英語中有很多表達"說"的詞語,其中有一種"說"法較為獨特,這便是固定"說"法。這些固定"說"法在英語中的`使用頻率很高,尤其是在書面英語中,熟悉並掌握這些固定"說"法,無疑會使你的語言運用能力得以增強。現就常用的固定"說"法加以歸納。
1. generally speaking表示"一般說來",其中generally是副詞,speaking是現在分詞,常用在句首,作插入語。
Generally speaking, women live longer than men.
2. exactly speaking表示"確切地說",是現在分詞短語,作插入語。
Exactly speaking, the work was completed in six hours.
3. frankly speaking表示"坦率地說",是現在分詞短語,作插入語。
Frankly speaking, I don't agree with you.
4. joking apart表示"正經地說",作插入語。
Joking apart, there is no need for argument over it.
5. in other words表示"換句話說",是介詞短語,作插入語。
John was considered a double-faced man. In other words, he was not an honest man.
6. in general表示"一般地來說",是介詞短語,常用在句首。
In general, boys like playing football.
7. in one's opinion表示"依某人來說",是介詞短語,其中one's代表形容詞性物主代詞,常用在句首。
In my opinion, we should go out for a picnic.
8. or rather表示"更確切地說",作插入語,用於句中。
He got home late last night, or rather, early this morning.
9. to be honest表示"老實說",是不定式短語,作插入語。
To be honest, I don't like this novel.
10. to tell you the truth表示"說實話",是不定式短語,作插入語。
To tell you the truth, I didn't want to make friends with you.
11. to be frank表示"坦率地說",是不定式短語,常用在句首。
To be frank, I don't enjoy the performance.
12. in the strict sense of the word表示"嚴格地說",是介詞短語,作插入語。
In the strict sense of the word, your pronunciation is not very standard.
13. personally表示"就個人來說",是副詞,常用在句首。
Personally, I have no objection.
14. that is表示"也就是說",作插入語。
The story happened about a century
ago, that is, a hundred years ago.
15. to be more specific表示"更準確地說",是不定式短語,常用在句首。
To be more specific, it covers an area of 1.68 square kilometres.
16. to sum up表示"概括地說",常用在句首。
To sum up, success results from hard work.
