| 老外的话 | 老外真实意思 | 你天真的理解 |
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| (Italians) are very clever. | | A compliment to (Italians) |
| I disagree and do not want to discuss it further. | He accepts my point of view |
| That is a very brave proposal | | |
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| I was a bit disappointed that | | |
| Oh, incidentally/ by the way | The primary purpose of our discussion is | That is not very important |
| I’ve forgotten it already | |
| | He’s not far from agreement |
| I only have a few minor comments | Please rewrite completely | |
| Could we consider some other options | | They have not yet decided |
| I’m not leaving the house today unless it’s on fire! | He’s probably going to join me later |
| Right, then, I suppose I really should start thinking about possibly making a move… | | He’s considering making a move, but he’s still not sure.. |
| That’s certainly one way of looking at it.… | That’s certainly the wrong way of looking at it.. | That’s certainly one way of looking at it |
| Just whenever you get a minute… | | |
| You have caused complete and utter chaos… | It’s fine, no harm done….. |
| I fully expect the situation to deteriorate rapidly… | I’m sure it’ll be fine!.. |