"Think about it," he wanted to say to them. "Just think about it."

“想想吧”，他真的想对他们说道：“也就仅仅是想想吧。”

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"You're looking very..." (he wanted to say old) "... Well, "he said.

“你看上去真……”(他想说“老”)“……不错啊。”他说。

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He wanted to say: "I called on your cousin yesterday," but hesitated.

他想说，“我昨天拜访了你的表姐”，但又犹豫了。

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The doctor said with anger, "He wanted to say something to you before he died.

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He stuttered and fluttered his hands and said, "Ah, ah, you must listen to, hear." We listened all ears, but he forgot what he wanted to say. "Really, listen. Ahem. Look.

两只手交握着说：,“嗯--嗯--你们一定要听我说“,我们听着，可是他忘了他想说什么“真的听我说--嗯，你瞧。

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Say the president said he wanted to focus on homeland security or immigration.

比如说总统说,他要集中处理国家安全或者移民问题。

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And once he finished saying what he wanted to say, he returned to the background.

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He said that on behalf of the government and the whole country he wanted to say to the Finucane family that he was "deeply sorry".

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It is as if the director had something he wanted to say but is pulling his punches: this is a film of ideas that remain schematic and of sensuality that remains ideal.

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