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Traditional Ukrainian decorated eggs also spoke to those fears.
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Contemporary artists have followed this tradition to create eggs that speak to the anxieties of our age: Life is precious, and delicate.
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She was the first candidate to speak out for strong pre-K programming.
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She primarily speaks to students in health classes, but sometimes the school will arrange for her to speak to several different groups of girls.
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Jody Hubbard is a diet and nutrition expert who travels around the state to speak in middle and high schools.
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We are losing revenue as we speak, Donahoe said.
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They asked, Was it as good as American beef? It was very exciting for me to be on Japanese TV, speaking in Japanese about how delicious the beef was.
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Ifyou can speak the language, it’s easier to get to know thecountry and its people.
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The research argued that boys often perform badly in mixed schools because they become discouraged when their female peers do better earlier in speaking and reading skills.
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Mr David Rossi stated that he had spoken with McLaughlin on several occasions about his driving record.
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Of course, I'm good at computers and I can speak Spanish.
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But it's a fact that informative speaking saves lives.
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He is very good at public speaking
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Who did Alex Gordon speak to at the first meeting?
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You are speaking to a voice coming from someone you cannot see.
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Later he spoke with one of the senior managers.
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And my boyfriend's English is so good that we just basically speak English all the time.
2016年6月四级真题(第二套)听力 Section B
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If you can speak the language, it's easier to get to know the country and its people.
2015年12月四级真题(第一套)听力 Section C
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In an all girls setting, girls are more likely to speak up frequently and make significant contributions to class than in a coeducational setting.
2019年12月四级真题(第一套)听力 Section C
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within the Alps in central Europe is Liechtenstein, a tiny country of about 30, 000 people who speak mostly German.
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The British traveler Charles Thompson spoke for many Grand Tourists when in 1744 he described himself as being impatiently desirous of viewing a country so famous in history, a country which once gave laws to the world, and which is at present the greatest school of music and painting, contains the noblest productions of sculpture and architecture, and is filled with cabinets of rarities, and collections of all kinds of historical relics.
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They speak with Mom or Dad when they have a problem.
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He spoke out against the idea of white and black as distinct groups, claiming that these distinctions ignored the scope of human diversity.
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When you hear people speaking of making a rapid transition toward any type of energy, whether it is a switch from coal to nuclear power, or a switch from gasoline-powered cars to electric cars, or even a switch from an incandescent to a fluorescent light, understanding energy system inertia and momentum can help you decide whether their plans are feasible.
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After all, we don't speak only of objects or people as having momentum; we speak of entire systems having momentum.
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Worldwide people speak differently from the way they write, and texting -quick, casual and only intended to be read once — is actually a way of talking with your fingers.
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Quite often, educators tell families of children who are learning English as a second language to speak only English, and not their native language, at home.
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It is also of concern that the misguided advice that students should speak only English is given primarily to poor families with limited educational opportunities, not to wealthier families who have many educational advantages
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Since children from poor families often are identified as at-risk for academic failure, teachers believe that advising families to speak English only is appropriate.
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Advising non-English-speaking families to speak only English is overwhelming to telling them not to communicate with or interact with their children
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Realizing that this particular audience would find his regional accent unattractive, Larry planned to speak with an accent that would be more acceptable to his audience.
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Larry arrived early for his speaking engagement.
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By speaking in a deep, loud voice
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By speaking with the local accent.
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His writing and speaking raised the awareness of the importance of conservation and helped bring about our national park system.
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What did John Muir intend to do through writing and speaking
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So she was not surprised to see a number of hands go up as soon as she finished speaking
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At office meetings and in group discussions, they might speak up more often, express strong opinions and come up with more creative and practical ideas than their male colleagues.
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Speak loudly enough to attract attention
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Since he was speaking in the Midwest, he decided to begin by noting that the most severe earthquake in American history took place not in California or Alaska but at New Madrid, Missouri in 1811.
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"If they are anywhere near worth their salt as engineers, I bet they are rethinking their threat model as we speak," said Jonathan Zdziarski, a digital expert who studies the iPhone and its vulnerabilities.
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For example, the 250,000 people who live on Vanuatu's 80 islands speak 110 different languages.
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simultaneous interpreting, putting someone's words into another language more or less as they speak, sounds to me like the more difficult.
2016年6月六级真题(第一套)听力 Section A
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They live in 16 different communities and speak 16 distinct languages.
2018年12月六级真题(第一套)听力 Section C
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This can hinder your ability to make decisions, speak up and gain recognition for your individual skills and strengths.
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While the candle is being lit, a principle is recited; then each person present takes a turn to speak about the importance that principle has to himself or herself.
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Yet the residents of each village speak a completely different language.
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VERB
说话;讲话
When you speak, you use your voice in order to say something.
例句
He tried to speak, but for once, his voice had left him...
他想说话,却一时语塞。
He speaks with a lisp...
他说话口齿不清。
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VERB
发言;演说
When someone speaks to a group of people, they make a speech.
例句
When speaking to the seminar Mr Franklin spoke of his experience, gained on a recent visit to Trinidad...
在研讨会上发言的时候,富兰克林先生谈到了他最近游览特立尼达的经历。
He's determined to speak at the Democratic Convention...
他决定在民主党全国代表大会上发言。
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VERB
代表…讲话;充当…的代言人
If you speak for a group of people, you make their views and demands known, or represent them.
例句
He said it was the job of the Church to speak for the underprivileged...
他说,为贫困群体说话是教会的义务。
I speak for all 7,000 members of our organization...
我代表本组织的 7,000 名成员发言。
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VERB
(会)讲,说(外语)
If you speak a foreign language, you know the language and are able to have a conversation in it.
例句
He doesn't speak English...
他不会讲英语。
Many of them can speak two or three or more languages.
他们当中许多人都会说两三门语言,有的人甚至更多。
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VERB
(在文中)谈起,提到
People sometimes mention something that has been written by saying what the author speaks of .
例句
In the book she speaks of his “social ineptitude” and says he verbally abused her...
她在书中提到他“缺乏社交技能”,并且说他曾经对她出言不逊。
St Paul speaks of the body as the 'temple of the Holy Spirit'.
圣保罗把身体描述为“圣神的宫殿”。
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V-RECIP
(吵架之后)不说话,不搭理
If two people are not speaking, they no longer talk to each other because they have quarrelled.
例句
He is not speaking to his mother because of her friendship with his ex-wife...
因为母亲和前妻仍旧保持着友好的关系,他便不再和母亲说话。
The co-stars are still not speaking.
两位联袂主演的明星仍然互不理睬。
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VERB
表明;显示
If you say that something speaks to you of a quality, experience, or feeling, you mean that it is evidence of it or expresses it.
例句
His behaviour spoke of an early maturity...
他的举止流露出早熟的痕迹。
The length of the car and the high polish of its fittings both spoke of money...
长车身和高档配置无不象征着财富。
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VERB
不言而喻
If you say that something speaks for itself, you mean that its meaning or quality is so obvious that it does not need explaining or pointing out.
例句
...the figures speak for themselves — low order books, bleak prospects at home and a worsening outlook for exports...
这些数字本身就说明了问题——订单订购量低,国内销售前景惨淡,出口形势日趋恶化。
The results speak for themselves.
结局不言自明。
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CONVENTION
你说的只是你的看法;这只是你的高见
If you say 'Speak for yourself' when someone has said something, you mean that what they have said is only their opinion or applies only to them.
例句
'We're not blaming you,' Kate said. 'Speak for yourself,' Boris muttered.
“我们没有怪你,”凯特说。“也就是你这么想,”鲍里斯嘟囔道。
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PHRASE
已被预订;早已订购;已经许给别人
If a person or thing is spoken for or has been spoken for, someone has claimed them or asked for them, so no-one else can have them.
例句
She'd probably drop some comment about her 'fiancé' into the conversation so that he'd think she was already spoken for...
她可能会在谈话的时候不着痕迹地对她的“未婚夫”作些评论,这样他便会认为她已经名花有主了。
By December last year most of the resources had been spoken for.
去年 12 月之前,绝大多数的资源就被预订了。
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PHRASE
行动胜于言语
If you say that actions speak louder than words, you mean that people's actions show their real attitudes, rather than what they say. This expression is sometimes used to advise a person to do something positive.
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PHRASE
(没什么)值得一提
Nothing to speak of means 'hardly anything' or 'only unimportant things'.
例句
They have no weaponry to speak of...
他们没有什么武器值得炫耀。
'Any fresh developments?' — 'Nothing to speak of.'
“有什么新进展了吗?”——“谈不上什么新进展。”
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PHRASE
更不用说
You can use not to speak of when adding something which your previous statement also applies to, or applies to even more than other things.
例句
This move caused consternation among universities and the government, not to speak of the students affected.
这个举措在大学和政府里造成了恐慌,更不用说受到影响的学生们了。
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PHRASE
说…的好话/坏话;称赞/批评
If you speak well of someone or speak highly of someone, you say good things about them. If you speak ill of someone, you criticize them.
例句
Both spoke highly of the Russian president...
双方均盛赞俄罗斯总统。
It seemed she found it difficult to speak ill of anyone.
她似乎觉得说别人的坏话很难。
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PHRASE
可以说;可谓
You use so to speak to draw attention to the fact that you are describing or referring to something in a way that may be amusing or unusual rather than completely accurate.
例句
I ought not to tell you but I will, since you're in the family, so to speak...
我本来不该告诉你的,但我还是要这么做,因为好歹你是家里的一员。
The five countries have now all passed, so to speak, their entry test.
可以说,这5个国家现在都已经通过了入门考试。
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PHRASE
见面交谈的;相识的
If you are on speaking terms with someone, you are quite friendly with them and often talk to them.
例句
For a long time her mother and her grandmother had hardly been on speaking terms.
很久以来,她的母亲和外婆两人之间几乎不怎么说话。