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Pressure appears to be mounting for conformity in how people speak English.

要求人们讲规范英语的压力似乎越来越大。

It was unfortunate that he couldn't speak English.

可惜他不会讲英语。

His friends say he was always quick to tell a joke.

他的朋友们说，以前他讲笑话总是张嘴就来。

Well, so much for the producers. But what of the con-sumers?

好吧，关于生产商就讲这么多，那关于消费者呢？

His new book shows him to be a first-rate storyteller.

他的新著表明他讲故事的本领是一流的。

We're talking £ 500 for three hours' work.

咱们讲的可是工作三个小时酬金500英镑。

I couldn't understand a single word she said!

她讲的东西我一个字都听不懂！

His jokes were completely lost on most of the students.

他讲的笑话大多数学生一点都没能领会。

Talking about my problems doesn't come easy to me.

要讲关于自己的问题，对我来说并不容易。

Be reasonable! We can't work late every night.

要讲道理呀！我们不能每天晚上都加班到很晚呀。

I told her about him climbing up the drainpipe.

我对她讲了他从排水管爬上去的事儿.

Talk things through in stages. Do not accuse or apportion blame.

把事情按部就班地讲清楚。不要责难或归罪于人。

Frankly, Thomas, this question of your loan is beginning to worry me.

老实讲，托马斯，你贷款的问题开始让我担心了。

It's time you told him a few home truths.

现在你该给他讲点实话了。

The speech he made to welcome them was stiff and formal.

他那番欢迎他们的话讲得生硬刻板。

His first joke got the biggest laugh of the night.

他讲的第一个笑话博得了当晚最开怀的笑声。

The stories are all variations on the theme of unhappy marriage.

这些故事讲来讲去无非是这样那样的不幸婚姻。

No amount of reasoning could shake him out of his conviction.

再怎样跟他讲道理都不能让他放弃自己认准的事。

This behaviour must stop ─ do I make myself clear?

这种行为必须停止——我讲清楚了吧？

He silently agreed with much of what she had said.

对于她所讲的，有很多他暗自赞同。

He carried on telling a joke, laughing his head off.

他继续讲笑话，自己笑得前仰后合。

They were less than truthful about their part in the crime.

他们对自己在这次犯罪中所起的作用讲的绝非实情。

There was a stunned silence when I told them the news.

我把消息讲了后，他们惊愕得哑然一片。

He entertained us for hours with his stories and jokes.

他既讲故事又说笑话，把我们逗得乐了好几个小时。

He always comes out with the same tired old jokes.

他总是讲些千篇一律老掉牙的笑话。

He doesn't speak much Japanese but he can make himself understood.

他不大会讲日语，不过尚能勉强表达意思。

He gave us a very sketchy account of his visit.

他跟我们非常粗略地讲了他参观的情况。

That's enough chat from me ─ on with the music!

我不再多讲了，继续欣赏音乐吧！

Somehow he tells these stories without a note of horror.

不知为什么他讲这些故事时一点都不害怕。

Neil's ability to utter banalities never ceased to amaze me.

每次我都很惊讶，尼尔怎么能讲出这么索然无味的东西。