Many's the time I heard her use those words.
我不止一次聽她說過那樣的話。
A few kind words at the right time make all the difference.
在適當的時候說幾句體貼話效果迥然不同。
He didn't speak to me ─ not one word.
他沒跟我說話——一個字也沒說。
She told me to get out ─ or words to that effect.
她叫我滾開——或說了類似的話。
We need to cut the article down to 1 000 words.
我們得把這篇文章壓縮到1000字。