这个常言说得好
“as the saying goes well,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
解镇长啊
“Mr. Xie,”
这个 常言说得好
“as the saying goes well,”
天机不可泄露
“cosmic secrets stay hidden.”
“Let me quote an old saying so I don't have to give you a straight answer.”
Chinese conversationalists frequently invoke common sayings (changyan) to lend cultural authority to their words or politely evade direct commitments.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
as the old saying goes; as the proverb well puts it
A ubiquitous discourse marker used before quoting a well-known proverb or common idiom.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“As the saying goes,”
“As the old saying goes,”
“As the old saying goes,”
“As the saying goes,”
“As the saying goes,”
“there's an old saying—”