speech

• His speech was in the nature of an apology .
  他的讲话性质上是道歉。
• It is then more impressive than speech .
  那就是“此时无声胜有声。”
• His speech antagonized many voters .
  他的发言引起许多投票者的不满。
• Speech makes more use of contracted forms .
  讲话时，人们常用缩略形式。
• I slipped a few jokes into the speech .
  我在讲话中巧妙地加了几句笑话。
• His speech was nothing but milk and water .
  他的讲话平淡无奇毫无意义。
• The speech was meant for foreign consumption .
  那篇讲话是让国外人听的。
• His speech shows a squint to your view .
  他的演说表现出倾向于你的看法。
• It was a scrappy , rambling speech .
  那篇讲话杂乱无章，毫无条理。
• " say " is commonly used with direct speech .
  “Say”常常用于直接引语。