speak

Would you mind speaking more slowly, please?

请你再慢点说，好吗？

“Can I speak to Dan please?”

“请问丹在吗？”

“Can I speak with Scott please?”

“请问斯科特在吗？”

“Speaking.” (= This is Scott.)

“我就是。”

If he tells Julie what I said, I'll never speak to him again.

如果他把我说的话告诉朱莉，我就再也不和他说话。

She spoke of her sadness over her father's death.

她谈起了父亲过世带给她的悲伤。

She speaks very highly of (= says good things about) the new director.

她对新导演的评价很高。

I can certainly come but I can't speak for my wife (= I can't tell you whether she can or not).

我肯定能来，可我不能确定我妻子能不能来。

Who is going to speak for (= represent in a court of law) the accused?

谁将为被告辩护？

He's old enough to speak for himself (= to say what he thinks).

他已经到了能发表自己看法的年龄。

I went with Ava – speaking of (= on the subject of) Ava, have you seen her new haircut?

我和艾娃一起去的——说起艾娃，你见过她的新发型了吗？

We've been invited to Rachel and Jamie's wedding – speaking of which, did you know that they're moving to New York?

我们应邀参加了雷切尔和杰米的婚礼——说起这个，你知道他们要搬到纽约去吗？

Speaking as (= with my experience as) a mother of four, I can tell you that children are exhausting.

作为4个孩子的母亲，我可以这么说，孩子真会让人筋疲力尽。

Sue speaks with an American accent.

苏说话带美国口音。

Why are you speaking in a whisper (= very quietly)?

你为什么说话这么小声？

For five whole minutes, neither of them spoke a word (= they both said nothing).

足有5分钟的时间，他俩谁都没说话。

Historically speaking, the island is of great interest.

从历史的角度说，那个岛很值得关注。

Generally speaking, it's a good school.

总的来说，这是一所不错的学校。

Strictly speaking (= if I behave according to the rules), I should report it to the police.

严格地说，我应该向警方告发这件事。

The manager promised that she would speak to the person responsible.

经理答应说，她会告诫当事人的。

He speaks fluent French.

他法语说得很流利。

How many foreign languages do you speak?

你会说几种外语？

I couldn't speak a word of (= I did not know any) Spanish when I got there.

我初到那里的时候，一句西班牙语都不会说。

I couldn't figure out what language they were speaking.

我无法理解他们说的是什么语言。

Who is speaking in the debate tonight?

今天晚上的辩论谁发言？

The Queen speaks to the nation on television every Christmas.

每年圣诞节女王都会在电视上向全国发表讲话。

Janet is speaking for the motion (= trying to persuade the people listening that the idea is good) and Peter is speaking against (it) (= trying to persuade them that it is bad).

珍妮特发言支持这项动议，而彼得却打算表示反对。

She was silent, but her eyes spoke her real feelings for him.

她没有说话，不过她的眼神流露出了对他的真实感情。

The whole robbery spoke of (= made it seem that there had been) inside knowledge on the part of the criminals.

整个抢劫事件表明罪犯掌握了内情。