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I will see to it that ... 我会确保... wǒ huì quèbǎo . . .

About ... I'd like to say ... 关于...我想说的是... guānyú . . . wǒ xiǎng shuō deshì . . .

I don’t claim that ... 我不不是说... wǒ búshì shuō . . .

What worries me is that ... 让我担⼼心的是... ràng wǒ dānxīn de shì . . .

I am trying to say ... 我想说的是... wǒ xiǎng shuō de shì . . .

Anyway... 总之... zǒngzhī...

Allow me to say it another way ... 让我换个说法... ràng wǒ huàn'gèshuōfǎ . . .

In other words ... 换句句话说... huànjùhuàshuō . . .

To say it another way ... 换种说法是... huànzhǒngshuōfǎ shì . . .

Another way of saying it is ... 换种说法... huàn zhǒng shuōfǎ . . .

The way I see it/As far as I'm concerned.... 在我看来... zàiwǒkànlái . . .

My point of view is that ... 我的看法是... wǒ de kànfǎ shì . . .

I remember that ... 我想起来... wǒ xiǎngqǐlái . . .

It is up to you whether ... 看你是…还是… kàn nǐ shì . . . háishì . . .

I understand your point but 我明⽩白你说的，但是... wǒ míngbái nǐ shuō de ， dànshì . . .

I am of the same opinion 我和你看法⼀一样 wǒ hé nǐ kànfǎ yīyàng

Time will tell whether ... 时间会证明是...还是... shíjiān huì zhèngmíng shì . . . háishì . . .

My other half thinks that ... 我的另⼀一半认为... wǒ de lìngyíbàn rènwéi . . .

That is a matter of opinion 每个⼈人看法不不同 měi gè rén kànfǎ bù tóng

I (mistakeny) thought 我以为... wǒ yǐwéi . . .

I’d like to say a couple of words about this ... 关于...我想说⼏几句句 guānyú . . . wǒ xiǎng shuō jǐjù

Today we shall look at ... 今天我们⼀一起来看⼀一下... jīntiān wǒmen yìqǐ lái kàn yíxià . . .

I recall that ... 我记得... wǒ jìdé . . .

I assumed mistakenly, that ... 我误以为... wǒ wùyǐwéi . . .

Provided that ... 只要 zhǐyào . . .

I blame myself that ... 我怪我⾃自⼰己... wǒ guài wǒ zì jǐ...

Strange as it may seem ... 说来奇怪... shuōláiqíguài . . .

The main thing is that ... 最主要的是... zuì zhǔyào de shì . . .

It's a good thing that ... 好在... hǎozài . . .

As far as I am concerned ... 对我来说.... duì wǒ lái shuō . . . .

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Oddly enough ... 说来也奇怪... shuō lái yě qíguài . . .

If you ask me ... 你要是问我的话... nǐ yàoshì wèn wǒ dehuà . . .

It just so happened that ... 正好.../于是... zhènghǎo . . . / yúshì . . .

By the way ... 对了了... duìle . . .

That's one way to say it 可以这么说 kéyǐ zhème shuō

There is a danger that ... ……是有⻛风险的。 . . . shì yǒu fēngxiǎn de

It is necessary ... ……是有必要的 shì yǒu bìyào de . . .

There is still a chance that... ...还是有机会的 . . . háishì yǒu jīhuì de

I really don’t like to say this, but .. 我并不不想这么说，但是... wǒ bìng bù xiǎng zhème shuō ，
dànshì . . .

Well then ... 那... nà . . .

The reason we are here is ... 我们在这是因为... wǒmen zài zhè shì yīnwéi . . .

I believe that ... 我相信... wǒ xiāngxìn . . .

I want to believe that ... 我很想相信... wǒ hěn xiǎng xiāngxìn . . .

That’s hard to say, but ... 这不不好说，但是... zhè bù hǎo shuō ， dànshì . . .

She said something like ... 她是这么说的... tā shì zhème shuō de . . .

And one more thing ... 还有... háiyǒu . . .

It is clear that ... 很明显... hěn míngxiǎn . . .

We are here to talk about ... 我们在这要讨论⼀一下... wǒmen zài zhè yào tǎolùn yíxià . . .

Time is limited, so I’d better make a start 我们时间有限，我最好⻢马上开始 wǒmen shíjiān yǒuxiàn, wǒ zuìhǎo
mǎshàng kāishi

As far as I remember ... 我能记得的是... wǒ néng jìdé de shì . . .

I decided that ... 我决定... wǒ juédìng . . .

The question is ... 问题是... wèntí shì . . .

And what's more ... 另外... lìngwài . . .

And more specifically ... 具体地说... jùtǐ de shuō . . .

Allow me to recap for a moment 让我们回顾⼀一下 ràng wǒmen huígù yíxià

To be more specific ... 具体来说... jùtǐ láishuō . . .

It is worth mentioning that ... 值得⼀一提的是... zhídeyìtí de shì . . .

That is such a good question 这问题问得好 zhè wèntí wèndehǎo

Today’s topic is ... 今天的话题是... jīntiān de huàtí shì . . .

That isn't such a big problem 这不不是个⼤大问题 zhè bú shì gè dà wèntí

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Now that I think of it ... 现在回想起来... xiànzài huíxiǎngqǐlái . . .

It is rumoured that ... 有⼩小道消息说... yǒu xiǎodào xiāoxī shuō . . .

I find/have found that ... 我发现... wǒ fāxiàn . . .

I don't recall exactly . 具体...我不不记得了了 jùtǐ... wǒ bújìdé le . . .

Let me digress for a moment ... 我插个题外话 wǒ chā ge tíwàihuà

There is the problem of..... 还有...的问题 háiyǒu . . . de wèntí

I am against it ... 我反对 wǒ fǎnduì

I am afraid that time is against us 恐怕我们时间不不够了了 kǒngpà wǒmen shíjiān bú gòu le

I hate ... 我讨厌... wǒ tǎoyàn . . .

I am afraid that ... 恐怕... kǒngpà . . .

Contrary to my expectations ... 和我预想中的相反... hé wǒ yùxiǎng zhōng de xiāngfǎn . . .

Recently, I heard that ... 最近我听说... zuìjìn wǒ tīngshuō . . .

From what I have heard ... 我听说的是... wǒ tīngshuō de shì . . .

And from then on ... 后来... hòulái . . .

It turns out... 原来... yuánlái . . .

In the end... 最后... zuìhòu . . .

Once upon a time, long ago ... 很久很久以前... hěnjiǔhěnjiǔ yǐqián . . .

Now it occurs to me that ... 我刚好想起来... wǒ gānghǎo xiǎngqǐlái . . .

To put it simply ... 简单来说... jiǎndānláishuō . . .

It is necessary to mention that ... 有必要提到... yǒubìyào tídào . . .

Today I will be talking about ... 今天我要讲的是... jīntiān wǒ yào jiǎng de shì . . .

If that is true ... 如果这是真的... rúguǒ zhè shì zhēnde. . .

I said it that way by mistake 是我说错话了了 shì wǒ shuōcuò huà le

Contrary to what most people think ... 和⼤大多数⼈人的想法相反... hé dàduōshù rén de xiǎngfǎ xiāngfǎn . . .

It won’t do any harm if ... 如果...并没什什么坏处 rúguǒ . . . bìng méishénme huàichǔ

If it were me ... 如果是我的话... rúguǒ shì wǒ dehuà . . .

I am really sick of it 我真的受够了了 wǒ zhēnde shòugòu le

Unless I'm remembering incorrectly ... 要是我没记错的话... yàoshì wǒ méi jì cuò dehuà . . .

I may be wrong, but ... 我也许是错的，但是... wǒ yěxǔ shì cuò de ， dànshì . . .

I gave the wrong answer 我回答错了了 wǒ huídá cuò le

I genuinely do think that ... 我真⼼心觉得... wǒ zhēnxīn juéde . . .

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That is all there is to say. 该说的都说完了了 gāi shuō de dōu shuō wán le

The crux of the matter is ... 这个问题的核⼼心是... zhè gè wèntí de héxīn shì . . .

Now and then it seems to me that ... 时不不时我会觉得... shíbushí wǒ huì juéde . . .

I should mention that ... 我应该提⼀一下... wǒ yīnggāi tí yíxià . . .

Now that you mention it, I really do think 你这么⼀一说，我还真觉得... nǐ zhème yìshuō, wǒ hái zhēn
that ... zhème juéde . . .

Would you say that ... 你觉得...吗？ nǐ juéde . . . ma ？

Wouldn't you say that ... 你不不觉得...吗？ nǐ bùjuédé . . . ma ？

I would say that ... 我觉得... wǒ juéde . . .

I suppose that ... 我想应该是... wǒ xiǎng yīnggāi shì . . .

I still think that ... 我还是觉得... wǒ háishì juéde . . .

My wife pointed out that ... 我⽼老老婆提到... wǒ lǎopó tídào . . .

I can’t help feeling that ... 我忍不不住觉得... wǒ rěnbúzhù juéde . . .

It seems very unlikely that ... ...可能性不不⼤大 . . . kěnéngxìng bú dà

I think that it isn't very probable ... 我觉得...的可能性不不⼤大 wǒ juéde . . . de kěnéngxìng bú dà

It makes sense that ... ...是有道理理的 . . . shì yǒudàolǐ de

The most important thing is that ... 最重要的是... zuì zhòngyào de shì . . .

The snag with that is that ... 麻烦的是... máfán de shì . . .

That is an important point 这是很重要的⼀一点 zhè shì hěn zhòngyào de yì diǎn

The reason why I am here is ... 我在这⾥里里的原因是... wǒ zài zhèlǐ de yuányīn shì . . .

How did it turn out? 后来怎样了了？ hòulái zěnyàng le?

What is going on? 怎么了了？ zěnme le?

Exactly / Exactly right 完全正确 wánquánzhèngquè

Certainly/Sure, why not? 当然了了/ 好呀 dāngrán le/ hǎo ya

Don't be upset, but ... 先别⽣生⽓气，但是... xiān bié shēngqì ， dànshì . . .

Words fail me when ... 当...时我很⽆无语 dāng . . . shí wǒ hěn wúyǔ

I am absolutely convinced that ... 我很确信... wǒ hěn quèxìn . . .

Absolutely correct ...完全正确 . . . wánquán zhèngquè

The fact of the matter is that ... 这件事的事实是... zhèjiànshì de shìshí shì . . .

I can safely say that ... 我能⾮非常确定地说... wǒ néng fēicháng quèdìng de shuō . . .

It's not right that ... ...是不不正确的 . . . shì bú zhèngquè de

I don't understand at all why ... 我完全不不理理解为什什么... wǒ wánquán bù lǐjiě wèishénme…

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It is hardly surprising that ... ...其实并不不奇怪 . . . qíshí bìngbùqíguài

I am totally certain that ... 我完全确定... wǒ wánquán quèdìng . . .

I am not totally convinced that ... 我并不不完全确定... wǒ bìngbù wánquán quèdìng . . .

That sounds like ... 听起来像是... tīngqǐlái xiàngshì . . .

It happened like this ... 事情是这样的， shìqing shì zhèyàng de . . .

I was scared stiff when ... 当...时我吓坏了了 dāng . . . shí wǒ xiàhuài le

Frankly speaking ... 说实在的... shuōshízài de. . .

Well, as a matter of fact ... 那么，事实上... nàme， shíjì shàng . . .

Actually ... 其实... qíshí ...

I would like to tell you that ... 我想告诉你的是... wǒ xiǎng gàosù nǐ de shì . . .

I must first say that ... ⾸首先我要说的是... shǒuxiān wǒ yào shuō de shì . . .

I would like to make one thing clear from ⾸首先我要说明（澄清）的⼀一件事是...shǒuxiān wǒ yào shuōmíng
the start (chéng qīng) de yíjiànshì shì . . .

I think that I should say right from the ⾸首先我想要说的是... shǒuxiān wǒ xiǎngyào shuō de shì . . .
start that ...

Can you tell me please ... 你能告诉我...吗？ nǐ néng gàosù wǒ . . . ma ？

Could I request your views on the matter? 关于这件事我能听听你的看法吗？ guānyú zhè jiàn shì wǒ néng
tīngtīng nǐ de kànfǎ ma?

To tell you the truth ... 说实话... shuō shíhuà . . .

I am not certain whether ... or ... 我不不确定是...还是... wǒ bú quèdìng shì . . . háishì . . .

I'm no expert, but... 虽然我不不是专家，但是... suīrán wǒ bú shì zhuānjiā ， dànshì . . .

I have a hunch that ... 我的直觉告诉我... wǒ de zhíjué gàosù wǒ . . .

On the surface, it seems that ... 表⾯面看上去好像... biǎomiàn kànshàngqù hǎoxiàng . . .

Someone told me that ... 有⼈人告诉我... yǒurén gàsù wǒ . . .

Just as they said ... 像他们说的那样... xiàng tāmen shuō de nàyàng . . .

I vaguely remember that ... 我隐约记得... wǒ yǐnyuē jìdé . . .

The one thing I can recall is that ... 我能想起来的⼀一件事是... wǒ néng xiǎngqǐlái de yíjiànshì shì . . .

I told myself that ... 我告诉⾃自⼰己... wǒ gàosù zìjǐ . . .

I can proudly state that ... 我能⾃自豪地说... wǒ néng zìháo de shuō . . .

According to my experience ... 以我的经验来说... yǐ wǒ de jīngyàn láishuō . . .

While I am already talking about it ... 既然我已经说到这⾥里里了了... jìrán wǒ yǐjīng shuōdào zhèli le. . .

I’ll attempt to put that more clearly 我会试着说的更更明⽩白些 wǒ huì shì zhe shuō de gèng
míngbai xiē

I was amazed that ... ...这让我很吃惊 ...zhè ràng wǒ hěn chī jīng

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It is good to know that ... ...挺好的 . . . tǐng hǎo de

I am glad to hear it 那就好 nàjiùhǎo

I am sorry to interrupt, but ... 打扰⼀一下... dǎrǎoyíxià . . .

It is surprising that ... 说来让⼈人吃惊... shuōlái ràng rén chījīng . . .

And there is the problem 问题就在这⾥里里 wèntí jiù zài zhèli

Allow me to thank you 让我感谢⼤大家 ràng wǒ gǎnxiè dàjiā

That is to say ... 也就是说... yějiùshìshuō . . .

And this is why ... 这就是为什什么... zhè jiùshì wèishénme . . .

Another advantage is that ... 还有⼀一个好处就是... háiyǒu yígèhǎochu jiùshì . . .

Another disadvantage is that ... 还有⼀一个坏处就是... háiyǒu yígèhuàichu jiùshì . . .

Like I have just mentioned ... 就像我刚才提到的... jiùxiàng wǒ gāngcái tídào de . . .

My greatest worry is that ... 我最⼤大的担忧就是... wǒ zuìdà de dānyōu jiùshì . . .

More and more ... 越来越... yuèláiyuè . . .

I am amazed that ... ...让我觉得很吃惊 . . . ràng wǒ juéde hěn chījīng

Thank you heartily 真⼼心感谢 zhēnxīn gǎnxiè！

I think that I should immediately say from 我觉得我应该从⼀一开始就说明... wǒ juéde wǒ yīnggāi cóng
the start that .. yì kāishǐ jiù shuōmíng . . .

My own feeling is that ... 我的感受是... wǒ de gǎnshòu shì . . .

I can’t get rid of the feeling that ... 我总有种感觉... wǒ zǒng yǒu zhǒng gǎnjué . . .

It's becoming more and more obvious that ... ...越来越明显了了 . . . yuèláiyuè míngxiǎn le

It soon became apparent that ... ...很快就明⽩白了了 . . . hěnkuài jiù míngbái le

You'll know why I'm so surprised when ... 当...时你知道我为什什么吃惊了了 dāng . . . shí nǐ zhīdào wǒ
wéishenme chījīng le

I became more and more certain that ... 我越来越坚信... wǒ yuèláiyuè jiānxìn . . .

It is nothing but the truth 事实就是这样 shìshí jiùshì zhèyàng

It isn’t often that ... 通常不不会... tōngcháng bú huì

The sad thing about that is ... 可悲的是... kěbēi de shì . . .

I am grateful for the opportunity ... 我⾮非常感激能有机会... wǒ fēicháng gǎnjī néng yǒu jīhuì . . .

Between you and me.... 跟你⽼老老实说... gēn nǐ lǎoshí shuō . . .

The only provision is that ... 唯⼀一的条件是... wéiyī de tiáojiàn shì . . .

You know just as much as I do 你和我知道的差不不多 nǐ hé wǒ zhīdào de chàbuduō

It is well known that ... ⼤大家都知道... or 众所周知... dàjiā dōu zhīdào . . . or

zhòngsuǒzhōuzhī . . .

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I know for a fact that ... 我知道...是事实 wǒ zhīdào . . . shì shìshí

This shows that ... 这表示... zhè biǎoshì . . .

I don't have the slightest idea about it ... 对于...我完全不不知情 duìyú . . . wǒ wánquán bù zhīqíng

The only trouble is that ... 唯⼀一的问题是... wéiyī de wèntí shì . . .

The only question is that ... 关于...唯⼀一的问题是... guānyú . . . wéiyī de wèntí shì . . .

That's inconceivable! 简直难以想象 jiǎnzhí nányǐxiǎngxiàng

I don't have the slightest notion why ... 关于...我完全不不知情 guānyú . . . wǒ wánquán bù zhīqíng

In spite of the fact that ... 虽然事实如此，但是... suīrán shìshírúcǐ ， dànshì . . .

Luck is on your side ... 祝你好运 zhù nǐ hǎoyùn

Well, I don’t think it would be wise 我觉得这样不不明智 wǒ juéde zhèyàng bù míngzhì

It is very hard to believe that ... ...让⼈人难以置信 . . . ràng rén nányǐzhìxìn

You should know that ... 你要知道... nǐ yào zhīdào . . .

I would like to emphasize that ... 我想强调⼀一下... wǒ xiǎng qiángdiào yíxià . . .

I was astonished to learn that .... 当我得知...时我⼤大吃⼀一惊 dāng wǒ dézhī . . . shí wǒ dàchīyìjīng

It is pleasant to know that ... 得知...让我很⾼高兴 dézhī . . . ràng wǒ hěn gāoxīng

I think that I should point out to you that ... 我觉得你应该知道的是... wǒ juéde nǐ yīnggāi zhīdào de shì . . .

I really would like to know ... 我真的很想知道... wǒ zhēnde hěn xiǎng zhīdào . . .

I would like to know why ... 我想知道为什什么... wǒ xiǎng zhīdào wèishénme . . .

I’d like to know whether ... 我想知道是...还是... wǒ xiǎng zhīdào shì . . . háishì . . .

I don't know exactly ... 具体我也不不知道... jùtǐ wǒ yě bùzhīdào . . .

You may know ... 你可能知道... nǐ kěnéng zhīdào . . .

As you already know ... 你也知道... nǐ yě zhīdào . . .

You never know, but ... 谁也说不不准，但是... shuí yě shuō bù zhǔn ， dànshì . . .

I have my own opinion on it, but 虽然我有⾃自⼰己的看法，但是... suīrán wǒyǒu zìjǐ de kànfǎ ， dànshì . . .

I have a strong feeling that ... 我有种强烈烈的直觉... guānyú . . . wǒ yǒu zhǒng qiángliè
de zhíjué

It is only a hunch, but ... 虽然这只是我的直觉，但是... suīrán zhè zhǐshì wǒ de zhíjué ，

dànshì . . .

I find it hard to believe that ... 我很难相信... wǒ hěnnán xiāngxìn...

Sometimes I ask myself if ... 有时候我也会问⾃自⼰己如果... yǒushíhòu wǒ yě huì wèn zìjǐ rúguǒ . . .

I didn’t know, and I still don’t know, 我以前不不知道，现在也不不知道 wǒ yǐqián bù zhīdào ， xiànzài yě
whether ... 是...还是... bù zhīdào shì . . . háishì . . .

Later I learned that ... 后来我才知道... hòulái wǒ cái zhīdào . . .

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Not sure if you remember that earlier I said 不不知道你还记不不记得我刚才说的 bù zhīdào nǐ hái jì bu jìde wo
gāngcái shuō de

This brings me to my next point 这也引出了了下⼀一个问题 zhè yě yǐnchū le xiàyígè wèntí

I have a whole bunch of questions 我有⼀一⼤大堆问题 wǒ yǒu yídàduī wèntí

I agree 我同意 wǒ tóngyì

That would be a good idea 这个主意不不错 zhègè zhǔyì búcuò

That’s an interesting thought 这个想法有意思 zhègè xiǎngfǎ yǒu yìsī

Sorry, but I can’t agree with that 对不不起，我不不同意 duìbùqǐ ， wǒ bù tóngyì

I absolutely agree 我完全同意 wǒ wánquán tóngyì

We’ll do it only on the condition that ... 我们可以这么做，但条件是... wǒmen kěyǐ zhème zuò ，
dàn tiáojiàn shì . . .

I can agree to that with the provision that ... 只要...我就可以同意 zhǐyào . . . wǒ jiù kěyǐ tóng yì

I agree with that, provided that ... 我同意，但条件是... wǒ tóngyì ， dàn tiáojiàn shì . . .

I would like to, but... 我愿意，但是... wǒyuànyì ， dànshì . . .

If you are willing ... 如果你愿意的话... rúguǒ nǐ yuànyì dehuà . . .

I would agree provided that ... 我可以同意，但条件是... wǒ kěyǐ tóngyì ， dàn tiáojiàn shì . . .

I am of a different opinion, because ... 我不不同意你的看法是因为... wǒ bù tóngyì nǐ de kànfǎ shì yīnwéi . . .

It stands to reason that ... ...是理理所当然的 . . . shì lǐsuǒdāngrán de

On ... we agree ...我们同意 . . . wǒmen tóngyì

Time is running short so ... 因为时间不不够⽤用了了，所以... yīnwèi shíjiān búgòuyòng le，suǒyǐ . . .

The interesting thing about (it) is ... 关于...有意思的是... guānyú . . . yǒuyìsi de shì . . .

Like I just said ... 就像我刚才所说的... jiùxiàng wǒ gāngcái suǒshuōde. . .

It is extremely lucky that ... ...真是太幸运了了 . . . zhēnshì tài xìngyùn le

It amused me when ... 当...时我觉得很好笑 dāng . . . shí wǒ juéde hěn hǎoxiào

The funny thing about that is ... 好笑的是... hǎoxiào de shì . . .

I hate to say this, but ... 我⾮非常不不愿意这么说，但是... wǒ fēicháng bú yuànyì zhème shuō ， dànsh

I am pleased that ... 我很满意... . . . wǒ hěn mǎnyì

Well, that’s a pleasant surprise 这真是个意外的惊喜 zhè zhēn shì ge yìwài de jīngxǐ

That is really surprising 这真是太出⼈人意料料了了 zhè zhēn shì tài chūrényìliào le

As a matter of course/Take it for ……是理理所当然的 shì lǐsuǒdāngtán de...

granted that ...

How can I put it? 我应该怎么说呢？ wǒ yìnggāi zěnme shuō ne?

All joking aside 玩笑归玩笑 wánxiào guī wánxiào

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And what do you think? 你觉得呢？ nǐ juéde ne?

I would like to think that ... 我愿意相信... wǒ yuànyì xiāngxìn . . .

As far as I know ... 据我所知... jùwǒsuǒzhī . . .

Like every other person ... 和所有⼈人⼀一样... hé suǒyǒu rén yíyàng . . .

It doesn’t necessarily mean that ... 这并不不意味着... zhè bìng bú yìwèi zhe . . .

They said that ... 据说... tāmen shuō . . .

Acording by what he said ... 据他所说... jùtāsuǒshuō . . .

I can agree, provided that ... 只要...我就同意 zhǐyào . . . wǒ jiù tóngyì

I soon realised that ... 我⻢马上就意识到... wǒ mǎshàng jiù yìshí dào . . .

I never realised that ... 我从没意识到... wǒ cóngméi yìshí dào . . .

I completely agree with you, but ... 我完全同意，但是... wǒ wánquán tóng yì ， dàn shì . . .

I suddenly realised that ... 我突然意识到... wǒ tūrán yìshí dào . . .

To return to my earlier point 回到我们刚才所说的 huídào wǒmen gāngcái suǒshuō de

So, we are in agreement 所以我们意⻅见统⼀一 suǒyǐ wǒmen yìjiàn tǒngyì

All joking aside.... 玩笑归玩笑... wánxiào guī wánxiào . . .

Rest assured that ... 你放⼼心... nǐ fàngxīn . . .

It is totally natural that ... ...是⾃自然⽽而然的 . . . shì zìrán'érrán de

In spite of my expectations ... 虽然我所期望的是... suīrán wǒ suǒ qīwàng de shì . . .

Certainly you can’t fail to notice that ... 你肯定注意到...了了吧 nǐ kěndìng zhùyì dào . . . le bā

That is all for now 先这样吧 / 先到这吧 xiān zhèyàng ba / xiān dào zhè ba

We'd better stop now 我们先到这吧 wǒmen xiān dào zhè ba

So, goodbye and thanks again 再⻅见，再次感谢 zàijiàn ， zàicì gǎnxiè

I am afraid that time is against us, so we’d 恐怕时间不不够了了，我们先到这吧 kǒngpà shíjiān bú gòu le, wǒmen
better stop here xiān dào zhèr ba

Moreover ... ⽽而且... érqiě . . .

In a nutshell ... 总⽽而⾔言之... zǒngéryánzhī . . .

Between you and me ... 我⽼老老实跟你说吧... wǒ lǎoshí gēn nǐ shuō ba . . .

Firstly ... Secondly ... ⾸首先...其次... qícì . . .

To be totally frank 实话实说吧 shíhuàshíshuō ba

I think that I should point out that ... 我觉得我需要指出... wǒ juéde wǒ xūyào zhǐchū . . .

On one hand ... on the other hand... ⼀一⽅方⾯面...(⽽而)另⼀一⽅方⾯面 yìfāngmiàn . . . ér lìngyìfāngmiàn

I should say that ... 我需要说的是... wǒ xūyào shuō de shì . . .

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I’d like to make clear one thing ⾸首先，我需要先说明⼀一件事... shǒuxiān ， wǒ xūyào xiān shuōmíng
from the very start ... yíjiànshì . . .

Personally, I think that ... 就我个⼈人⽽而⾔言，我认为... jiùwǒgèrén éryán ， wǒ rènwéi . . .

Oh, I nearly forgot ... 哦，我差点忘了了... ó ， wǒ chàdiǎn wàngle . . .

On the other hand ... 另⼀一⽅方⾯面是... lìngyìfāngmiàn shì . . .

But on the other hand ... 但是另⼀一⽅方⾯面是... dànshì lìngyìfāngmiàn shì . . .

Perhaps I also need to mention that ... 也许我还需要提到... yěxǔ wǒ hái xūyào tídào . . .

We'll see. 再说吧 zài shuō ba

Without question 毫⽆无疑问 háowúyíwèn

That is an exaggeration 这么说夸张了了 / 这是夸⼤大其词 zhème shuō kuāzhāng le /

zhè shì kuā dà qí cí

In principle that is true, but ... 理理论上是对的，但是... lǐlùn shàng shì duì de ， dànshì . . .

Only up to a certain point 在⼀一定程度上是这样 zài yídìng chéngdù shàng shì zhèyàng

I don’t like to complain, but ... 不不是我抱怨，但是... búshì wǒ bàoyuàn ， dànshì . . .

Unfortunately, I am not at all satisfied with ... 可惜，我对...很不不满意 kěxī ， wǒ duì . . . hěn bù mǎnyì

No matter what ... ⽆无论如何 wúlùnrúhé

On no account... 绝不不 juébù...

Perhaps there is something in that 也许有点道理理 yěxǔ yǒudiǎn dàolǐ

It was a slip of the tongue 说漏漏嘴了了 shuō lòuzuǐ le

I am sorry but ... 抱歉，但是... bàoqiàn ， dànshì . . .

I am afraid to say that ... 我很遗憾地说... wǒ hěn yíhàn de shuō . . .

To my shame I must admit that ... 说来惭愧，我必须承认... shuōláicánkuì ， wǒ bìxū chéngrèn . . .

I hope you won’t take it personally if... 如果...我希望你不不要认为是针对你 rúguǒ . . . wǒ xīwàng nǐ búyào rènwéi
shì zhēnduì nǐ

I am sorry that ... 我很抱歉... wǒ hěn bàoqiàn . . .

I must admit that I really don’t 我必须承认我也不不知道答案是什什么 wǒ bìxū chéngrèn wǒ yě bù

know the answer zhīdào dá‘àn shì shénme

I am unable to explain why ... 我解释不不了了为什什么... wǒ jiěshìbùliǎo wéishénme . . .

I am sorry to bother you, but ... 抱歉打扰⼀一下... bàoqiàndǎrǎoyíxià . . .

Unfortunately, I can’t answer that 很遗憾，我回答不不了了 hěn yíhàn ， wǒ huídábùliǎo

Unfortunately there is no easy yíhàn de shì zhè gè wèntí bú shì

遗憾的是这个问题不不是简简单单就能回答
answer to that question jiǎnjiǎndāndān jiù néng huídá

Sorry if my Chinese is a little difficult to 对不不起，我说的汉语有点难以理理解 duìbuqǐ ， wǒ shuō de hànyǔ

understand yǒudiǎn nányǐlǐjiě

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I am sorry, but I don’t know the exact 对不不起，我也不不知道在汉语中这个具体该怎么表达

duìbuqǐ ， wǒ yě bù zhīdào zài
expression in Chinese hànyǔ zhōng zhè gè jùtǐ gāi zěnme biǎodá

I bet that... 我敢打赌... wǒ gǎn dǎdǔ . . .

I am satisfied that ... 对于...我很满意 duìyú . . . wǒ hěn mǎnyì

It is simply true that ... ...是不不争的事实 . . . shì bùzhēng de shìshí

But the fact remains that ... 但事实依然是... dàn shìshí yīrán shì . . .

It is no secret that ... ...不不是什什么秘密 . . . bùshì shénme mìmì

I insist that ... 我坚持... wǒ jiānchí . . .

It is nonsense to claim that ... ...这么说简直荒唐 . . . zhème shuō jiǎnzhí huāngtáng

It is self evident that ... ...是显⽽而易易⻅见的 . . . shì xiǎn'éryìjiàn de

You have my word that ... 我向你保证... wǒ xiàng nǐ bǎozhèng . . .

It is worth noting that ... 值得注意的是... zhídézhùyì de shì . . .

It is obvious that ... ...显⽽而易易⻅见 . . . xiǎn'éryìjiàn

You only have to think about it to see... 你只要仔细想想就能明⽩白... nǐ zhǐyào zǐxì xiǎngxiǎng jiù néng
míngbai . . .

I am almost sure that ... 我⼏几乎能肯定 wǒ jīhū néng kěndìng

I don't see any reason why ... 关于...我找不不出任何理理由 guānyú . . . wǒ zhǎobùchū rènhé lǐyóu

... might be one of the reasons why. ...也许是其中⼀一个原因 . . . yěxǔ shì qízhōng yí gè yuányīn

There is no point in pretending that .. 没必要假装... méi bìyào jiǎzhuāng . . .

I bet that ... 我打赌.../我敢说... wǒ dǎdǔ . . . / wǒ gǎnshuō . . .

I highly recommend that you... 我强烈烈建议你... wǒ qiángliè jiànyì nǐ . . .

Because ... I have a serious suspicion that ... 因为...所以我严重怀疑... yīnwéi . . . suǒyǐ wǒ yánzhòng huáiyí . . .

There is no doubt about it that ... ...是毫⽆无疑问的 . . . shì háowúyíwèn de

You must realize that ... 你必须意识到... nǐ bìxū yìshídào . . .

We must bear in mind the fact that ... 我们必须牢记这个事实： wǒmen bìxū láojì zhè ge shìshí . . .

I hope it is only a question of time 我希望只是时间的问题 wǒ xīwàng zhǐshì shíjiān de wèntí

That remains to be seen 有待观察 yǒudài guānchá

Before I finish ... 在我结束前... zài wǒ jiéshù qián . . .

I hope we see each other again soon 希望很快再能⻅见到你 xīwàng hěn kuài zài néng jiàndào nǐ

I have attempted to explain here that ... 我试着解释了了... wǒ shìzhe jiěshì le . . .

In conclusion I would like to say that ... 最后，我想总结性地说⼀一下... zuìhòu ， wǒ xiǎng zǒngjiéxìng de
shuōyíxià . . .

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Before I finish, I’d like to again summarise 结束前，我想再来总结⼀一下主要⼏几点jiéshù qián, wǒ xiǎng zài lái zǒngjié
the main points. yíxià zhǔyào jǐ diǎn

To be more precise ... 更更准确地讲... gèng zhǔnquè de jiǎng . . .

Should I explain in greater detail? 要我详细解释⼀一下吗？ yào wǒ xiángxì jiěshì yíxià ma?

Nevertheless ... 尽管如此... jǐnguǎnrúcǐ . . .

What interests me the most is ... 最吸引我的是... zuì xīyǐn wǒ de shì . . .

I would like to explain to you how/what ... 我想跟你解释⼀一下...是怎样...的 wǒ xiǎng gēn nǐ jiěshì yíxià . . .
shì zěnyàng . . . de

I will attempt to explain to you how/what ... 我会试着跟你解释⼀一下...是怎样的 wǒ huì shìzhe gēn nǐ jiěshì yíxià . . .
shì zěnyàngde

And to make matters worse ... 更更糟糕的是... gēng zāogāo de shì . . .

As I have explained ... 就像我刚才解释的... jiùxiàng wǒ gāngcái jiěshì de . . .

If I could summarise what I have said so far .. 如果让我把之前所说的总结⼀一下... rúguǒ ràng wǒ bǎ zhīqián suǒshuōde
zǒngjiéyíxià . . .

A good example of this is ... 举个典型的例例⼦子... jǔ gè diǎnxíng de lìzi

I must emphasise that ... 我必须强调的是... wǒ bìxū qiángdiào de shì . . .

I would like to add something ... 我想再补充⼀一点... wǒ xiǎng zài bǔchōng yìdiǎn . . .

Allow me now to summarise again 让我再来总结⼀一遍 ràng wǒ zài lái zǒngjié yí biàn

As an extension to this ... 关于这……，延伸⼀一下。 guānyú zhè ..., yánshēn yíxià.

Allow me to clarify that for you 让我澄清⼀一下 ràng wǒ chéngqīng yíxià

Let’s go into this in more detail 让我们看看更更多细节。 ràng wǒme kànkan gèngduō xìjié

To my horror I realised that ... 我恐惧地意识到... wǒ kǒngjù de yìshi dào . . .

It is a crying shame that ... ...真是天⼤大的遗憾 . . . zhēn shì tiāndà de yíhàn

It is such a shame that ... ...真是太遗憾了了... . . . zhēn shì tài yíhàn le . . .

It is a pity that I don’t know ... 我不不知道...真是遗憾 wǒ bù zhīdào . . . zhēn shì yíhàn

I got a shock when ... 当...时我震惊了了 dāng . . . shí wǒ zhènjīng le

I was shocked when I heard that ... 听说...时我震惊了了 tīngshuō . . . shí wǒ zhènjīng le

It was a bit shocking for me when I saw ... 当我看到...时我震惊了了 dāng wǒ kàndào . . . shí wǒ zhènjīng
le

I am grateful for/that ... 对于...我很感激 duìyú . . . wǒ hěn gǎnjī

I was relieved when I learned that ... 当我得知...时我很庆幸 dāng wǒ dézhī . . . shí wǒ hěn qìngxìng

I am proud that ... 对于...我很骄傲 duìyú . . . wǒ hěn jiāoào

My one regret is that ... 我唯⼀一的遗憾是... wǒ wéiyī de yíhàn shì . . .

It is amazing that ... ...令⼈人惊叹 . . . lìng rén jīngtàn

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It is a great pleasure that ... 能够...真是太荣幸了了 nénggòu . . . zhēnshì tài róngxìng le

What a pity 真遗憾 zhēn yíhàn

That is very unfortunate 真是太不不幸了了/真是太遗憾了了 zhēn shì tài bú xìng le/ zhēn shì tài
yíhàn le

I am astonished 我被震惊了了 wǒ bèi zhènjīng le

That is unbelievable 这真是不不可思议 ẕhè zhēn shì bùkěsīyì

Who would have thought it? 谁能料料到？ shéi néng liàodào?

I am very encouraged 我备受⿎鼓舞 wǒ bèishòugǔwǔ

It is disgraceful 真是可耻 zhēn shì kěchǐ

It is rather boring 真是挺⽆无聊的 zhēn shì tǐng wúliáo de

I am disappointed 我很失望 wǒ hěn shīwàng

I am hesitating 我还在犹豫 wǒ hái zài yóuyù

I must say that ... 我必须说⼀一下... wǒ bìxū shuō yíxià . . .

Now seriously ... ⾔言归正传 yánguīzhèngzhuàn

It is remarkable that ... ...相当不不可思议 . . . xiāngdāng bùkěsīyì

I must admit that ... 我必须承认... wǒ bìxū chéngrèn . . .

I grant that ... 我承认... wǒ chéngrèn . . .

After all ... 毕竟... bìjìng . . .

It is unbelievable how ... ...⼗十分不不可思议 . . . shífēn bùkěsīyì

That is a difficult question 这问题很难回答 zhè wèntí hěnnán huídá

I will be talking for about ten minutes 我⼤大概会讲⼗十分钟 wǒ dàgài huì shuō shí fēnzhōng

I’ll start with ... and afterwards move on to ... ⾸首先我要讲的是...然后再讨论... shǒuxiān wǒ yào jiǎng de shì . . .
ránhòu zài tǎolùn . . .

Let’s start with a general overview and 我们先从概况开始，然后重点集中在...上

wǒmen xiān cóng gàikuàng kāishǐ ，
then focus on ... ránhòu zhòngdiǎn jízhōng zài
. . . shàng
Would you be interested in us talking 你愿意讨论其他的话题吗？ nǐ yuànyì tǎolùn qítā de huàtí ma?
about something else?

I presume that ... 我猜... wǒcāi . . .

I hope that ... 我希望... wǒ xīwàng . . .

I don't have a big interest in ... 关于...我没多⼤大兴趣 guānyú . . . wǒ méi duōdà xīngqù

If I understand correctly ... 如果我理理解正确的话... rúguǒ wǒ lǐjiě zhèngquè de huà . . .

...Is usually true ...通常是真的/正确的 . . . tōngcháng shì zhēn de /

zhèngquè de

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I haven't thought about it before, but ... 虽然我从来没考虑过，但是... suīrán wǒ cónglái méi kǎolǜ guò ，
dànshì . . .

I have a suspicion that ... 我怀疑... wǒ huáiyí . . .

I have an uneasy feeling that ... 我有种不不详的预感... wǒ yǒu zhǒng bùxiáng de yùgǎn . . .

I firmly believe that ... 我坚信... wǒ jiānxìn . . .

I swear that ... 我发誓...（我发毒誓） wǒ fāshì . . . （ wǒ fā dúshì ）

A lot depends on how ... 很⼤大程度取决于... hěn dà chéngdù qǔjué yú . . .

There is no guarantee that ... ⽆无法保证... wúfǎbǎozhèng . . .

Supposing that ... 假设... jiǎshè . . .

On full reflection ... 经过彻底反省... jīngguò chèdǐ fǎnxǐng . . .

If all goes well ... 如果⼀一切顺利利的话... rúguǒ yíqiè shùnlì dehuà . . .

So that you understand me ... 这样你才会理理解我 zhèyàng nǐ cái huì lǐjiě wǒ

Unless I'm mistaken... 如果我没理理解错的话... rúguǒ wǒ méi lǐjiěcuò dehuà . . .

According to my previous experience ... 据我以往的经验来说... jù wǒ yǐwǎng de jīngyàn láishuō . . .

Nobody knows, but 世事难预料料，但是... shìshì nán yùliào ， dànshì . . .

I haven’t really thought about it yet, but ... 我从来没考虑过，但是... wǒ cónglái méi kǎolǜ guò ， dànshì . . .

Rumour has it that ... ⼩小道消息说.../有⼋八卦说 xiǎodàoxiāoxī shuō . . . /

yǒu bāguà shuō

It is an old superstition that ... ...是封建迷信 . . . shì fēngjiànmíxìn

Eventually I realised that ... 最后，我终于意识到... zuìhòu ， wǒ zhōngyú yìshí dào . . .

An idea flashed through my mind that ... ⼀一个想法闪过我的脑海海... yígèxiǎngfǎ shǎnguò wǒ de nǎohǎi . . .

At last I realised that ... 我终于意识到... wǒ zhōngyú yìshí dào . . .

I have an interesting story about... 对于...我还有个有意思的故事 duìyú . . . wǒ háiyǒu gè yǒuyìsi de

gùshì

Besides that ... 除此之外... chúcǐzhīwài . . .

Before I forget, I must ... 趁我还没忘，我必须... chèn wǒ háiméi wàng ， wǒ bìxū . . .

We should look closer at an issue gāngcái tídào de wèntí wǒmen

刚才提到的问题我们应该仔细分析分析
we raised earlier yìnggāi zǐxì fēnxīfēnxī

As I was saying 我们⾔言归正传 wǒmen yánguīzhèngzhuàn

We must face facts 我们必须承认事实 wǒmen bìxū chéngrèn shìshí

I have reason to believe that 我有理理由相信... wǒ yǒu lǐyóu xiāngxìn . . .

After serious consideration (formal)... ⼀一番深思熟虑之后... yì fān shēnsīshúlǜ zhīhòu . . .

It is worth considering, that ... 值得考虑的是... zhídekǎolǜ de shì . . .

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The heart of the matter is ... 这个问题的实质在于... zhègèwèntí de shízhì zàiyú . . .

The essence of the problem is, that ... 问题的精髓在于... wèntí de jīngsuǐ zàiyú . . .

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