"That was what the Sowerby woman said," he muttered absent-mindedly.
“索尔比太太就是这么说的呀。”他心不在焉地嘟囔着。
Nuance can be used to identify the speaker, or you can specifically write that your character said, cried, muttered, etc.
一点细微的差别就可以辨别出说话人，或者你可以具体一点写：剧中人说道，哭着，低声抱怨道，等等。
I muttered something about it being a straightforward decision because Anna was earning more… "But most men would never admit that, " she said.
我含糊敷衍着说其实也没什么，因为Anna比我挣得多... ‘可是大多数男人决不会承认这一点的。’
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