2014年考研英语翻译:插入结构(4)
四、不定式短语作插入结构
so to speak(可以这样说),to tell you the truth(老实对你说),to be frank(说句实话),to begin with(首先),to start with(首先),to be more exact(更确切地说),to sum up(总之,概括地说),to put it briefly(简单说来),to put it in another way(换句话说),to make a long story short(长话短说),to say the least of it(至少可以这样说),needless to say(不用说),strange to say(说来奇怪),to conclude(总之,最后),to be sure(可以肯定的说),to be specific(具体说来),to be precise(准确地说),to speak frankly(坦白地说)等等。
To tell you the truth, I haven’t bought anything for a year. 老实对你说,我一年来什么东西都没有买过。
It wasn’t a very good dinner, to say the least of it.至少可以这样说,这次宴会并不成功。
The movie, to be frank, moved me to tears.坦白地说,这部电影把我感动得流下了眼泪。
She wrote, to be exact, ten novels in her lifetime.确切地说,她一生写了十部小说。