Why couldn't he say something vital and original instead of just spouting the same old platitudes?

他为什么不能说点重要的、有新意的东西，而不只是喋喋不休地讲些陈词滥调呢？

When she was very young, Severn Cullis-Suzuki learned that the United Nations Assembly was going to meet in Brazil, Severn decided that she wanted not only to go there but also to say something.

在珊文·卡立斯-铃木很小的时候，她得知联合国大会将在巴西召开，珊文当时就决定她不仅要去那里，而且要说些什么。

S'pose this one here was to stick his skull out and say something!

说不定这个人会把脑袋伸出来，说点什么呢！

About 20 minutes into the call he pressed the mute button and said, "Peter, say something. Anything."

在电话里大约20分钟，他按了静音按钮，然后说：“皮特，说点什么，什么都可以。”

I better say something about oil in the ancient world, so that you get a grip on what's going on here.

我最好讲讲古代的石油，这样你们就能了解这里发生了什么。

However, it is possible for a graduation speech to go beyond cliché and say something truly compelling.

然而，毕业演讲也有可能超越陈词滥调，说出一些真正令人信服的东西。

You wanted to say something—the first word—but it just won't come out, it feels like it is stuck somewhere.

你想说些什么，但第一个字就是说不出来，感觉就像卡在什么地方了。

Whenever you say something to a person cruel or kind, you have no idea how long the words will stay with them.

每当你对一个人说一些残酷或善良的话，你不知道这些话会在他们心中停留多久。

You lose your patience and either scream at your kids or say something that was a bit too harsh and does nobody any good.

你失去了耐心，要么对你的孩子大喊大叫，要么说一些过于严厉、对任何人都没有好处的话。

Mother tried to say something in English but it came out all wrong and we all burst into laughter and decided to forget it!

妈妈想用英语说点什么，但全说错了，我们突然大笑起来，最后决定忘了这一切。

When you have to say something in English, think first and ask yourself" What words and phrases do I know in English that I can use in this situation?"

当你必须用英语说某事时，先问问自己“我知道什么英语单词和短语在这种情况下可以用上？”

When they say something silly or do something ridiculous, there is always the Internet to spread the news in minutes and keep their "story" alive forever.

一旦他们说了一些愚蠢的话、或做了一些荒诞的事，网络总是能在瞬息间把这件事传遍，他们的“黑历史”也就永远无法抹去了。

Even though it's common, it's vital to keep in mind that in a single moment of fatigue, you can say something to your child that you may regret for a long time.

尽管这种情况很常见，但有必要牢记，在疲惫的时刻，你可能会对孩子说出一些你会后悔很久的话。

If I might just say something...

要是叫我说…

She opened her mouth to say something.

她张开嘴要说什么。

When you're done, perhaps I can say something.

等你说完，也许我可以说点什么。

"Can I just say something about the game on Saturday?"—"Yes, of course you can."

“我可以就说说关于星期六的那场比赛吗？”—“可以，当然可以。”

It was so unlike him to say something like that, with such intensity, that I was astonished.

那样激烈地说那样的话真不像是他，以至我很惊讶。

Becky, won't you say something?

贝基，你说话好不好？

They say something about the future.

他们谈论未来。

The descriptions below might say something about you.

下面的描述可能会反映出你的一些情况。

At this special moment, I'd like to say something helpful to all of you.

在这个特殊的时刻，我想对你们所有人说一些有帮助的话。

It's fine if you say something impolite about your own country, but don't do it about someone else's.

如果你对自己的国家说了一些不礼貌的话，没关系，但不要这么说别人的国家。

Some of us have to say something out loud to remember it; others may have to write it down.

我们有些人必须大声说出来才能记住；其他人则可能得把它写下来。

I'm talking about the T-shirts that say something about you, like where you've been, what you like, or what you think.

我说的是那些能体现你一些信息的 T 恤衫，比如你去过哪里，你喜欢什么，或者你的想法。

If I pretend to be happy in a relationship when my true feeling clearly say something else, how can I improve my relationship?

如果我在一段关系中假装快乐，但我真实感受明显不是这样的，我该如何改善关系呢？

I am afraid I would look silly if I forget a word or say something stupid or if I shake or turn red.

我害怕如果忘词了或说了一些愚蠢的话，或者如果我声音颤抖或脸红，会显得很傻。

Another thing that can make it difficult to understand British humor is that we don't always laugh or even smile when we say something funny.

另一件让人难以理解英式幽默的事情是，当我们说一些有趣的事情时，我们并不总是大笑甚至微笑。

Every time we visited her, she would kindly listen to all of our problems and then say something so wise that we would leave her home with our hearts singing.

每次我们去拜访她时，她都会亲切地倾听我们所有问题，然后说一些非常有智慧的话，让我们在离开她家时心花怒放。

You can say something like, "I remember you said something very interesting yesterday and wanted to talk about it some more, but I'm new here and don't remember your name yet. Would you mind telling me again?"

你可以这样说：“我记得你昨天说了一些有趣的事情，还想多谈谈，但我是新来的，还不记得你的名字。你介意再告诉我一遍吗？”