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1. The headmistress spoke at some (ie considerable) length.
(女)校长讲话讲了好一会儿。
2. I want to speak to you re your behaviour.
[口]关于你的行为，我想跟你谈一谈。
3. He spoke only two words the whole evening.
一晚上他只说了两个字。
4. People who cannot speak can talk by using signs.
不会说话的人可以用手势沟通。
5. I decided to speak my piece whether he liked or not.
不管他是否喜欢，我决定发表自己的观点。
6. Don't speak in an authoritative tone.
不要用一种命令的口吻说话。
7. Don't speak to the child with severity.
不要用严厉的口气对孩子说话。
8. Don't creep around so quietly! I nearly hit the ceiling when you spoke.
不要蹑手蹑脚的！你突然张口说话时，把我吓了个半死。
9. Of course I can speak Mandarin.
中国话我自然会说。
10. He stepped up so as to be able to speak.
为看得更清楚，他上到高处。
11. He spoke out in favour of reforms.
他(大胆)发言，表示赞成改革。
12. He rambled on and on without giving anyone else a chance to speak.
他不停地讲着，也不给别人一点讲话的机会。
13. He spoke in behalf of the plan.
他为了这项计划辩护。
14. He said nothing at all, but his eyes spoke for him.
他什么也没说，但他眼中流露的神情说明了一切。
15. He never met a foreigner who spoke such perfect Chinese.
他从未见过中国话讲得这样纯正的外国人。
16. He spoke lightly in even tones.
他以平和的语调温和地讲话。
17. He spoke with characteristic enthusiasm.
他以特有的热情说话。
18. He spoke with pompous exactitude.
他以自视绝对正确的口吻说话。
19. They spoke in whispers lest they should be heard.
他们低声说话，唯恐被别人听见。
20. They got one over us in the end by deciding to speak in German.
他们决定说德语，终於略胜我们一筹。
21. Nearly all of them speak passably.
他们差不多所有的人都讲得还不错。
22. One after another rose to speak and pulled all his arguments to pieces.
他们纷纷起来发言，把他驳得体无完肤。
23. Can he speak English? Yes, he can (speak English).
他会讲英语吗？是的，他会讲英语。
24. He spoke scarcely a word of English.
他几乎连一个英文单词都不会说。
25. He spoke most bitterly of his experiences in prison.
他十分痛苦地讲述了他在监狱中的经历。
26. He is, so to speak, a hardworking student.
他可说是个用功的学生。
27. He told me he was a hunter, but was caught tripping when he spoke of the hounds as "dogs".
他告诉我他是一个猎人，但当他把一群猎犬说成是“一群狗”时就露了马脚。
28. In his lecture, he spoke of the increasing use of computers.
他在讲演中谈及了计算机日益广泛的使用。
29. He can speak English after a fashion.
他多少能讲点英语。
30. He spoke with disapproval of your proposal.
他对你的建议很不以为然。
31. He rarely spoke unless personally appealed to, and speedily went into his shell again.
他很少讲话，除非他本人十分感兴趣时。即使如此，也会很快地恢复沉默。
32. He wanted to speak but thought better of it and held in.
他很想说出来，但仔细想想还是忍住没说。
33. He always spoke of you lovingly.
他总是深情地谈到你。
34. He spoke darkly of possible future disaster.
他悲观地说将来可能大难临头。
35. He thought for a moment and then spoke.
他想了片刻，然後说。
36. The point he spoke of will be attended to.
他所说的要点将被注意。
37. He made all the other boys laugh by mocking the way the teacher spoke and walked.
他模仿老师说话和走路的样子，使其他同学都笑起来。
38. In the fullness of his joy, he could hardly speak.
他欢喜得说不出来。
39. He spoke without reserve (ie freely) of his time in prison.
他毫无保留地(直言不讳地)述说了他在监狱中的事。
40. He spoke his lines utterly dead pan.
他毫无表情地背台词。
41. He spoke feelingly about his dismissal.
他激动地谈到自己被解雇一事。
42. He spoke never so much as a word.
他甚至连一句话也没说。
43. He spoke in sepulchral tones.
他用低沉的语调说话。
44. At last, among friends, he was free to speak his mind.
他终於向自己人倾诉衷肠。
45. He spoke to the class about the dangers of smoking.
他给班上学生讲了吸烟的危害性。
46. He wants the courage to speak the truth.
他缺乏说实话的勇气。
47. He can speak English fluently and accurately.
他能准确流利地说英语。
48. He has not been able to walk or speak since he had a stroke.
他自从中风以来就一直不能行走和讲话。
49. He flattered himself that he spoke French with a perfect accent.
他自以为他说法语的腔调很完美。
50. If he refused to speak out the truth, thrash it out.
他若拒绝讲出实情，就打字实情。
51. He spoke of a joke at Peter's expense.
他讲了一个笑话，意在贬低彼得。
52. He spoke on the meaning of communism and the way to serve the people.
他讲了共产主义是怎么回事以及应如何为人民服务。
53. He spoke for a long time but his meaning did not really come across.
他讲了很长时间，但他的意思没有人真正理解。
54. The more he spoke, the more he warmed to his subject.
他讲得越多，对话题的兴趣就越大。
55. He spoke so decidedly that I dared not question him.
他讲的那么坚决，我不敢质问他。
56. He spoke for too long, as is his wont.
他讲话时间太长了，这正是他向来的习惯。
57. He spoke such a jargon I couldn't make head or tail of what he said.
他讲那么一种方言土语，我根本不懂他说什么。
58. He spoke with an American accent.
他说话带着美国英语口音。
59. He spoke without a trace of emotion.
他说话时毫不动感情。
60. He spoke in reference to the cowboys.
他谈了有关牛仔的事。
61. The agent spoke on behalf of his principal.
代理人代表他的委托人说话。
62. I nearly hit the ceiling when you spoke.
你一开口就吓了我一大跳。
63. You should not speak ill of your friend.
你不应该说你朋友的坏话。
64. Where did you learn to speak English?
你从哪里学会说英语的呢？
65. What languages can you speak?
你会说什么语言？
66. Do you speak Sichuan dialect?
你会说四川话吗？
67. Can you speak either English or French?
你会说英语或法语吗？
68. I adjure you to speak the truth.
你务必对我说实话。
69. Can you speak up for truth and justice?
你能为真理和正义大声疾呼吗？
70. A fool may sometimes speak to the purpose.
傻瓜有时也能说到点子上。
71. Don't always speak honeyed words.
别总是甜言蜜语的。
72. Stop babbling and speak more slowly.
别老是咿咿呀呀的，说慢点儿。
73. Don't speak ill of the dead.
别说死者的坏话。
74. Don't speak like that. It sounds insincere to me.
别这样讲话，这样我听起来感到不诚恳。
75. After the director spoke the workers turned loose on him.
厂长讲完后，工人们把憋在心里的话一古脑儿向他倒了出来。
76. He was the only one to speak out against the closure of the hospital.
只有他一人直言不讳地表示反对关闭医院。
77. Mr.Smith spoke in support of the motion.
史密斯先生发言支持该项。动议。
78. Mr Smith looked sour when I spoke of his daughter's bad conduct in school.
史密斯先生听我说到他女儿在学校品行不良时，一脸的怒容。
79. It's only a waste of time to speak to her.
和她说话纯粹是浪费时间。
80. He is no more able to speak English than I am.
和我不会说英语一样，他也不会说英语。
