| 词组 | speak english 与 speak in english |
| 释义 | ■ speak English 与 speak in Englishspeak English 是某个人或多个人的一种习惯或是能力，是经常性和普遍性的。speak in English 则是某个具体场合用英语说话。前者通常不用进行时态 (*He's speaking English.)，后者通常不用一般现在时 (*He speaks in English.)。 有一个故事。2006 年 3 月，在一次欧盟会议上，有个法国人用英语作报告，当时在场的法国总统希拉克提出抗议，当场退场。《泰晤士报》的报道是：When Mr. Seillière, who is an English-educated steel baron, started a presentation to all 25 EU leaders, President Chirac interrupted to ask why he was speaking in English. Mr. Seillière explained, "I'm going to speak in English because that is the language of business. […] Without saying another word, President Chirac, who lived in the US as a student and speaks fluent English, walked out, followed by his Foreign, Finance and Europe ministers, leaving the 24 other European leaders stunned." (The Times, March 24, 2006) 当受英国教育的钢铁巨头塞耶尔先生开始向欧盟二十五位领导人作报告时，希拉克总统打断了他，质问他为什么说的是英语。塞耶尔先生解释说：“我要用英语，是因为这是业务语言。”…希拉克总统曾经在美国留学，能说一口流利的英语，此时他一言不发，就带领他的外交部长、财政部长和欧洲事务部长退场，使得其余二十四位欧洲领导人目瞪口呆。这条新闻，后面还有一段：At one UN summit where there was no translation, President Chirac pretended not to understand questions in English and demanded that Tony Blair, who speaks French, act as his interpreter. 有一次联合国高峰会议上，没有译员在场，希拉克总统装作听不懂用英语提出的问题，请能讲法语的布莱尔给他当翻译。 目录 |
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