"Just because I said it doesn't make it so"
Chinese translation: 只因为我说它呢,可不等于实现它;说跟出现/存在/发生是两回事
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| English to Chinese translations [PRO] Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature | |||||
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|  Selected response from: chica nueva Local time: 07:14 | ||||
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| 4 | 这件事尽管我说过并不能保证就能做成 |
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| 4 | 并非我一说出口什么都将成为事实。 |
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| 3 | 猜想 |
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| 3 | 只因为我说它呢,可不等于实现它;说跟出现/存在/发生是两回事 |
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20 mins confidence: 
| Just because I said it doesn't make it so 猜想 Explanation: 猜想这里是福布斯为他自己食言的一个诡辩，他虽然向总统表示会如何如何，但实际上并没有这么做。 我这么说不一定表示我就会这么做 |
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20 mins confidence:
| Just because I said it doesn't make it so 这件事尽管我说过并不能保证就能做成 Explanation: 这件事尽管我说过并不能保证就能做成 |
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49 mins confidence:
并非我一说出口什么都将成为事实。 Explanation: 这话并非告诉人家说自己言而无信，只是说：意见各人都有。话我是说了，计划我是动过头脑了，可您要是接受，后果我可担保不来。请问天下有几个人可以担保将来来去如何呢？ 真是 “买者当留神”--Caveat Emptor（Let the Buyer Beware）呀! |
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57 mins confidence:
只因为我说它呢,可不等于实现它;说跟出现/存在/发生是两回事 Explanation: Just because I said it doesn't make it so. 只因为我说它呢,可不等于实现它 (含义是'当真的了...傻了!) make it so = make it like that/that way = realise it, make it happen/real 使它真的发生;实现它 |
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