【小題大作——咬文嚼字】
I can't tell you what Jerry said about you.

Say about something or somebody 意思是：論某人或某事。She said nothing to me about it. 她沒(méi)有跟我說(shuō)過(guò)這件事。He knew if he wasn't be back by midnight, his father would have something to say. In this sentence, have something to say means“to be angry’.他知道如果他半夜還未歸家的話，他的父親會(huì)發(fā)火的。

Talking of "say", we have some useful short sentences. They are as follows:

1 I said to myself, ' That can't be right. '我心想，那不對(duì)。“Say to oneself” means "think".

2 —— That's impossible. —— So you say.
—— 那不可能。—— 不見(jiàn)得。"So you say." means "I think you might be wrong."

3 It's said that she lived to be over 100 years. 據(jù)說(shuō)她活了100多歲了。It's said that + a clause 意思為據(jù)說(shuō)。It's similar to saying "Rumour has it that..." or "Report has it that... "

4 —— Why can't I go out now? —— Because I say so.
—— 我為何現(xiàn)在不能出去？ —— 因?yàn)槲艺f(shuō)了算。

5 —— What do you want it for? —— I would rather not say.
—— 你要這做什么？ —— 我還是不說(shuō)的好。

As for sentence structure analysis, can't tell is predictive. "What Jerry said about you" is an objective clause used as direct object. "You" is indirect object.

【對(duì)話翻譯】

A : Mom, I can't tell you what Jerry said about you.

B : Out with it. I want to know everything.

A : 媽媽，我不能告訴你Jerry是如何說(shuō)你的。

B : 別隱瞞了，說(shuō)出來(lái)吧。我想知道。

Alright, that's enough for today. It is Friday today. May you have a nice day. Thank you for your listening this time. See you next time.

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