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Change log entry 72220
Processed by: richwarm (2021-04-12 04:00:45 UTC)
Comment: << review queue entry 68121 - submitted by 'longjiang' >>
New HSK 7-9 #3487
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Editor:
1) In *most* cases, it effectively just means "if".

如果說胡志明的氛圍像中國的上海,那麼中央政府所在地的河內就像北京
If the atmosphere in Ho Chi Minh City can be likened to that of Shanghai, then that in the capital of Hanoi is more like that of Beijing.

如果說我有什麼特色,那大概就是我喜歡和團員站在一起,而不是一個人獨享掌聲
If I have one distinguishing feature, it's probably the fact that I like to stand together with the musicians and not to bask in applause on my own

如果說單向鼓吹式的電視可以造成書籍熱賣,那麼網路的雙向互動特質,就更有可能培養出一個全新的讀書社群。
If a one-way medium such as television can bring about a frenzy of book sales, then the two-way nature of the Internet should be able to give rise to an entirely new way of selling books.

如果說,以公益服務為主的非營利組織,是「政府失靈」困境的解藥,那麼,社會企業或許就是非營利組織「志願失靈」現象的產物。
If socially oriented NPOs are an antidote to the failure of government to resolve certain issues, then social enterprises are perhaps the product of NPOs' failure to live up to their own goals.

如果說林文定是台商在海南的咖啡文化傳教士,現年54歲的黃和平就是靈芝養生的使徒,
If Lin is the Taiwanese businessman in Hai­nan that serves as a missionary for coffee culture, then Huang He­ping, 54, is an apostle of rei­shi mushrooms.


2) Sometimes, however, it is useful to translate the 说.
如果說速食麵改變了日本人的生活,一點也不為過
"It is no exaggeration to say that instant noodles changed the life of the Japanese people."
[Literally, "If one were to say that instant noodles changed the life of the Japanese people, it would not at all be an exaggeration."]
Diff:
# 如果說 如果说 [ru2 guo3 shuo1] /if one says that/
+ 如果說 如果说 [ru2 guo3 shuo1] /if/if one were to say/
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