"let him have his say"
"He said that he wanted to marry her" "tell me what is bothering you" "state your opinion" "state your name"
"He alleged that he was the victim of a crime" "He said it was too late to intervene in the war" "The registrar says that I owe the school money"
"Let us say that he did not tell the truth" "Let's say you had a lot of money--what would you do?"
"The passage reads as follows" "What does the law say?"
"I said to him to go home" "She ordered him to do the shopping" "The mother told the child to get dressed"
"She pronounces French words in a funny way" "I cannot say `zip wire'" "Can the child sound out this complicated word?"
"What does this painting say?" "Did his face say anything about how he felt?"
"She said `Hello' to everyone in the office"
"I say let's forget this whole business"
"Say grace" "She said her `Hail Mary'"
"The clock says noon"
误 He thought that I said a lie.
正 He thought that I told a lie.
析 表达“说谎”往往用tell a lie〔tell lies〕,而不能说say a lie。
“别碰它。”那个小男孩说。误 “Don't touch it.”the small boy said.
正 “Don't touch it.”said the small boy.
析 主句若放在直接引语后面,主语是名词时往往倒装。
不用说,他是这个领域的学术带头人。误 Needless to speak, he is one of the leading scholars in this field.
正 Needless to say, he is one of the leading scholars in this field.
析 needless to say是习惯用法,意为“不用说”,这里say不可以用speak代替。
都说他是个好孩子。误 People say him to be a good boy.
正 He is said to be a good boy.
析 say用于主动结构后不能接复合宾语,但这种复合宾语可以和say的被动结构连用。
