Instead of saying something like, "If we set an end-of-quarter deadline, we will never make it," say, "This is just my opinion, but I don't see how we will make that deadline."
与其说“如果我们设定了季度末的最后限期，我们将永远无法完成”这样的话，不如说：“仅代表个人看法，但我不知道我们怎样才能在截止日期前完成。”
I tried saying something like "less than 1" but that of course got a blank stare.
我想对女儿说，零是小于一的数字，但很明显这样的解释苍白无力。
Bragg recommends saying something like "I haven't really thought that through yet."
布拉格建议和经销商说这样的话，比如“我还没有真正地想过那个问题。”
I heard recently somebody saying something like "It's not an animal, it's an insect."
最近我听到有人说“它不是动物，它的昆虫” 。
Reintroduce yourself once you're on the phone by saying something like, "Hey, it's Shirley."
当你在电话里说完类似“你好，我是雪莉。”
You probably got an error to LogCat saying something like, "Could not execute method of activity."
你也可能在LogCat中得到类似“Couldnotexecutemethodofactivity”这样的错误。
'Instead, Lester suggests saying something like:' I've been trying to understand your goals and strategy.
莱斯特建议你这样说：“我已经在努力了解您的目标和策略。”
When such topics surface, bow out by saying something like: "Thinking about that stuff makes my head hurt."
如果出现了这样的话题，就可以用一句句“想到这些事情我就头疼”，礼貌地退出讨论。
If your partner or father or friend baits you by saying something like: "you're just like your mother" or "you always say that!"
如果你的伴侣、你爸爸或你的朋友通过类似：“你就像你妈一样”或“你总是那么说！”
If I couldn't find the emotion I was looking for, she would help by saying something like, "If that happened to me I would be really angry.
如果我表达不清那种情绪，她就会说些什么来帮助我，比如，“如果这事发生在我身上，我真的会很生气。
Or, perhaps, dear reader, you have found yourself saying something like the above when a team member's performance is not what you expected?
或许，亲爱的读者，当一名团队成员的表现没有达到你的预期时，你自己也曾说过类似的话吧？
You can choose between setting up the meeting for later or saying something like, "Let's talk now; I've got a conference call in 20 minutes."
你可以稍后安排一次会议，或者说一句类似”我们现在就说，20分钟后我有一次电话会议“ 这些话。
A Westerner's response would have been to rush over, assist the person up, and to inquire about5 any injury by saying something like, "Are you okay?"
一般西方人的反应往往是赶上前扶起摔倒者，关心地问对方“你没事吧？”
It would have been better to have acknowledged my feelings, by saying something like, "Wow, this looks like a huge job, it's great that you're doing this."
本来认识到我的感受，说一些”哇，这项是一个大工程，你来做真了不起” 这样的话会更好。
I feared that saying something like this to an old Italian would either give him a heart attack, or get us killed, but luckily the man spoke hardly any English.
我担心对一个意大利老人这么描述要么会让他心脏病发作，要么就是他把我们杀死。但幸运的是这个人几乎不会讲英文。
Write a little note saying something like, "I kinda forgot about your birthday and feel like a big goof, but hey, this present more than makes up for it, am I right?"
附一张纸条，可以这样说，“我忘了你的生日，感觉像个呆瓜，但是，嘿，这件礼物足以弥补，对吗？”
Brown's own subordinates, all Time Lock devotes, usually make appointments to sit down with him, saying something like, "I'll be working on the Ostrich project until four o'clock."
布朗本人的下属全都是“时间锁”的忠实信徒，他们经常会这样约定与布朗坐下来进行交流的时间：“四点之前我要一直围绕着某某项目展开工作。
"It's usually brought on by, I don't know, like shots or drinking or people kind of saying something to like cheer it on or whatever," said one female student the professors interviewed.
“它通常是被一些东西带动的，我不知道，就像是震惊或者喝酒或者别人说了点类似干杯之类的话，”教授采访的一个女学生说。
If you keep thinking or saying that you don’t like an activity, there is no way you can enjoy it. Always thinkand say something positive.
如果你一直不停地抱怨你有多么讨厌这件事，那么你永远也不可能享受这个过程。
"You're really taking a risk by saying something even as innocuous as, 'I like your boots,'" says Lenkov.
“你说一些无关痛痒的话，像我喜欢你的靴子之类，也是十分冒险的”，Lenkov警告大家。
There’s an old saying, and I don’t know where I first heard it, but it goes something like this: “If you want to make a lot of money, take the average incomes of your five closest friends.
有一则古老的名言，并且我忘记了是从哪听来的了，但是它描述了这样的事情：如果你想要赚很多钱，那么计算你最亲密的朋友的收入的平均值。
When you’ve committed to a month of no spending, the scariest sound in the world goes something like this: glug, glug, gorgle, glug, followed by my wife saying, “Oh, God.
当你决定一个月不花钱后，这世上最可怕的声音就出现了：咕嘟～咕嘟～咕嘟！紧接着，我的妻子惊叫起来：“哦，天呐！
It's like saying something clever in a conversation as if you'd thought of it on the spur of the moment, when in fact you'd worked it out the day before.
这有点像在谈话中说了句貌似即兴迸出来的聪明话，但其实你在之前一天就准备好了。
For instance, something like "You really helped daddy rake up those leaves this morning" is much more heartfelt and sincere than just saying, "Thanks for the help."
例如，“你今天上午帮爸爸把树叶耙成一堆，真是帮了大忙了。”这种表扬，比简单地说“谢谢你的帮助”更加衷心和真诚。
For instance, something like "You really helped daddy rake up those leaves this morning" is much more heartfelt and sincere than just saying, "Thanks for the help."
例如，“你今天上午帮爸爸把树叶耙成一堆，真是帮了大忙了。”这种表扬，比简单地说“谢谢你的帮助”更加衷心和真诚。
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