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Question 1

I will see to it that …

Answer 1

我会确保…
wǑ huì quèbǎo . . .

Question 2

About … I’d like to say …

Answer 2

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

Question 3

I don’t claim that …

Answer 3

我不是说…
wǑ búshì shuō . . .

Question 4

What worries me is that …

Answer 4

让我担心的是…
ràng wǑ dānxīn de shì . . .

Question 5

I am trying to say …

Answer 5

我想说的是…
wǑ xiǎng shuō de shì . . .

Question 6

Anyway…

Answer 6

总之…
zǑngzhī…

Question 7

Allow me to say it another way …

Answer 7

让我换个说法…
ràng wǑ huàn’gèshuōfǎ . . .

Question 8

In other words …

Answer 8

换句话说…
huànjùhuàshuō . . .

Question 9

To say it another way …

Answer 9

换种说法是…
huànzhǑngshuōfǎ shì . . .

Question 10

Another way of saying it is …

Answer 10

换种说法…
huàn zhǑng shuōfǎ . . .

Question 11

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

Answer 11

在我看来…
zàiwǑkànlái . . .

Question 12

My point of view is that …

Answer 12

我的看法是…
wǑ de kànfǎ shì . . .

Question 13

I remember that …

Answer 13

我想起来…
wǑ xiǎngqǐlái . . .

Question 14

It is up to you whether …

Answer 14

看你是…还是…
kàn nǐ shì . . . háishì . . .

Question 15

I understand your point but

Answer 15

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

Question 16

I am of the same opinion

Answer 16

我和你看法一样
wǑ hé nǐ kànfǎ yīyàng

Question 17

Time will tell whether …

Answer 17

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

Question 18

My other half thinks that …

Answer 18

我的另一半认为…
wǑ de lìngyíbàn rènwéi . . .

Question 19

That is a matter of opinion

Answer 19

每个人看法不同
měi gè rén kànfǎ bù tóng

Question 20

I (mistakeny) thought

Answer 20

我以为…
wǑ yǐwéi . . .

Question 21

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

Answer 21

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

Question 22

Today we shall look at …

Answer 22

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

Question 23

I recall that …

Answer 23

我记得…
wǑ jìdé . . .

Question 24

I assumed mistakenly, that …

Answer 24

我误以为…
wǑ wùyǐwéi . . .

Question 25

Provided that ...

Answer 25

只要 zhǐyào . . .

Question 26

I blame myself that ...

Answer 26

我怪我自己... wǑ guài wǑ zì jǐ...

Question 27

Strange as it may seem ...

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说来奇怪... shuōláiqíguài . . .

Question 28

The main thing is that ...

Answer 28

最主要的是... zuì zhǔyào de shì . . .

Question 29

It's a good thing that ...

Answer 29

好在... hǎozài . . .

Question 30

As far as I am concerned ...

Answer 30

对我来说.... duì wǑ lái shuō . . . .

Question 31

Oddly enough ...

Answer 31

说来也奇怪... shuō lái yě qíguài . . .

Question 32

If you ask me ...

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你要是问我的话... nǐ yàoshì wèn wǑ dehuà . . .

Question 33

It just so happened that ...

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正好.../于是... zhènghǎo . . . / yúshì . . .

Question 34

By the way ...

Answer 34

对了... duìle . . .

Question 35

That's one way to say it

Answer 35

可以这么说 kéyǐ zhème shuō

Question 36

There is a danger that ...

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……是有风险的。 . . . shì yǑu fēngxiǎn de

Question 37

It is necessary ...

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……是有必要的 shì yǑu bìyào de . . .

Question 38

There is still a chance that...

Answer 38

...还是有机会的 . . . háishì yǑu jīhuì de

Question 39

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

Answer 39

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

Question 40

Well then ...

Answer 40

那... nà . . .

Question 41

The reason we are here is ...

Answer 41

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

Question 42

I believe that ...

Answer 42

我相信... wǑ xiāngxìn . . .

Question 43

I want to believe that ...

Answer 43

我很想相信... wǑ hěn xiǎng xiāngxìn . . .

Question 44

That’s hard to say, but ...

Answer 44

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

Question 45

She said something like ...

Answer 45

她是这么说的... tā shì zhème shuō de . . .

Question 46

And one more thing ...

Answer 46

还有... háiyǑu . . .

Question 47

It is clear that ...

Answer 47

很明显... hěn míngxiǎn . . .

Question 48

We are here to talk about ...

Answer 48

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

Question 49

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

Question 50

As far as I remember ...

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我能记得的是... wǑ néng jìdé de shì . . .

Question 51

I decided that ...

Answer 51

我决定... wǑ juédìng . . .

Question 52

The question is ...

Answer 52

问题是... wèntí shì . . .

Question 53

And what's more ...

Answer 53

另外... lìngwài . . .

Question 54

And more specifically ...

Answer 54

具体地说... jùtǐ de shuō . . .

Question 55

Allow me to recap for a moment

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让我们回顾一下 ràng wǑmen huígù yíxià

Question 56

To be more specific ...

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具体来说... jùtǐ láishuō . . .

Question 57

It is worth mentioning that ...

Answer 57

值得一提的是... zhídeyìtí de shì . . .

Question 58

That is such a good question

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这问题问得好 zhè wèntí wèndehǎo

Question 59

Today’s topic is ...

Answer 59

今天的话题是... jīntiān de huàtí shì . . .

Question 60

That isn't such a big problem

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这不是个大问题 zhè bú shì gè dà wèntí

Question 61

Now that I think of it ...

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现在回想起来... xiànzài huíxiǎngqǐlái . . .

Question 62

It is rumoured that ...

Answer 62

有小道消息说... yǑu xiǎodào xiāoxī shuō . . .

Question 63

I find/have found that ...

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我发现... wǑ fāxiàn . . .

Question 64

I don't recall exactly .

Answer 64

具体...我不记得了 jùtǐ... wǑ bújìdé le . . .

Question 65

Let me digress for a moment ...

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我插个题外话 wǑ chā ge tíwàihuà

Question 66

There is the problem of.....

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还有...的问题 háiyǑu . . . de wèntí

Question 67

I am against it ...

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我反对 wǑ fǎnduì

Question 68

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

Question 69

I hate ...

Answer 69

我讨厌... wǑ tǎoyàn . . .

Question 70

I am afraid that ...

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恐怕... kǑngpà . . .

Question 71

Contrary to my expectations ...

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

Question 72

Recently, I heard that ...

Answer 72

最近我听说... zuìjìn wǑ tīngshuō . . .

Question 73

From what I have heard ...

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我听说的是... wǑ tīngshuō de shì . . .

Question 74

And from then on ...

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后来... hòulái . . .

Question 75

It turns out...

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原来... yuánlái . . .

Question 76

In the end...

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最后... zuìhòu . . .

Question 77

Once upon a time, long ago ...

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很久很久以前... hěnjiǔhěnjiǔ yǐqián . . .

Question 78

Now it occurs to me that ...

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我刚好想起来... wǑ gānghǎo xiǎngqǐlái . . .

Question 79

To put it simply ...

Answer 79

简单来说... jiǎndānláishuō . . .

Question 80

It is necessary to mention that ...

Answer 80

有必要提到... yǑubìyào tídào . . .

Question 81

Today I will be talking about ...

Answer 81

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

Question 82

If that is true ...

Answer 82

如果这是真的... rúguǑ zhè shì zhēnde. . .

Question 83

I said it that way by mistake

Answer 83

是我说错话了 shì wǑ shuōcuò huà le

Question 84

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 . .

Question 85

It won’t do any harm if ...

Answer 85

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

Question 86

If it were me ...

Answer 86

如果是我的话... rúguǑ shì wǑ dehuà . . .

Question 87

I am really sick of it

Answer 87

我真的受够了 wǑ zhēnde shòugòu le

Question 88

Unless I'm remembering incorrectly ...

Answer 88

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

Question 89

I may be wrong, but ...

Answer 89

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

Question 90

I gave the wrong answer

Answer 90

我回答错了 wǑ huídá cuò le

Question 91

I genuinely do think that ...

Answer 91

我真心觉得... wǑ zhēnxīn juéde . . .

Question 92

That is all there is to say.

Answer 92

该说的都说完了 gāi shuō de dōu shuō wán le

Question 93

The crux of the matter is ...

Answer 93

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

Question 94

Now and then it seems to me that ...

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时不时我会觉得... shíbushí wǑ huì juéde . . .

Question 95

I should mention that ...

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我应该提一下... wǑ yīnggāi tí yíxià . . .

Question 96

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

Answer 96

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

Question 97

Would you say that ...

Answer 97

你觉得...吗？ nǐ juéde . . . ma ？

Question 98

Wouldn't you say that ...

Answer 98

你不觉得...吗？ nǐ bùjuédé . . . ma ？

Question 99

I would say that ...

Answer 99

我觉得... wǑ juéde . . .

Question 100

I suppose that ...

Answer 100

我想应该是... wǑ xiǎng yīnggāi shì . . .

Question 101

I still think that ...

Answer 101

我还是觉得... wǑ háishì juéde . . .

Question 102

My wife pointed out that ...

Answer 102

我老婆提到... wǑ lǎopó tídào . . .

Question 103

I can’t help feeling that ...

Answer 103

我忍不住觉得... wǑ rěnbúzhù juéde . . .

Question 104

It seems very unlikely that ...

Answer 104

...可能性不大 . . . kěnéngxìng bú dà

Question 105

I think that it isn't very probable ...

Answer 105

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

Question 106

It makes sense that ...

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...是有道理的 . . . shì yǑudàolǐ de

Question 107

The most important thing is that ...

Answer 107

最重要的是... zuì zhòngyào de shì . . .

Question 108

The snag with that is that ...

Answer 108

麻烦的是... máfán de shì . . .

Question 109

That is an important point

Answer 109

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

Question 110

The reason why I am here is ...

Answer 110

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

Question 111

How did it turn out?

Answer 111

后来怎样了？ hòulái zěnyàng le?

Question 112

What is going on?

Answer 112

怎么了？ zěnme le?

Question 113

Exactly / Exactly right

Answer 113

完全正确 wánquánzhèngquè

Question 114

Certainly/Sure, why not?

Answer 114

当然了/ 好呀 dāngrán le/ hǎo ya

Question 115

Don't be upset, but ...

Answer 115

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

Question 116

Words fail me when ...

Answer 116

当...时我很无语 dāng . . . shí wǑ hěn wúyǔ

Question 117

I am absolutely convinced that ...

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我很确信... wǑ hěn quèxìn . . .

Question 118

Absolutely correct

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...完全正确 . . . wánquán zhèngquè

Question 119

The fact of the matter is that ...

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

Question 120

I can safely say that ...

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

Question 121

It's not right that ...

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...是不正确的 . . . shì bú zhèngquè de

Question 122

I don't understand at all why ...

Answer 122

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

Question 123

It is hardly surprising that ...

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...其实并不奇怪 . . . qíshí bìngbùqíguài

Question 124

I am totally certain that ...

Answer 124

我完全确定... wǑ wánquán quèdìng . . .

Question 125

I am not totally convinced that ...

Answer 125

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

Question 126

That sounds like ...

Answer 126

听起来像是... tīngqǐlái xiàngshì . . .

Question 127

It happened like this ...

Answer 127

事情是这样的， shìqing shì zhèyàng de . . .

Question 128

I was scared stiff when ...

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当...时我吓坏了 dāng . . . shí wǑ xiàhuài le

Question 129

Frankly speaking ...

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说实在的... shuōshízài de. . .

Question 130

Well, as a matter of fact ...

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那么，事实上... nàme， shíjì shàng . . .

Question 131

Actually ...

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其实... qíshí ...

Question 132

I would like to tell you that ...

Answer 132

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

Question 133

I must first say that ...

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

Question 134

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 . . .

Question 135

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 . . .

Question 136

Can you tell me please ...

Answer 136

你能告诉我...吗？ nǐ néng gàosù wǑ . . . ma ？

Question 137

Could I request your views on the matter?

Answer 137

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?

Question 138

To tell you the truth ...

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说实话... shuō shíhuà . . .

Question 139

I am not certain whether ... or ...

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

Question 140

I'm no expert, but...

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

Question 141

I have a hunch that ...

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我的直觉告诉我... wǑ de zhíjué gàosù wǑ . . .

Question 142

On the surface, it seems that ...

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

Question 143

Someone told me that ...

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有人告诉我... yǑurén gàsù wǑ . . .

Question 144

Just as they said ...

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

Question 145

I vaguely remember that ...

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我隐约记得... wǑ yǐnyuē jìdé . . .

Question 146

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 . . .

Question 147

I told myself that ...

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我告诉自己... wǑ gàosù zìjǐ . . .

Question 148

I can proudly state that ...

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我能自豪地说... wǑ néng zìháo de shuō . . .

Question 149

According to my experience ...

Answer 149

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

Question 150

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. . .

Question 151

I’ll attempt to put that more clearly

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

Question 152

I was amazed that ...

Answer 152

...这让我很吃惊 ...zhè ràng wǑ hěn chī jīng

Question 153

It is good to know that ...

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...挺好的 . . . tǐng hǎo de

Question 154

I am glad to hear it

Answer 154

那就好 nàjiùhǎo

Question 155

I am sorry to interrupt, but ...

Answer 155

打扰一下... dǎrǎoyíxià . . .

Question 156

It is surprising that ...

Answer 156

说来让人吃惊... shuōlái ràng rén chījīng . . .

Question 157

And there is the problem

Answer 157

问题就在这里 wèntí jiù zài zhèli

Question 158

Allow me to thank you

Answer 158

让我感谢大家 ràng wǑ gǎnxiè dàjiā

Question 159

That is to say ...

Answer 159

也就是说... yějiùshìshuō . . .

Question 160

And this is why ...

Answer 160

这就是为什么... zhè jiùshì wèishénme . . .

Question 161

Another advantage is that ...

Answer 161

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

Question 162

Another disadvantage is that ...

Answer 162

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

Question 163

Like I have just mentioned ...

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

Question 164

My greatest worry is that ...

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

Question 165

More and more ...

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越来越... yuèláiyuè . . .

Question 166

I am amazed that ...

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

Question 167

Thank you heartily

Answer 167

真心感谢 zhēnxīn gǎnxiè！

Question 168

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 . . .

Question 169

My own feeling is that ...

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我的感受是... wǑ de gǎnshòu shì . . .

Question 170

I can’t get rid of the feeling that ...

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我总有种感觉... wǑ zǑng yǑu zhǑng gǎnjué . . .

Question 171

It's becoming more and more obvious that ...

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...越来越明显了 . . . yuèláiyuè míngxiǎn le

Question 172

It soon became apparent that ...

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...很快就明白了 . . . hěnkuài jiù míngbái le

Question 173

You'll know why I'm so surprised when ...

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

Question 174

I became more and more certain that ...

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我越来越坚信... wǑ yuèláiyuè jiānxìn . . .

Question 175

It is nothing but the truth

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事实就是这样 shìshí jiùshì zhèyàng

Question 176

It isn’t often that ...

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通常不会... tōngcháng bú huì

Question 177

The sad thing about that is ...

Answer 177

可悲的是... kěbēi de shì . . .

Question 178

I am grateful for the opportunity ...

Answer 178

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

Question 179

Between you and me....

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跟你老实说... gēn nǐ lǎoshí shuō . . .

Question 180

The only provision is that ...

Answer 180

唯一的条件是... wéiyī de tiáojiàn shì . . .

Question 181

You know just as much as I do

Answer 181

你和我知道的差不多 nǐ hé wǑ zhīdào de chàbuduō

Question 182

It is well known that ...

Answer 182

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

Question 183

I know for a fact that ...

Answer 183

我知道...是事实 wǑ zhīdào . . . shì shìshí

Question 184

This shows that ...

Answer 184

这表示... zhè biǎoshì . . .

Question 185

I don't have the slightest idea about it ...

Answer 185

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

Question 186

The only trouble is that ...

Answer 186

唯一的问题是... wéiyī de wèntí shì . . .

Question 187

The only question is that ...

Answer 187

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

Question 188

That's inconceivable!

Answer 188

简直难以想象 jiǎnzhí nányǐxiǎngxiàng

Question 189

I don't have the slightest notion why ...

Answer 189

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

Question 190

In spite of the fact that ...

Answer 190

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

Question 191

Luck is on your side ...

Answer 191

祝你好运 zhù nǐ hǎoyùn

Question 192

Well, I don’t think it would be wise

Answer 192

我觉得这样不明智 wǑ juéde zhèyàng bù míngzhì

Question 193

It is very hard to believe that ...

Answer 193

...让人难以置信 . . . ràng rén nányǐzhìxìn

Question 194

You should know that ...

Answer 194

你要知道... nǐ yào zhīdào . . .

Question 195

I would like to emphasize that ...

Answer 195

我想强调一下... wǑ xiǎng qiángdiào yíxià . . .

Question 196

I was astonished to learn that ....

Answer 196

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

Question 197

It is pleasant to know that ...

Answer 197

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

Question 198

I think that I should point out to you that ...

Answer 198

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

Question 199

I really would like to know ...

Answer 199

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

Question 200

I would like to know why ...

Answer 200

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

Question 201

I’d like to know whether ...

Answer 201

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

Question 202

I don't know exactly ...

Answer 202

具体我也不知道... jùtǐ wǑ yě bùzhīdào . . .

Question 203

You may know ...

Answer 203

你可能知道... nǐ kěnéng zhīdào . . .

Question 204

As you already know ...

Answer 204

你也知道... nǐ yě zhīdào . . .

Question 205

You never know, but ...

Answer 205

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

Question 206

I have my own opinion on it, but

Answer 206

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

Question 207

I have a strong feeling that ...

Answer 207

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

Question 208

It is only a hunch, but ...

Answer 208

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

Question 209

I find it hard to believe that ...

Answer 209

我很难相信... wǑ hěnnán xiāngxìn...

Question 210

Sometimes I ask myself if ...

Answer 210

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

Question 211

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

Answer 211

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 . . .

Question 212

Later I learned that ...

Answer 212

后来我才知道... hòulái wǑ cái zhīdào . . .

Question 213

Not sure if you remember that earlier I said

Answer 213

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

Question 214

This brings me to my next point

Answer 214

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

Question 215

I have a whole bunch of questions

Answer 215

我有一大堆问题 wǑ yǑu yídàduī wèntí

Question 216

I agree

Answer 216

我同意 wǑ tóngyì

Question 217

That would be a good idea

Answer 217

这个主意不错 zhègè zhǔyì búcuò

Question 218

That’s an interesting thought

Answer 218

这个想法有意思 zhègè xiǎngfǎ yǑu yìsī

Question 219

Sorry, but I can’t agree with that

Answer 219

对不起，我不同意 duìbùqǐ ， wǑ bù tóngyì

Question 220

I absolutely agree

Answer 220

我完全同意 wǑ wánquán tóngyì

Question 221

We’ll do it only on the condition that ...

Answer 221

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

Question 222

I can agree to that with the provision that ...

Answer 222

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

Question 223

I agree with that, provided that ...

Answer 223

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

Question 224

I would like to, but...

Answer 224

我愿意，但是... wǑyuànyì ， dànshì . . .

Question 225

If you are willing ...

Answer 225

如果你愿意的话... rúguǑ nǐ yuànyì dehuà . . .

Question 226

I would agree provided that ...

Answer 226

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

Question 227

I am of a different opinion, because ...

Answer 227

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

Question 228

It stands to reason that ...

Answer 228

...是理所当然的 . . . shì lǐsuǑdāngrán de

Question 229

On ... we agree

Answer 229

...我们同意 . . . wǑmen tóngyì

Question 230

Time is running short so ...

Answer 230

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

Question 231

The interesting thing about (it) is ...

Answer 231

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

Question 232

Like I just said ...

Answer 232

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

Question 233

It is extremely lucky that ...

Answer 233

...真是太幸运了 . . . zhēnshì tài xìngyùn le

Question 234

It amused me when ...

Answer 234

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

Question 235

The funny thing about that is ...

Answer 235

好笑的是... hǎoxiào de shì . . .

Question 236

I hate to say this, but ...

Answer 236

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

Question 237

I am pleased that ...

Answer 237

我很满意... . . . wǑ hěn mǎnyì

Question 238

Well, that’s a pleasant surprise

Answer 238

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

Question 239

That is really surprising

Answer 239

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

Question 240

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

Answer 240

……是理所当然的 shì lǐsuǑdāngtán de...

Question 241

How can I put it?

Answer 241

我应该怎么说呢？ wǑ yìnggāi zěnme shuō ne?

Question 242

All joking aside

Answer 242

玩笑归玩笑 wánxiào guī wánxiào

Question 243

And what do you think?

Answer 243

你觉得呢？ nǐ juéde ne?

Question 244

I would like to think that ...

Answer 244

我愿意相信... wǑ yuànyì xiāngxìn . . .

Question 245

As far as I know ...

Answer 245

据我所知... jùwǑsuǑzhī . . .

Question 246

Like every other person ...

Answer 246

和所有人一样... hé suǑyǑu rén yíyàng . . .

Question 247

It doesn’t necessarily mean that ...

Answer 247

这并不意味着... zhè bìng bú yìwèi zhe . . .

Question 248

They said that ...

Answer 248

据说... tāmen shuō . . .

Question 249

Acording by what he said ...

Answer 249

据他所说... jùtāsuǑshuō . . .

Question 250

I can agree, provided that ...

Answer 250

只要...我就同意 zhǐyào . . . wǑ jiù tóngyì

Question 251

I soon realised that ...

Answer 251

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

Question 252

I never realised that ...

Answer 252

我从没意识到... wǑ cóngméi yìshí dào . . .

Question 253

I completely agree with you, but ...

Answer 253

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

Question 254

I suddenly realised that ...

Answer 254

我突然意识到... wǑ tūrán yìshí dào . . .

Question 255

To return to my earlier point

Answer 255

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

Question 256

So, we are in agreement

Answer 256

所以我们意见统一 suǑyǐ wǑmen yìjiàn tǑngyì

Question 257

All joking aside....

Answer 257

玩笑归玩笑... wánxiào guī wánxiào . . .

Question 258

Rest assured that ...

Answer 258

你放心... nǐ fàngxīn . . .

Question 259

It is totally natural that ...

Answer 259

...是自然而然的 . . . shì zìrán'érrán de

Question 260

In spite of my expectations ...

Answer 260

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

Question 261

Certainly you can’t fail to notice that ...

Answer 261

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

Question 262

That is all for now

Answer 262

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

Question 263

We'd better stop now

Answer 263

我们先到这吧 wǑmen xiān dào zhè ba

Question 264

So, goodbye and thanks again

Answer 264

再见，再次感谢 zàijiàn ， zàicì gǎnxiè

Question 265

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

Answer 265

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

Question 266

Moreover ...

Answer 266

而且... érqiě . . .

Question 267

In a nutshell ...

Answer 267

总而言之... zǑngéryánzhī . . .

Question 268

Between you and me ...

Answer 268

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

Question 269

Firstly ... Secondly ...

Answer 269

首先...其次... qícì . . .

Question 270

To be totally frank

Answer 270

实话实说吧 shíhuàshíshuō ba

Question 271

I think that I should point out that ...

Answer 271

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

Question 272

On one hand ... on the other hand...

Answer 272

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

Question 273

I should say that ...

Answer 273

我需要说的是... wǑ xūyào shuō de shì . . .

Question 274

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

Answer 274

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

Question 275

Personally, I think that ...

Answer 275

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

Question 276

Oh, I nearly forgot ...

Answer 276

哦，我差点忘了... ó ， wǑ chàdiǎn wàngle . . .

Question 277

On the other hand ...

Answer 277

另一方面是... lìngyìfāngmiàn shì . . .

Question 278

But on the other hand ...

Answer 278

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

Question 279

Perhaps I also need to mention that ...

Answer 279

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

Question 280

We'll see.

Answer 280

再说吧 zài shuō ba

Question 281

Without question

Answer 281

毫无疑问 háowúyíwèn

Question 282

That is an exaggeration

Answer 282

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

Question 283

In principle that is true, but ...

Answer 283

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

Question 284

Only up to a certain point

Answer 284

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

Question 285

I don’t like to complain, but ...

Answer 285

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

Question 286

Unfortunately, I am not at all satisfied with ...

Answer 286

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

Question 287

No matter what ...

Answer 287

无论如何 wúlùnrúhé

Question 288

On no account...

Answer 288

绝不 juébù...

Question 289

Perhaps there is something in that

Answer 289

也许有点道理 yěxǔ yǑudiǎn dàolǐ

Question 290

It was a slip of the tongue

Answer 290

说漏嘴了 shuō lòuzuǐ le

Question 291

I am sorry but ...

Answer 291

抱歉，但是... bàoqiàn ， dànshì . . .

Question 292

I am afraid to say that ...

Answer 292

我很遗憾地说... wǑ hěn yíhàn de shuō . . .

Question 293

To my shame I must admit that ...

Answer 293

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

Question 294

I hope you won’t take it personally if...

Answer 294

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

Question 295

I am sorry that ...

Answer 295

我很抱歉... wǑ hěn bàoqiàn . . .

Question 296

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

Answer 296

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

Question 297

I am unable to explain why ...

Answer 297

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

Question 298

I am sorry to bother you, but ...

Answer 298

抱歉打扰一下... bàoqiàndǎrǎoyíxià . . .

Question 299

Unfortunately, I can’t answer that

Answer 299

很遗憾，我回答不了 hěn yíhàn ， wǑ huídábùliǎo

Question 300

Unfortunately there is no easy answer to that question

Answer 300

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

Question 301

Sorry if my Chinese is a little difficult to understand

Answer 301

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

Question 302

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

Answer 302

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

Question 303

I bet that...

Answer 303

我敢打赌... wǑ gǎn dǎdǔ . . .

Question 304

I am satisfied that ...

Answer 304

对于...我很满意 duìyú . . . wǑ hěn mǎnyì

Question 305

It is simply true that ...

Answer 305

...是不争的事实 . . . shì bùzhēng de shìshí

Question 306

But the fact remains that ...

Answer 306

但事实依然是... dàn shìshí yīrán shì . . .

Question 307

It is no secret that ...

Answer 307

...不是什么秘密 . . . bùshì shénme mìmì

Question 308

I insist that ...

Answer 308

我坚持... wǑ jiānchí . . .

Question 309

It is nonsense to claim that ...

Answer 309

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

Question 310

It is self evident that ...

Answer 310

...是显而易见的 . . . shì xiǎn'éryìjiàn de

Question 311

You have my word that ...

Answer 311

我向你保证... wǑ xiàng nǐ bǎozhèng . . .

Question 312

It is worth noting that ...

Answer 312

值得注意的是... zhídézhùyì de shì . . .

Question 313

It is obvious that ...

Answer 313

...显而易见 . . . xiǎn'éryìjiàn

Question 314

You only have to think about it to see...

Answer 314

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

Question 315

I am almost sure that ...

Answer 315

我几乎能肯定 wǑ jīhū néng kěndìng

Question 316

I don't see any reason why ...

Answer 316

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

Question 317

... might be one of the reasons why.

Answer 317

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

Question 318

There is no point in pretending that ..

Answer 318

没必要假装... méi bìyào jiǎzhuāng . . .

Question 319

I bet that ...

Answer 319

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

Question 320

I highly recommend that you...

Answer 320

我强烈建议你... wǑ qiángliè jiànyì nǐ . . .

Question 321

Because ... I have a serious suspicion that ...

Answer 321

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

Question 322

There is no doubt about it that ...

Answer 322

...是毫无疑问的 . . . shì háowúyíwèn de

Question 323

You must realize that ...

Answer 323

你必须意识到... nǐ bìxū yìshídào . . .

Question 324

We must bear in mind the fact that ...

Answer 324

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

Question 325

I hope it is only a question of time

Answer 325

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

Question 326

That remains to be seen

Answer 326

有待观察 yǑudài guānchá

Question 327

Before I finish ...

Answer 327

在我结束前... zài wǑ jiéshù qián . . .

Question 328

I hope we see each other again soon

Answer 328

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

Question 329

I have attempted to explain here that ...

Answer 329

我试着解释了... wǑ shìzhe jiěshì le . . .

Question 330

In conclusion I would like to say that ...

Answer 330

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

Question 331

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

Answer 331

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

Question 332

To be more precise ...

Answer 332

更准确地讲... gèng zhǔnquè de jiǎng . . .

Question 333

Should I explain in greater detail?

Answer 333

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

Question 334

Nevertheless ...

Answer 334

尽管如此... jǐnguǎnrúcǐ . . .

Question 335

What interests me the most is ...

Answer 335

最吸引我的是... zuì xīyǐn wǑ de shì . . .

Question 336

I would like to explain to you how/what ...

Answer 336

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

Question 337

I will attempt to explain to you how/what ...

Answer 337

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

Question 338

And to make matters worse ...

Answer 338

更糟糕的是... gēng zāogāo de shì . . .

Question 339

As I have explained ...

Answer 339

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

Question 340

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

Answer 340

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

Question 341

A good example of this is ...

Answer 341

举个典型的例子... jǔ gè diǎnxíng de lìzi

Question 342

I must emphasise that ...

Answer 342

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

Question 343

I would like to add something ...

Answer 343

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

Question 344

Allow me now to summarise again

Answer 344

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

Question 345

As an extension to this ...

Answer 345

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

Question 346

Allow me to clarify that for you

Answer 346

让我澄清一下 ràng wǑ chéngqīng yíxià

Question 347

Let’s go into this in more detail

Answer 347

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

Question 348

To my horror I realised that ...

Answer 348

我恐惧地意识到... wǑ kǑngjù de yìshi dào . . .

Question 349

It is a crying shame that ...

Answer 349

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

Question 350

It is such a shame that ...

Answer 350

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

Question 351

It is a pity that I don’t know ...

Answer 351

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

Question 352

I got a shock when ...

Answer 352

当...时我震惊了 dāng . . . shí wǑ zhènjīng le

Question 353

I was shocked when I heard that ...

Answer 353

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

Question 354

It was a bit shocking for me when I saw ...

Answer 354

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

Question 355

I am grateful for/that ...

Answer 355

对于...我很感激 duìyú . . . wǑ hěn gǎnjī

Question 356

I was relieved when I learned that ...

Answer 356

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

Question 357

I am proud that ...

Answer 357

对于...我很骄傲 duìyú . . . wǑ hěn jiāoào

Question 358

My one regret is that ...

Answer 358

我唯一的遗憾是... wǑ wéiyī de yíhàn shì . . .

Question 359

It is amazing that ...

Answer 359

...令人惊叹 . . . lìng rén jīngtàn

Question 360

It is a great pleasure that ...

Answer 360

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

Question 361

What a pity

Answer 361

真遗憾 zhēn yíhàn

Question 362

That is very unfortunate

Answer 362

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

Question 363

I am astonished

Answer 363

我被震惊了 wǑ bèi zhènjīng le

Question 364

That is unbelievable

Answer 364

这真是不可思议 ẕhè zhēn shì bùkěsīyì

Question 365

Who would have thought it?

Answer 365

谁能料到？ shéi néng liàodào?

Question 366

I am very encouraged

Answer 366

我备受鼓舞 wǑ bèishòugǔwǔ

Question 367

It is disgraceful

Answer 367

真是可耻 zhēn shì kěchǐ

Question 368

It is rather boring

Answer 368

真是挺无聊的 zhēn shì tǐng wúliáo de

Question 369

I am disappointed

Answer 369

我很失望 wǑ hěn shīwàng

Question 370

I am hesitating

Answer 370

我还在犹豫 wǑ hái zài yóuyù

Question 371

I must say that ...

Answer 371

我必须说一下... wǑ bìxū shuō yíxià . . .

Question 372

Now seriously ...

Answer 372

言归正传 yánguīzhèngzhuàn

Question 373

It is remarkable that ...

Answer 373

...相当不可思议 . . . xiāngdāng bùkěsīyì

Question 374

I must admit that ...

Answer 374

我必须承认... wǑ bìxū chéngrèn . . .

Question 375

I grant that ...

Answer 375

我承认... wǑ chéngrèn . . .

Question 376

After all ...

Answer 376

毕竟... bìjìng . . .

Question 377

It is unbelievable how ...

Answer 377

...十分不可思议 . . . shífēn bùkěsīyì

Question 378

That is a difficult question

Answer 378

这问题很难回答 zhè wèntí hěnnán huídá

Question 379

I will be talking for about ten minutes

Answer 379

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

Question 380

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

Answer 380

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

Question 381

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

Answer 381

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

Question 382

Would you be interested in us talking about something else?

Answer 382

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

Question 383

I presume that ...

Answer 383

我猜... wǑcāi . . .

Question 384

I hope that ...

Answer 384

我希望... wǑ xīwàng . . .

Question 385

I don't have a big interest in ...

Answer 385

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

Question 386

If I understand correctly ...

Answer 386

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

Question 387

...Is usually true

Answer 387

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

Question 388

I haven't thought about it before, but ...

Answer 388

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

Question 389

I have a suspicion that ...

Answer 389

我怀疑... wǑ huáiyí . . .

Question 390

I have an uneasy feeling that ...

Answer 390

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

Question 391

I firmly believe that ...

Answer 391

我坚信... wǑ jiānxìn . . .

Question 392

I swear that ...

Answer 392

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

Question 393

A lot depends on how ...

Answer 393

很大程度取决于... hěn dà chéngdù qǔjué yú . . .

Question 394

There is no guarantee that ...

Answer 394

无法保证... wúfǎbǎozhèng . . .

Question 395

Supposing that ...

Answer 395

假设... jiǎshè . . .

Question 396

On full reflection ...

Answer 396

经过彻底反省... jīngguò chèdǐ fǎnxǐng . . .

Question 397

If all goes well ...

Answer 397

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

Question 398

So that you understand me ...

Answer 398

这样你才会理解我 zhèyàng nǐ cái huì lǐjiě wǑ

Question 399

Unless I'm mistaken...

Answer 399

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

Question 400

According to my previous experience ...

Answer 400

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

Question 401

Nobody knows, but

Answer 401

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

Question 402

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

Answer 402

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

Question 403

Rumour has it that ...

Answer 403

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

Question 404

It is an old superstition that ...

Answer 404

...是封建迷信 . . . shì fēngjiànmíxìn

Question 405

Eventually I realised that ...

Answer 405

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

Question 406

An idea flashed through my mind that ...

Answer 406

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

Question 407

At last I realised that ...

Answer 407

我终于意识到... wǑ zhōngyú yìshí dào . . .

Question 408

I have an interesting story about...

Answer 408

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

Question 409

Besides that ...

Answer 409

除此之外... chúcǐzhīwài . . .

Question 410

Before I forget, I must ...

Answer 410

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

Question 411

We should look closer at an issue we raised earlier

Answer 411

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

Question 412

As I was saying

Answer 412

我们言归正传 wǑmen yánguīzhèngzhuàn

Question 413

We must face facts

Answer 413

我们必须承认事实 wǑmen bìxū chéngrèn shìshí

Question 414

I have reason to believe that

Answer 414

我有理由相信... wǑ yǑu lǐyóu xiāngxìn . . .

Question 415

After serious consideration (formal)...

Answer 415

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

Question 416

It is worth considering, that ...

Answer 416

值得考虑的是... zhídekǎolǜ de shì . . .

Question 417

The heart of the matter is ...

Answer 417

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

Question 418

The essence of the problem is, that ...

Answer 418

问题的精髓在于... wèntí de jīngsuǐ zàiyú . . .