to say

She sent to say that she was coming home.

她托人捎话说她要回家了。

The problem, needless to say, is the cost involved.

不用说，问题是所涉及的费用。

Do you mean to say you've lost it?

你是说你把那东西给弄丢了？

She didn't even call to say she wasn't coming.

她甚至没打电话来说一声她不来了。

I realized that it was the wrong thing to say.

我意识到说这话不恰当。

Be quiet, I have something to say.

安静，我有话要说。

Late again ─ what have you got to say for yourself?

又迟到了——这回你找什么借口呢？

He's no better, I'm afraid to say.

我很抱歉地说，他一点也不见好转。

You are at liberty to say what you like.

你尽可畅所欲言。

We'd better hear what they have to say.

我们最好还是听听他们有什么话要说。

That's all well and good, but why didn't he call her to say so?

那好倒是好，可是他为什么不给她打电话这样说呢？

She did at least write to say thank you.

她至少还写了信道谢。

I'd like to say a few words about future plans.

我想就今后的计划说几句。

Number Ten had nothing to say on the matter.

唐宁街十号对此不作评论。

I'm having trouble finding anything new to say on this subject.

在这个课题上要提出什么新看法，我有困难。

Who's to say we would not have succeeded if we'd had more time?

要是时间更充裕，没准儿我们就已成功了，谁说得准呢？

It's hard to say what caused the accident.

很难说造成事故的原因是什么。

Are you trying to say you want rid of me?

你是在说要甩掉我吗？

What a heartless thing to say!

这么说话太无情了！

Nobody had a good word to say about him.

没有一个人说过他好。

I mean to say, you should have known how he would react!

我的意思是说，你本应料到他会作何反应！

The wisest course of action is just to say nothing.

最妥当的行动方针是缄默不语。

Strange to say, I don't really enjoy television.

说来奇怪，我不大喜欢看电视。

I have nothing more to say on the subject.

关于这个问题，我再没有要说的了。

It's not for me to say why he left.

不适宜由我说出他离开的原因。

I have nothing further to say in this regard.

在这方面，我没什么要说的了。

Well, really! What a thing to say!

啊，真是的！这么说太不像话了！

I didn't give him a chance to say a word.

我没有给他说话的机会。

I didn't want to say anything without actually reading the letter first.

在未确实读信之前我什么也不想说。

With your permission, I'd like to say a few words.

如蒙允许，我想讲几句话。