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Formal 正式

1. What I mean by that is...

我那么說的意思是……

What I mean by that is we are in an excellent position to dominate the market.

我那么說的意思是，我們景況絕佳足以支配該市場。

＊dominate /dɑm?net/ vt. 支配，統治

2. Let me put it another way:...

讓我換個方式說明：……

Let me put it another way: if we dont relocate our factory now, we may not get another opportunity.

讓我換個方式說明：如果我們現在不遷廠，可能就不再有機會了。

3. Let me rephrase that:...

讓我換個說法：……

Let me rephrase that: Its a great idea, but it might not be the best idea.

讓我換個說法：這是個很棒的構想，但卻可能不是最好的構想。

＊rephrase /?rifrez/ vt. 改變措辭來說明

4. Maybe I havent made myself clear:...

或許我沒說清楚：……

Maybe I havent made myself clear: we need more staff right now.

或許我沒說清楚：我們現在需要更多員工。

Informal 非正式

1. Let me explain what I mean by that:...

讓我解釋一下我那么說的意思：……

Let me explain what I mean by that: its a good idea to invest soon, but not right now.

讓我解釋一下我那么說的意思：趕緊投資是個好主意，但不是現在。

2. Just to clarify,...

只是想闡明，……

Just to clarify, that doesnt mean we need to cut costs.

只是想闡明，那不表示我們需要削減成本。

3. Let me put it this way:...

讓我這么說吧：……

Let me put it this way: we must spend more on advertising this quarter.

讓我這么說吧：我們本季必須花更多廣告費。

4. What Im basically trying to say is...

基本上我想說的是……

What Im basically trying to say is that maybe we should look at another approach.

基本上我想說的是，或許我們應該考慮另一種方法。

＊approach /?prot?/ n. 方法

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