1. They were all very similar. All cut from the same cloth, so to speak. 他们都十分相像。可以说就跟一块布上剪下来似的。
2. We can talk about Union Hill while I get this business over with. Kill two birds with one stone, so to speak. 我们可以谈谈尤宁山,同时我把这件事干完。可以说是一举两得吧。
3. The same applies to the deliberate amateur who is, so to speak, a professional in training. 同样的道理也适用于有意为之的业余人士,他们可以说是训练中的专业人士。
4. I ought not to tell you but I will, since you're in the family, so to speak. 我不该告诉你,但我会告诉你,因为说来你也是这个家庭的一员。
5. She wanted to live onshore and find love so bad that she made a "deal" with a "devil" and "sells" her beautiful voice, or "soul" so to speak. 她想到岸上生活,并渴望寻找真爱,于是她和一个“魔鬼”做了一笔“交易”,“出卖”了自己美妙的声音,或者干脆说就是“灵魂”。