77 SPEAK: 說，講；演講

77 SPEAK: 說，講；演講

詞組講解

1. speak highly of sb. or sth. ** 極力稱贊，高度評價

解 習語；詞義溯源：［極力地、高度地（highly）］說起某人或某物

例 Your last employer spoke very highly of you when I called him.

2. speak of the devil ** 說曹操，曹操到

解 習語；詞義溯源：說起［惡魔（the devil）］；完整的形式是speak of the devil, and he will appear，但是一般省略and之后的話

例 Speak of the devil, here comes the man I was just telling you about.

3. speak off the cuff ** 即興演講，即席講話

解 習語；詞義溯源：［即興地（off the cuff）］說

例 Politicians prefer prepared statements and rarely speak off the cuff.

4. speak one's piece 〔mind〕 ** 說自己想說的話，公開自己的見解

解 習語；詞義溯源：講述自己的［片段、篇（piece）］或［意見、想法（mind）］

例 Let me speak my mind and then I'll leave.

5. speak out of turn ** 多嘴；說話不合時宜

解 習語；詞義溯源：［不合時宜地（out of turn）］說話

例 If you speak out of turn again, Mr. Lehy, I will have to ask you to leave.

6. speak out on sth. / speak out *** 大膽說出，堂堂正正地指出

解 短語動詞；詞義溯源：對于某事［大聲地、清楚地（out）］說出

例 Duble continued to speak out against the military regime so he was arrested and eventually hanged.

7. speak up *** 大聲說話；大膽地說出

解 短語動詞；詞義溯源：［大聲（up）］說出

例 Excuse me. Could you speak up so that we can all hear you? Thank you.

Unless you speak up, nobody is going to know you oppose the plan.

8. speak up for sb. or sth. *** 為某人或某事辯護，為某人或某事說好話

解 短語動詞；詞義溯源：［為了（for）］某人或某事說出來

例 His mother was always the first to speak up for him, no matter what he did.

參考譯文

1. 我打電話給你以前的老板時，他給了你很高的評價。

2. 說曹操，曹操到，剛才我跟你提到的那個人來了。

3. 政客喜歡有準備地發(fā)表言論，很少即興演講。

4. 讓我說幾句心里話，說完我就離開。

5. 勒希先生，如果你再多嘴，我就只能讓你離開了。

6. 杜布勒繼續(xù)公然抨擊軍事政權，所以被逮捕，最后被絞死。

7. 抱歉。你能大點聲說嗎？這樣我們都能聽得見。謝謝。

除非你大膽地說出來，否則沒有人會知道你反對這個計劃。

8. 不論他做了什么，他媽媽總是首先為他辯護。