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言外之意是，人不能只追求物质生活。Man does not live by bread alone.

这个练习的言外之意在此。That's the idea behind that exercise.

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要懂得说话者的言外之意。Figure out the meaning of someone's words.

而你不需要猜测我的言外之意。But you won't need to read between the lines.

言外之意，穷人与狗不得入内！This means "No entry for the poor and the dog".

阿谀奉承，其言外之意就是要从中捞取好处。The implication is to curry favour, benefits from fish.

难道你没听出言外之意吗？这不只是一个笑话。Can't you sense the hidden meaning? It's more than a joke.

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言外之意就是我工作了其他人就偷懒Saying I'm going to let the other guy work and I'll shirk.

格赖斯语用学的中心概念是‘会话含义’，即讲话者的言外之意。The key concept of the Gricean pragmatics is 'speaker's meaning'.

但在阿富汗，国家这个概念有着非常不同的言外之意。But in Afghanistan, the idea of nation has very different overtones.

听你的言外之意，他是个不折不扣的恶棍。I gather by what you have not said that he's an unmitigated scoundrel.

言外之意，这就是说他们只是在坐等季后赛开打。In other words, it's a product of waiting around for the playoffs to start.

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不要不懂装懂，尽量听出言外之意。Try to hear the meaning behind the words without presuming you already know.

言外之意是，刻画在墙上的文字是一些微小的暗语。The implication was that the writing was clearly on the wall for minor argots.

你知道读书必须要阅读，“字里行间的言外之意”，以求最充分的理解。You know you have to read "between the lines" to get the most out of anything.

言外之意是强调把“每一颗像素”都贡献给运行中的应用。It is import to stress that every pixel is dedicated to the running application.

“内涵”就是隐含或意涵，相当于“言外之意”。"Connotation" is the implied meaning, similar to "implication" and "implicature".

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热辣辣的红晕涌上了少女的脸颊，这说明她知道老人的言外之意。A burning blush upon the girl's face showed that she understood the old man's allusion.

言外之意，科尔和莱德利·金两个人似乎都不会去日本了。Reading between the lines, it seems neither Cole nor Ledley King will be going to Japan.

对言语活动的分析是研究更多言外之意的另一种途经。So the analysis of the speech event is another way for studying more illocutionary acts.