saying

n. 话；谚语；言论

v. 说（say的ing形式）

英文词源

saying (n.): "utterance, recitation, action of the verb 'say,' " c. 1300, verbal noun from say (v.); meaning "something that has been said" (usually by someone thought important) is from c. 1300; sense of "a proverb" is first attested mid-15c.
Ça va sans dire, a familiar French locution, whose English equivalent might be "that is a matter of course," or "that may be taken for granted." But recently it has become the tendency to translate it literally, "that goes without saying," and these words, though originally uncouth and almost unmeaning to the unpractised ear, are gradually acquiring the exact meaning of the French. [Walsh, 1892]

1. Lucy had strung a banner across the wall saying "Welcome Home Daddy".: 露西在墙上挂了一条横幅，上面写着“欢迎爸爸回家”。

2. He hit back angrily, saying such remarks were childishly simplistic.: 他愤怒地反击，说这些话太过幼稚。

3. I heard the voices, but couldn't make out what they were saying.: 我听到有声音，却听不清他们在说些什么。

5. He was sitting there saying, "Yes, the figures make sense.": 他坐在那儿说：“是的，这些数字可以理解。”