I ought not to tell you but I will, since you're in the family, so to speak.
我不该告诉你，但我会告诉你，因为说来你也是这个家庭的一员。
I wanted to tell him the truth, but something held me back.
我本想告诉他真实情况，但又开不了口。
We knew all along but didn't have the heart to tell her.
我们一直都知道，但是不忍心告诉她。
She wanted to tell him the whole truth but she checked herself—it wasn't the right moment.
她本想告诉他全部真相，但是又忍住了—那还不是时候。
The seed suppliers tell me things will be better next year, but I am not certain I trust them.
种子供应商告诉我明年情况会更好，但我不确定是否能相信他们。
So many of my patients tell me that their lives used to have meaning, but that somewhere along the line things went state.
我的很多病人告诉我，他们的生活曾经是有意义的，但随着时间的推移，事情发生了变化。
So many of my patients tell me that their lives used to have meaning, but that somewhere along the line things went stale.
我的很多病人告诉我，他们的生活曾经是有意义的，但随着时间的推移，事情变得乏味。
I daren't tell him much but he said he wanted to see the garden.
我不敢告诉他太多，但他说他想看看这个花园。
I will tell you who he is, and what is become of him, but you had better hear the story in your own chamber.
我可以告诉你他是谁，他变成了什么样子，但是你最好在你自己的房间里听这个故事。
I'm sorry to bother you, but can you tell me the way to the nearest supermarket?
很抱歉打扰你，请问你能告诉我怎么去最近的超市吗？
"I'll tell you where it is," the monster said, "but you must kill someone for me."
“我会告诉你它在哪里，”怪物说，“但你必须为我杀一个人。”
Most teachers encourage personal examples because they are easier to tell and more persuasive to the reader, but you can still score high without them.
大多数老师鼓励学生举自己的例子，因为这些例子更容易讲述，对读者更有说服力，但是即使没有这些例子你仍然可以获得高分。
Tell her she can have what she wants, but explain the consequences.
告诉她她可以得到她想要的，但要解释后果。
"Tell her to go away at once, Peter," the three cried simultaneously, but he refused.
“彼得，叫她马上走开。”三个人同时叫道，但他拒绝了。
The man answered sharply, "Nought else, good sir—I tell thee 'twas but a jest."
那人厉声回答说：“没有别的事，好先生。我告诉你，这不过是个玩笑。”
Parents should be honest to their children, but they don't have to tell the whole truth.
父母应该对孩子诚实，但他们不必把全部真相都说出来。
Sometimes the caller can't tell clearly where he is, but it doesn't matter.
有时打电话的人不能清楚地说出自己在哪里，但这并不重要。
Wait, I see where you are heading with this, but before we go into how European settlement affected the ecosystem, tell me this—what kind of environment do beavers live in?
等等，我明白你的意思了，但在我们讨论欧洲人的定居如何影响生态系统之前，告诉我，海狸生活在怎样的环境中？
Excuse me, but could you tell me how to get to the Friendship Hotel?
不好意思，你能告诉我友谊宾馆怎么走吗？
The immediate future is clear, but it's hard to tell what lies beyond.
最近的将来已经明朗，但更往后就很难说了。
I don't know if it's the best team I've ever had, but I can tell you this much, they're incredible people to be around.
我不知道这是否是我拥有过的最好的团队，但我可以这么告诉你，他们是非常棒的合作伙伴。
Tell him the truth if you want to, but on your own head be it!
你想把真相告诉他就告诉他吧，但后果自负。
Sorry to trouble you, but could you tell me the time?
对不起打扰您一下，请问几点了？
Scratchy throats, stuffy noses and body aches all spell misery, but being able to tell if the cause is a cold or flu may make a difference in how long the misery lasts.
喉咙发痒、鼻塞和身体疼痛都会带来痛苦，但若能分辨出是感冒还是流感导致的，就可能改变痛苦持续的时间。
It's hard to tell exactly how many people agree with him, but research indicates that the numbers have been rising for some time.
很难确切说出有多少人同意他的观点，但研究表明，这个数字已经上升了一段时间。
The study did not examine the possibility of deep psychological significance to the mistake, says psychologist David Rubin, "but it does tell us who's in and who's out of the group."
心理学家大卫·鲁宾说，这项研究并没有考察这一错误是否具有深刻的心理意义，“但它确实告诉了我们这种情况一般发生在哪些人身上。”
You can tell the age of a tree by counting its rings, but these records of trees' life really say a lot more.
你可以通过数年轮来判断树木的年龄，但是作为树木生命的记载，年轮能说明的东西远不止于此。
The computer experts have to learn not to tell people about computers, but have to be able to explain the answers to the questions that people really want to know.
计算机专家必须学会不告诉人们有关计算机的知识，而且要能够解释人们真正想知道的问题的答案。
Joy and sadness are experienced by people in all cultures around the world, but how can we tell when other people are happy or despondent?
快乐和悲伤是世界上不同文化的人都会经历的，但我们怎样得知别人是快乐还是沮丧呢？
But anyway, even with the translations you gave us for the lyrics and everything...I could tell it's sad, but I wasn't trying to analyze it from a musical perspective.
但是不管怎样，即使有了你给我们的歌词翻译什么的……我可以看出它是悲伤的，但没有试图从音乐的角度来分析它。
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