| 词组 | speak |
| 释义 | 1．下面各句里的 say 和 said 不可改作 speak 和 spoke： He used to say that he liked short stories. He did not say how he had done it. He refused to say where he lived. I wonder what he said to you this morning. 'I shall be glad to see her' he said. After a little time he said 'Quite so.' 第六句改作 After a little time he spoke, saying 'Quite so.' 也可以。 2．下面三句里都有 of 或 about： When I last saw him, he spoke of（或about）his plans for the future. In his last letter he spoke of（或about）his plans for the future. His last letter spoke of（或about）his plans for the future. speak of 是“提到”，指口头的“提到”和在文字里的“提到”都可以。speak about 也是“提到”，比 speak of 说得详细些。 3．下面两句意思不同： He does not speak English. （他不会讲英语。） He does not speak in English. （1．他不用英语说话。2．他不用英语演说。） 问某人“能讲某种语言吗？”通常说 Do you speak...? 比较少说 Can you speak...? 4．可以说 He spoke words of wisdom 和 She spoke words of praise 等。但不可说 He spoke no word，该说 He said nothing。 5．speak up 和 speak out 都可能有两个意思：（1）“清楚和响亮地说”，如 Speak up（或 out）-We can't hear。（2）“大胆地说”，如 Speak out（或 up）-don't be afraid。在第一个意思里 speak up 比 speak out 普通，在第二个意思里 speak out 比 speak up 普通。 6．Am I speaking to Mr Collins? 直译作“我正在和 Collins 先生讲话吗？”，就是“你就是 Collins 先生吗？”与 Have I the honour of speaking to Mr Collins? 意思相同。 7．(This is) John Clifford speaking 用于打电话，直译作“（这是）John Clifford 在讲话”，就是说“我是 John Clifford”。 8．We must let him speak for himself（我们必须让他为自己说话）可能有四个含意：（1）“我们不该代他说话。”（2）“我们不该预料他说什么。”（3）“我们必须让他发表他个人的（与众不同的）意见。”（4）“（即使我们不让他谈起其他事）我们该让他谈起关于他自己的事。” 9．We're not on speaking terms 是“我们现在互相不交谈（暂时不和好）。”有时也说 We're not speaking。 |
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