是…wǑ tóngyì , dàn tiáojiàn shì . . .

220
Q

I would like to, but…

A

我愿意,但是…wǑyuànyì , dànshì . . .

221
Q

If you are willing …

A

如果你愿意的话…rúguǑ nǐ yuànyì dehuà . . .

222
Q

I would agree provided that …

A

我可以同意,但条件是…wǑ kěyǐ tóngyì , dàn tiáojiàn shì . . .

223
Q

I am of a different opinion, because …

A

我不同意你的看法是因为…wǑ bù tóngyì nǐ de kànfǎ shì yīnwéi . . .

224
Q

It stands to reason that …

A

…是理所当然的. . . shì lǐsuǑdāngrán de

225
Q

On … we agree

A

…我们同意. . . wǑmen tóngyì

226
Q

Time is running short so …

A

因为时间不够用了,所以…yīnwèi shíjiān búgòuyòng le,suǑyǐ . . .

227
Q

The interesting thing about (it) is …

A

关于…有意思的是…guānyú . . . yǑuyìsi de shì . . .

228
Q

Like I just said …

A

就像我刚才所说的…jiùxiàng wǑ gāngcái suǑshuōde. . .

229
Q

It is extremely lucky that …

A

…真是太幸运了. . . zhēnshì tài xìngyùn le

230
Q

It amused me when …

A

当…时我觉得很好笑dāng . . . shí wǑ juéde hěn hǎoxiào

231
Q

The funny thing about that is …

A

好笑的是…hǎoxiào de shì . . .

232
Q

I hate to say this, but …

A

我非常不愿意这么说,但是…wǑ fēicháng bú yuànyì zhème shuō , d

233
Q

I am pleased that …

A

我很满意…. . . wǑ hěn mǎnyì

234
Q

Well, that’s a pleasant surprise

A

这真是个意外的惊喜zhè zhēn shì ge yìwài de jīngxǐ

235
Q

That is really surprising

A

这真是太出人意料了zhè zhēn shì tài chūrényìliào le

236
Q

As a matter of course/Take it for granted that …

A

……是理所当然的shì lǐsuǑdāngtán de…

237
Q

How can I put it?

A

我应该怎么说呢?wǑ yìnggāi zěnme shuō ne?

238
Q

All joking aside

A

玩笑归玩笑wánxiào guī wánxiào

239
Q

And what do you think?

A

你觉得呢?nǐ juéde ne?

240
Q

I would like to think that …

A

我愿意相信…wǑ yuànyì xiāngxìn . . .

241
Q

As far as I know …

A

据我所知…jùwǑsuǑzhī . . .

242
Q

Like every other person …

A

和所有人一样…hé suǑyǑu rén yíyàng . . .

243
Q

It doesn’t necessarily mean that …

A

这并不意味着…zhè bìng bú yìwèi zhe . . .

244
Q

They said that …

A

据说…tāmen shuō . . .

245
Q

Acording by what he said …

A

据他所说…jùtāsuǑshuō . . .

246
Q

I can agree, provided that …

A

只要…我就同意zhǐyào . . . wǑ jiù tóngyì

247
Q

I soon realised that …

A

我马上就意识到…wǑ mǎshàng jiù yìshí dào . . .

248
Q

I never realised that …

A

我从没意识到…wǑ cóngméi yìshí dào . . .

249
Q

I completely agree with you, but …

A

我完全同意,但是…wǑ wánquán tóng yì , dàn shì . . .

250
Q

I suddenly realised that …

A

我突然意识到…wǑ tūrán yìshí dào . . .

251
Q

To return to my earlier point

A

回到我们刚才所说的huídào wǑmen gāngcái suǑshuō de

252
Q

So, we are in agreement

A

所以我们意见统一suǑyǐ wǑmen yìjiàn tǑngyì

253
Q

All joking aside….

A

玩笑归玩笑…wánxiào guī wánxiào . . .

254
Q

Rest assured that …

A

你放心…nǐ fàngxīn . . .

255
Q

It is totally natural that …

A

…是自然而然的. . . shì zìrán’érrán de

256
Q

In spite of my expectations …

A

虽然我所期望的是…suīrán wǑ suǑ qīwàng de shì . . .

257
Q

Certainly you can’t fail to notice that …

A

你肯定注意到…了吧nǐ kěndìng zhùyì dào . . . le bā

258
Q

That is all for now

A

先这样吧 / 先到这吧xiān zhèyàng ba / xiān dào zhè ba

259
Q

We’d better stop now

A

我们先到这吧wǑmen xiān dào zhè ba

260
Q

So, goodbye and thanks again

A

再见,再次感谢zàijiàn , zàicì gǎnxiè

261
Q

I am afraid that time is against us, so we’d better stop here

A

恐怕时间不够了,我们先到这吧kǑngpà shíjiān bú gòu le, wǑmen xiān dào zhèr ba

262
Q

Moreover …

A

而且…érqiě . . .

263
Q

In a nutshell …

A

总而言之…zǑngéryánzhī . . .

264
Q

Between you and me …

A

我老实跟你说吧…wǑ lǎoshí gēn nǐ shuō ba . . .

265
Q

Firstly … Secondly …

A

首先…其次…qícì . . .

266
Q

To be totally frank

A

实话实说吧shíhuàshíshuō ba

267
Q

I think that I should point out that …

A

我觉得我需要指出…wǑ juéde wǑ xūyào zhǐchū . . .

268
Q

On one hand … on the other hand…

A

一方面…(而)另一方面yìfāngmiàn . . . ér lìngyìfāngmiàn

269
Q

I should say that …

A

我需要说的是…wǑ xūyào shuō de shì . . .

270
Q

I’d like to make clear one thing from the very start …

A

首先,我需要先说明一件事…shǑuxiān , wǑ xūyào xiān shuōmíng yíjiànshì . . .

271
Q

Personally, I think that …

A

就我个人而言,我认为…jiùwǑgèrén éryán , wǑ rènwéi . . .

272
Q

Oh, I nearly forgot …

A

哦,我差点忘了…ó , wǑ chàdiǎn wàngle . . .

273
Q

On the other hand …

A

另一方面是…lìngyìfāngmiàn shì . . .

274
Q

But on the other hand …

A

但是另一方面是…dànshì lìngyìfāngmiàn shì . . .

275
Q

Perhaps I also need to mention that …

A

也许我还需要提到…yěxǔ wǑ hái xūyào tídào . . .

276
Q

We’ll see.

A

再说吧zài shuō ba

277
Q

Without question

A

毫无疑问háowúyíwèn

278
Q

That is an exaggeration

A

这么说夸张了 / 这是夸大其词zhème shuō kuāzhāng le / zhè shì kuā dà qí cí

279
Q

In principle that is true, but …

A

理论上是对的,但是…lǐlùn shàng shì duì de , dànshì . . .

280
Q

Only up to a certain point

A

在一定程度上是这样zài yídìng chéngdù shàng shì zhèyàng

281
Q

I don’t like to complain, but …

A

不是我抱怨,但是…búshì wǑ bàoyuàn , dànshì . . .

282
Q

Unfortunately, I am not at all satisfied with …

A

可惜,我对…很不满意kěxī , wǑ duì . . . hěn bù mǎnyì

283
Q

No matter what …

A

无论如何wúlùnrúhé

284
Q

On no account…

A

绝不juébù…

285
Q

Perhaps there is something in that

A

也许有点道理yěxǔ yǑudiǎn dàolǐ

286
Q

It was a slip of the tongue

A

说漏嘴了shuō lòuzuǐ le

287
Q

I am sorry but …

A

抱歉,但是…bàoqiàn , dànshì . . .

288
Q

I am afraid to say that …

A

我很遗憾地说…wǑ hěn yíhàn de shuō . . .

289
Q

To my shame I must admit that …

A

说来惭愧,我必须承认…shuōláicánkuì , wǑ bìxū chéngrèn . . .

290
Q

I hope you won’t take it personally if…

A

如果…我希望你不要认为是针对你rúguǑ . . . wǑ xīwàng nǐ búyào rènwéi shì zhēnduì nǐ

291
Q

I am sorry that …

A

我很抱歉…wǑ hěn bàoqiàn . . .

292
Q

I must admit that I really don’t know the answer

A

我必须承认我也不知道答案是什么wǑ bìxū chéngrèn wǑ yě bù zhīdào dá‘àn shì shénme

293
Q

I am unable to explain why …

A

我解释不了为什么…wǑ jiěshìbùliǎo wéishénme . . .

294
Q

I am sorry to bother you, but …

A

抱歉打扰一下…bàoqiàndǎrǎoyíxià . . .

295
Q

Unfortunately, I can’t answer that

A

很遗憾,我回答不了hěn yíhàn , wǑ huídábùliǎo

296
Q

Unfortunately there is no easy answer to that question

A

遗憾的是这个问题不是简简单单就yíhàn de shì zhè gè wèntí bú shì jiǎnjiǎndāndān jiù néng huídá

297
Q

Sorry if my Chinese is a little difficult to understand

A

对不起,我说的汉语有点难以理解duìbuqǐ , wǑ shuō de hànyǔ yǑudiǎn nányǐlǐjiě

298
Q

I am sorry, but I don’t know the exact expression in Chinese

A

对不起,我也不知道在汉语中这个duìbuqǐ , wǑ yě bù zhīdào zài
hànyǔ zhōng zhè gè jùtǐ gāi zěnme biǎo

299
Q

I bet that…

A

我敢打赌…wǑ gǎn dǎdǔ . . .

300
Q

I am satisfied that …

A

对于…我很满意duìyú . . . wǑ hěn mǎnyì

301
Q

It is simply true that …

A

…是不争的事实. . . shì bùzhēng de shìshí

302
Q

But the fact remains that …

A

但事实依然是…dàn shìshí yīrán shì . . .

303
Q

It is no secret that …

A

…不是什么秘密. . . bùshì shénme mìmì

304
Q

I insist that …

A

我坚持…wǑ jiānchí . . .

305
Q

It is nonsense to claim that …

A

…这么说简直荒唐. . . zhème shuō jiǎnzhí huāngtáng

306
Q

It is self evident that …

A

…是显而易见的. . . shì xiǎn’éryìjiàn de

307
Q

You have my word that …

A

我向你保证…wǑ xiàng nǐ bǎozhèng . . .

308
Q

It is worth noting that …

A

值得注意的是…zhídézhùyì de shì . . .

309
Q

It is obvious that …

A

…显而易见. . . xiǎn’éryìjiàn

310
Q

You only have to think about it to see…

A

你只要仔细想想就能明白…nǐ zhǐyào zǐxì xiǎngxiǎng jiù néng míngbai . . .

311
Q

I am almost sure that …

A

我几乎能肯定wǑ jīhū néng kěndìng

312
Q

I don’t see any reason why …

A

关于…我找不出任何理由guānyú . . . wǑ zhǎobùchū rènhé lǐyóu

313
Q

… might be one of the reasons why.

A

…也许是其中一个原因. . . yěxǔ shì qízhōng yí gè yuányīn

314
Q

There is no point in pretending that ..

A

没必要假装…méi bìyào jiǎzhuāng . . .

315
Q

I bet that …

A

我打赌…/我敢说…wǑ dǎdǔ . . . / wǑ gǎnshuō . . .

316
Q

I highly recommend that you…

A

我强烈建议你…wǑ qiángliè jiànyì nǐ . . .

317
Q

Because … I have a serious suspicion that …

A

因为…所以我严重怀疑…yīnwéi . . . suǑyǐ wǑ yánzhòng huáiyí . . .

318
Q

There is no doubt about it that …

A

…是毫无疑问的. . . shì háowúyíwèn de

319
Q

You must realize that …

A

你必须意识到…nǐ bìxū yìshídào . . .

320
Q

We must bear in mind the fact that …

A

我们必须牢记这个事实:wǑmen bìxū láojì zhè ge shìshí . . .

321
Q

I hope it is only a question of time

A

我希望只是时间的问题wǑ xīwàng zhǐshì shíjiān de wèntí

322
Q

That remains to be seen

A

有待观察yǑudài guānchá

323
Q

Before I finish …

A

在我结束前…zài wǑ jiéshù qián . . .

324
Q

I hope we see each other again soon

A

希望很快再能见到你xīwàng hěn kuài zài néng jiàndào nǐ

325
Q

I have attempted to explain here that …

A

我试着解释了…wǑ shìzhe jiěshì le . . .

326
Q

In conclusion I would like to say that …

A

最后,我想总结性地说一下…zuìhòu , wǑ xiǎng zǑngjiéxìng de shuōyíxià . . .

327
Q

Before I finish, I’d like to again summarise the main points.

A

结束前,我想再来总结一下主要几jiéshù qián, wǑ xiǎng zài lái zǑngjié yíxià zhǔyào jǐ diǎn

328
Q

To be more precise …

A

更准确地讲…gèng zhǔnquè de jiǎng . . .

329
Q

Should I explain in greater detail?

A

要我详细解释一下吗?yào wǑ xiángxì jiěshì yíxià ma?

330
Q

Nevertheless …

A

尽管如此…jǐnguǎnrúcǐ . . .

331
Q

What interests me the most is …

A

最吸引我的是…zuì xīyǐn wǑ de shì . . .

332
Q

I would like to explain to you how/what …

A

我想跟你解释一下…是怎样…的wǑ xiǎng gēn nǐ jiěshì yíxià . . . shì zěnyàng . . . de

333
Q

I will attempt to explain to you how/what …

A

我会试着跟你解释一下…是怎样的wǑ huì shìzhe gēn nǐ jiěshì yíxià . . . shì zěnyàngde

334
Q

And to make matters worse …

A

更糟糕的是…gēng zāogāo de shì . . .

335
Q

As I have explained …

A

就像我刚才解释的…jiùxiàng wǑ gāngcái jiěshì de . . .

336
Q

If I could summarise what I have said so far ..

A

如果让我把之前所说的总结一下…rúguǑ ràng wǑ bǎ zhīqián suǑshuōde zǑngjiéyíxià . . .

337
Q

A good example of this is …

A

举个典型的例子…jǔ gè diǎnxíng de lìzi

338
Q

I must emphasise that …

A

我必须强调的是…wǑ bìxū qiángdiào de shì . . .

339
Q

I would like to add something …

A

我想再补充一点…wǑ xiǎng zài bǔchōng yìdiǎn . . .

340
Q

Allow me now to summarise again

A

让我再来总结一遍ràng wǑ zài lái zǑngjié yí biàn

341
Q

As an extension to this …

A

关于这……,延伸一下。guānyú zhè …, yánshēn yíxià.

342
Q

Allow me to clarify that for you

A

让我澄清一下ràng wǑ chéngqīng yíxià

343
Q

Let’s go into this in more detail

A

让我们看看更多细节。ràng wǑme kànkan gèngduō xìjié

344
Q

To my horror I realised that …

A

我恐惧地意识到…wǑ kǑngjù de yìshi dào . . .

345
Q

It is a crying shame that …

A

…真是天大的遗憾. . . zhēn shì tiāndà de yíhàn

346
Q

It is such a shame that …

A

…真是太遗憾了…. . . zhēn shì tài yíhàn le . . .

347
Q

It is a pity that I don’t know …

A

我不知道…真是遗憾wǑ bù zhīdào . . . zhēn shì yíhàn

348
Q

I got a shock when …

A

当…时我震惊了dāng . . . shí wǑ zhènjīng le

349
Q

I was shocked when I heard that …

A

听说…时我震惊了tīngshuō . . . shí wǑ zhènjīng le

350
Q

It was a bit shocking for me when I saw …

A

当我看到…时我震惊了dāng wǑ kàndào . . . shí wǑ zhènjīng le

351
Q

I am grateful for/that …

A

对于…我很感激duìyú . . . wǑ hěn gǎnjī

352
Q

I was relieved when I learned that …

A

当我得知…时我很庆幸dāng wǑ dézhī . . . shí wǑ hěn qìngxìng

353
Q

I am proud that …

A

对于…我很骄傲duìyú . . . wǑ hěn jiāoào

354
Q

My one regret is that …

A

我唯一的遗憾是…wǑ wéiyī de yíhàn shì . . .

355
Q

It is amazing that …

A

…令人惊叹. . . lìng rén jīngtàn

356
Q

It is a great pleasure that …

A

能够…真是太荣幸了nénggòu . . . zhēnshì tài róngxìng le

357
Q

What a pity

A

真遗憾zhēn yíhàn

358
Q

That is very unfortunate

A

真是太不幸了/真是太遗憾了zhēn shì tài bú xìng le/ zhēn shì tài yíhàn le

359
Q

I am astonished

A

我被震惊了wǑ bèi zhènjīng le

360
Q

That is unbelievable

A

这真是不可思议ẕhè zhēn shì bùkěsīyì

361
Q

Who would have thought it?

A

谁能料到?shéi néng liàodào?

362
Q

I am very encouraged

A

我备受鼓舞wǑ bèishòugǔwǔ

363
Q

It is disgraceful

A

真是可耻zhēn shì kěchǐ

364
Q

It is rather boring

A

真是挺无聊的zhēn shì tǐng wúliáo de

365
Q

I am disappointed

A

我很失望wǑ hěn shīwàng

366
Q

I am hesitating

A

我还在犹豫wǑ hái zài yóuyù

367
Q

I must say that …

A

我必须说一下…wǑ bìxū shuō yíxià . . .

368
Q

Now seriously …

A

言归正传yánguīzhèngzhuàn

369
Q

It is remarkable that …

A

…相当不可思议. . . xiāngdāng bùkěsīyì

370
Q

I must admit that …

A

我必须承认…wǑ bìxū chéngrèn . . .

371
Q

I grant that …

A

我承认…wǑ chéngrèn . . .

372
Q

After all …

A

毕竟…bìjìng . . .

373
Q

It is unbelievable how …

A

…十分不可思议. . . shífēn bùkěsīyì

374
Q

That is a difficult question

A

这问题很难回答zhè wèntí hěnnán huídá

375
Q

I will be talking for about ten minutes

A

我大概会讲十分钟wǑ dàgài huì shuō shí fēnzhōng

376
Q

I’ll start with … and afterwards move on to …

A

首先我要讲的是…然后再讨论…shǑuxiān wǑ yào jiǎng de shì . . . ránhòu zài tǎolùn . . .

377
Q

Let’s start with a general overview and then focus on …

A

我们先从概况开始,然后重点集中wǑmen xiān cóng gàikuàng kāishǐ ,
ránhòu zhòngdiǎn jízhōng zài
. . . shàng

378
Q

Would you be interested in us talking about something else?

A

你愿意讨论其他的话题吗?nǐ yuànyì tǎolùn qítā de huàtí ma?

379
Q

I presume that …

A

我猜…wǑcāi . . .

380
Q

I hope that …

A

我希望…wǑ xīwàng . . .

381
Q

I don’t have a big interest in …

A

关于…我没多大兴趣guānyú . . . wǑ méi duōdà xīngqù

382
Q

If I understand correctly …

A

如果我理解正确的话…rúguǑ wǑ lǐjiě zhèngquè de huà . . .

383
Q

…Is usually true

A

…通常是真的/正确的. . . tōngcháng shì zhēn de / zhèngquè de

384
Q

I haven’t thought about it before, but …

A

虽然我从来没考虑过,但是…suīrán wǑ cónglái méi kǎolǜ guò ,
dànshì . . .

385
Q

I have a suspicion that …

A

我怀疑…wǑ huáiyí . . .

386
Q

I have an uneasy feeling that …

A

我有种不详的预感…wǑ yǑu zhǑng bùxiáng de yùgǎn . . .

387
Q

I firmly believe that …

A

我坚信…wǑ jiānxìn . . .

388
Q

I swear that …

A

我发誓…(我发毒誓)wǑ fāshì . . . ( wǑ fā dúshì )

389
Q

A lot depends on how …

A

很大程度取决于…hěn dà chéngdù qǔjué yú . . .

390
Q

There is no guarantee that …

A

无法保证…wúfǎbǎozhèng . . .

391
Q

Supposing that …

A

假设…jiǎshè . . .

392
Q

On full reflection …

A

经过彻底反省…jīngguò chèdǐ fǎnxǐng . . .

393
Q

If all goes well …

A

如果一切顺利的话…rúguǑ yíqiè shùnlì dehuà . . .

394
Q

So that you understand me …

A

这样你才会理解我zhèyàng nǐ cái huì lǐjiě wǑ

395
Q

Unless I’m mistaken…

A

如果我没理解错的话…rúguǑ wǑ méi lǐjiěcuò dehuà . . .

396
Q

According to my previous experience …

A

据我以往的经验来说…jù wǑ yǐwǎng de jīngyàn láishuō . . .

397
Q

Nobody knows, but

A

世事难预料,但是…shìshì nán yùliào , dànshì . . .

398
Q

I haven’t really thought about it yet, but …

A

我从来没考虑过,但是…wǑ cónglái méi kǎolǜ guò , dànshì . . .

399
Q

Rumour has it that …

A

小道消息说…/有八卦说xiǎodàoxiāoxī shuō . . . / yǑu bāguà shuō

400
Q

It is an old superstition that …

A

…是封建迷信. . . shì fēngjiànmíxìn

401
Q

Eventually I realised that …

A

最后,我终于意识到…zuìhòu , wǑ zhōngyú yìshí dào . . .

402
Q

An idea flashed through my mind that …

A

一个想法闪过我的脑海…yígèxiǎngfǎ shǎnguò wǑ de nǎohǎi . . .

403
Q

At last I realised that …

A

我终于意识到…wǑ zhōngyú yìshí dào . . .

404
Q

I have an interesting story about…

A

对于…我还有个有意思的故事duìyú . . . wǑ háiyǑu gè yǑuyìsi de gùshì

405
Q

Besides that …

A

除此之外…chúcǐzhīwài . . .

406
Q

Before I forget, I must …

A

趁我还没忘,我必须…chèn wǑ háiméi wàng , wǑ bìxū . . .

407
Q

We should look closer at an issue we raised earlier

A

刚才提到的问题我们应该仔细分析gāngcái tídào de wèntí wǑmen yìnggāi zǐxì fēnxīfēnxī

408
Q

As I was saying

A

我们言归正传wǑmen yánguīzhèngzhuàn

409
Q

We must face facts

A

我们必须承认事实wǑmen bìxū chéngrèn shìshí

410
Q

I have reason to believe that

A

我有理由相信…wǑ yǑu lǐyóu xiāngxìn . . .

411
Q

After serious consideration (formal)…

A

一番深思熟虑之后…yì fān shēnsīshúlǜ zhīhòu . . .

412
Q

It is worth considering, that …

A

值得考虑的是…zhídekǎolǜ de shì . . .

413
Q

The heart of the matter is …

A

这个问题的实质在于…zhègèwèntí de shízhì zàiyú . . .

414
Q

The essence of the problem is, that …

A

问题的精髓在于…wèntí de jīngsuǐ zàiyú . . .