It is impossible to say at what point along the continuum a dialect becomes a separate language.
要说出同一语言的方言差异到什么程度就成为一种别的语言是不可能的。
'What I like to say is that nature writes some things in pencil and some things in pen,' she says.
她说：“我想说的是，大自然有些东西是用铅笔写的，有些东西是用钢笔写的。”
Say—what is dead cats good for, Huck?
我说——哈克，死猫有什么用？
What would happen is there would be a panic; people would say, "they're not paying on the notes."
这会发生一场恐慌；人们会说，“他们没有用票据付款。”
There were various views about what constitutes it, but there was agreement that such an essence exists—that is to say, that there is something by virtue of which man is man.
关于它是由什么构成的，人们有各种不同的看法，但大家一致认为，有这样一种本质是存在的，也就是说，有一种东西可以作为人就是人的依据。
Why does the speaker say what the Herzau's did at home is ironical?
为什么说话者说赫索家在家里做的事是讽刺的？
It's a trivial matter, by looking at what is the weight and how far does it drop, to say OK, how much work is done by the paddlewheel.
这是一个很简单的问题，通过观察重量是多少以及它下降了多远，来确定桨轮做了多少功。
Your tone of voice is as important as the content of what you have to say.
你的讲话声调和你要讲的内容同样重要。
So, what exactly are you supposed to say when "thank you" is only the 20th most popular way to express gratitude?
那么，当“谢谢”只是表达感激的第20种常用方式时，你到底应该说什么呢？
I'll always stick to you, Rat, and what you say is to be--has got to be.
我会永远黏着你，兰特，你说什么就是什么——就一定得是什么。
What would you say is the biggest obstacle today to putting structures, equipment, people…anything really, into space?
你认为目前把结构、设备、人员等任何东西送上太空的最大障碍是什么？
What this little wood ant is planning to do with this microchip is unkonwn, but how appropriate to say that he appears to have a scientific interest.
还不知道这只小木蚁打算用这种微芯片做什么，不过，说它对科学感兴趣是多么恰当。
What Epictetus would say is sitting at home worrying about that would be wrong and wasteful and irrational.
爱比克泰德会说，呆坐在家里干着急是错误的、浪费精力的以及不理性的。
What the Stoics say in general is simply this: There is a larger plan in life.
斯多葛学派的观点大致是这样的：生活自有更好的安排。
It will draw on both past experience and any other source of information, such as what other people say, to make sense of what it is seeing.
它将利用过去的经验和任何其他信息来源，例如其他人所说的，来理解它所看到的东西。
They say his ability is very rare, but Samuel doesn't even realize that what he can do is special.
他们说赛谬尔的能力非常罕见，但他压根都没有意识到他能做的事情是特别的。
What has changed, say doctors, especially younger ones, is that they face increasing pressure to interact with their devices.
医生们认为，他们与设备交互的压力变得越来越大，尤其是年轻医生。
At the beginning of a speech, it is very important to grab the audience's attention and make them interested in what you have to say.
在演讲开始的时候，吸引听众的注意力，让他们对你要说的话感兴趣是非常重要的。
You know, I must say I was pleased to hear from you, but from what you said on the phone, everything is so sudden.
我真的很高兴听到你的消息，但正如你在电话里说过的，一切都太突然了。
Some experts say the policy is inconsistent with the science of what we know about body weight regulation.
一些专家表示，该政策与我们所知道的关于控制体重的科学不一致。
Maybe what we should say is he thinks he remembers the experience of being crowned emperor, but it's a fake memory.
或许我们应该说，他自认为他记得加冕的经历，但那却是虚假的记忆。
And what the Stoics say in general is simply this: There is a larger plan in life.
斯多葛学派的观点很简单：生命自有更好的安排。
Next time somebody tells you that something is true, why not say to them, "What kind of evidence is there for that?"
下次有人告诉你某件事是真的，为什么不问问他们：“这有什么证据？”
Whenever you see China paper cutting, you will be amazed to say what a wonderful art form it is.
每当你看到中国剪纸，你都会惊讶地说这是一种多么美妙的艺术形式。
If you have not heard what a caller said, it is much more polite to say "I'm sorry. Could you say this again, please?" than to simply say "What?"
如果你还没有听到打电话的人说了什么，更礼貌的说法是：“对不起。你能再说一遍吗？”而不是简单地说：“什么？”
I want to say sorry for what I did, but the person I hurt is no longer at our school.
我想为我的所作所为道歉，但我伤害的人已经不在我们学校了。
One of the showiest stunts that some languages can pull off is an ability to build up words of breath-breaking length, and thus express in one word what English takes a whole sentence to say.
有一些语言最令人叹为观止的特色之一，是能够创造出某些长得无法一口气读完的单词，由此用一个单词就能表达英语需要用一整个句子才能说出来的意思。
The article is so poorly-organized that I don't know what to say after reading it.
这篇文章条理不清， 使人看了不知所云。
He hasn't finished what he had to say and is going to make it up.
他话没讲完，还得找补几句。
He hasn't finished what he had to say and is going to make it up.
他话没讲完，还得找补几句。
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