动词闲谈,背后议论
make talk
Speak up-(大声说话)
A:I thought I was speaking English fairly well. Now I'm not so sure.
我本以为自己的英语说得不错。现在我又不那么有把握了。
B:What did you say?
你说什么?
A:I said I thought I spoke pretty good English.But people keep asking me to repeat what I've said. So maybe I'm not doing so well after all.
我说我以为自己英语说得不错。但人们老是要我重复我说过的话。或许我说的并不那么好。
B:There's nothing wrong with your English.It's just that no one can hear what you're saying.
你的英语没有问题。只是没有人听得见你在说什么。
A:Is that what's wrong? But I think it's impolite to talk loudly.
毛病就在这里吗?可是我觉得大声说话是不礼貌的。
B:You don't have to shout, but you do have to make yourself heard.Maybe Americans talk louder than other people.If so, you'll just have to speak louder,too.
你不一定要大声喊叫,但你应该让别人听得见你的话。也许美国人说话声音比别的人要响。如果这样,你说话声音也大一些就是了。