I can't say... 不是……吧,我不能說(shuō)……
這是當(dāng)對(duì)某件事并不能確定的時(shí)候使用的表現(xiàn)形式,跟 I'm not sure 表示的是相同的意思。另外,I'd say 主語(yǔ)+動(dòng)詞中的 I'd say 是 I would (could) say 的縮略形式,表示的雖然不能斷定,但是“也可以說(shuō)”。也就是說(shuō)表示的是“好像是”的意思。
例句:
I can't say who did that.
我不知道是誰(shuí)做的。
I can't say for certain she'll recover completely.
我不能說(shuō)她已經(jīng)完全恢復(fù)過(guò)來(lái)了。
I would say that you are around 30 years old.
我覺得你看上去在 30 歲左右。
I'd say she died when she was about twenty.
她好像是在 20 歲左右的時(shí)候死的。
對(duì)話:
A:I can't say I've ever been to London.
我從來(lái)沒有去過(guò)倫敦。
B: Would you like to go there with me?
想不想跟我一起去?