say

vt.
1. tell,report 讲述，报告。
△Mac.1.2.6:“Say to theKing the knowledge of the broil / As thou didst leaveit.”你把你离开战场时所知道的战况报告给国王听。
2. assume,suppose假定，假设。
△Oth.3.3.136:“Why,say they are vile and false，”假定我的想法是邪恶而虚伪的。
△Mac.5.5.31 (30): “I should report that which Isay I saw,/But know not how to do't.”我应该报告我认为我亲眼看到的事，但是不知道怎么办才好。
△H.V.2.4.127:“Say,if my father render fair return,/It is a-gainst my will；”假定说吧，即使我的父王给你们一个有礼貌的答复，那也是不合我的心意的。
△2H.VI.3.1.379: “Saythat he thrive，”假如他成功了…
△3H.VI.2.1.93:“For(i.e.as for) ’chair and dukedom’，‘throne and king-dom’ say,/ Either that (i.e. the throne) is thine,orelse thou wert not his (i.e. his son = Plantagenet’sson).”至于“职位和公爵领地”，就说“王位和国家”吧，那要不是你的，除非你不是他的儿子。(按：这句话的意思模棱两可。)
△3H.VI.3.2.146: “Well,say there is no kingdomthen for Richard; / What other pleasure can theworld afford?”好，假定没有一个王国给理查统治；这世界还能提供什么快乐？
△ 3H.VI.5.4.13: “Say Warwick wasour anchor; what of that?”假定说沃里克是我们的船锚；那又怎么样？
△R.III. 3.1.75:“But say,my lord,it werenot registered,/ Methinks the truth should live fromage to age，”但是，我的大人，即使这件事并没有记载，我想真相还是会一代一代留存下来。Phrases & Expressions:
how say’st thou: what have you to say to this? 你觉得怎么样？
△Gent.2.5.43 (41): “how say’st thou,thatmy master is become a notable lover?”我的主人也变成了一个大情人，你觉得怎么样？
say he be taken: If he were to be captured 假如他被抓住了。
△2H.VI.3.1.376: “Say he be taken,rack’d,and tortured，”假如他被抓住了，即使受到拉肢刑和拷打…。
say if I do: What if I do?即使我…又怎么样？
△Lr.5.3.160 (159): “Say if I do,the laws are mine,notthine.”即使我知道这封信，又怎么样？ 法律在我手里，不在你手里。
say over: repeat 再说一遍，重述。
△Rom.1.1.7:“Butsaying o’er what I have said before.” i.e.My replycan only be a repetition of what I have said before.我还是重复我说过的那一句话。
say somewhat: speak something 说明原委。
△Wiv.4.5.129 (123):“Here is a letter will say somewhat.”这里有一封信，你一看就会明白。
say that: suppose that 假定，假设。
△Tw.2.4.91 (89):“Say that some lady,as perhaps there is,/ Hath foryour love as great a pang of heart / As you have forOlivia.”譬如说有一位姑娘，也许真有那么一个人，由于对你的爱而心里藏着极大的痛苦，就像你对于奥丽维娅那样。
△2H.VI.3.1.379: “Say that he thrive，” 假如他成功了…。
△3H. VI.3.2.89: “Say that King Edward take theefor his queen?”假定国王爱德华娶你做王后，怎么样？
△R.III.1.2.89:“Say that I slew them not?”假使我并没有杀他们呢？