to state · to say (the quoted words)

shuō dào

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I think perfection is ugly, he said. "Somewhere in the things that humans make, I want to see scars, failure, disorder, distortion."

“我认为完美是丑陋的”，他说道。“人们做的事情，我希望看到的是创伤，失败，混乱，扭曲。”

Look, she said.

“看啊！” 她说道。

I hope we'll be home for Christmas, said the soldier.

士兵说道：“我希望圣诞节时我们能在家里。”

Yes, we have met before, said Mr Jordan.

“是啊，我们从前见过。” Jordan先生说道。

You talk too much, he said.

“你说得太多了，”他说道。

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