說話：say詞彙用法總結

If you hear a voice within you say 'you cannot paint', then by all means paint and that voice will be silenced.

—— Vincent van Gogh

如果你心裏的聲音說：『你不會畫畫』，那你務必要作畫，那個聲音將會消失。

——文森特·梵高

一、關於say，你應該知道的用法有

interj.

喂，哎呀 hey

I say, Henry, you've got yourself another stripe!

喂，亨利，你的肩章上又多了一條槓了。

n.

1.發言權 the right to influence sth by giving your opinion before a decision is made

Ken wanted to paint the room green but his wife had already chosen pink and he had no say in the matter.

肯想把這間屋子漆成綠色，但他的妻子卻決定要刷成粉紅色的，他在這件事上沒有發言權。

2.要說的話，意見 an expression of opinion 

I've had my say.

我要講的都講了。

v.

1.說，講 [T] to speak or tell sb sth, using words

He went on to say that the funeral was a ritual because the Queen disliked Diana.

他繼續說那葬禮只是禮節上走走過場，因爲女王不喜歡黛安娜。

2.講述，說明 [T] to state as opinion or belief

That may say as much about the hedonism and anomie of the 1970s as about the contagiousness of slang.

這既可說明70年代人們那種享樂主義和頹廢反常的心理，也顯示了俚俗語的感染力之強。

3.表明，指明 [T] indicate, show

Some estimates say Americans spend as much as 70,000 million dollars a year for everything connected with weddings.

一些估算表明，每年美國人花費700億美元用於與婚禮相關的事宜。

4.假定，假設 [T] suppose, assume

Let's say you miss the train, what do you plan to do?

假定你趕不上火車，你準備怎麼辦?

5.（常用作插入語）比如說，例如，估計 [T] to suggest or give sth as an example or a possibility

You may learn to play the violin in, say, three years.

你可以，比如說，在三年內學會拉小提琴。

二、下面我們來學習一下含有say的常見短語

that is to say

即,也就是說

三、學會say的用法了嗎？來做個小測試鞏固一下

You could learn the basics in, let's ___, three months.
   比方說,三個月你就可以掌握基本知識。