She tried to explain the situation, saying 'It's only me', but it was too late.
她說了聲“是我，別怕！”然后想進行一番解釋，但已來不及了。
新概念英語第三冊 Lesson 13 It's only me'

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explain [?k'splen] 詞頻1 詞根: plain
vt.& vi. 講解，解釋; vt. 說明…的原因，辯解; vi. 說明，解釋，辯解;
?? ex 出+ plain清楚的→ 說清楚的 → 解釋
"The factory manager used a flowchart to explain the production process."
工廠經理用一幅作業圖來說明生產過程.
近義：justify, illustrate, pose, prove, rede, resolve 反義：implicate, mat, muddle, mystify, ravel, snag
situation [,s?t?u'e??n] 詞頻1 詞根: 坐下
n. （人的）情況;局面，形勢，處境;位置;[心理學]情境;
?? situ=site位置 + ation 名詞后綴→ 形勢,環境
"Steps have been taken to ameliorate the situation."
已經采取措施以改善局面。
近義：incident, intricacy, picture, prickliness, problems, state
tried [[traid]] 詞頻1
a. 試驗過的, 可靠的\\n[法] 已經審訊的, 已經查驗的
近義：practiced, proved, proven, seasoned, skilled, tested 反義：unascertained, unchecked, undemonstrated, unfounded, unproven, unsettled
saying [['seii?]] 詞頻3
n. 敘述, 話, 說, 言論
近義：aphorism, articulation, maxim, proverb, saw, utterance
late [let] 詞頻1
adj. 晚的，遲到的;時間不早的;已故的;原來的，之前的;臨近終了的; adv. 晚，遲;后期地;最近地;
?? 因丟三落(la)四而特(te)愛 遲到
"His parents won't allow him to stay out late."
他的父母不會允許他在外待得很晚。
近義：lagging, lingering, overdue, straggling, straggly, tardy 反義：prompt, timely, exact, antiquated, archaic, naff

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