speech作“说话,演讲”解,系普通用语,除指有声的语言外,又泛指为听众而作的讲,可以是有准备的正式讲话,也可以是无准备的非正式的讲话。它常和动词give, make, hear, prepare, understand等连用。如:I was quite unprepared to make a speech.By your speech I can tell you're from London.He gave a speech about good manners to the whole school. 10、live on, live by live on有三种意义和用法:1).后接人、钱、工资,表示“依靠这些人或钱物养活”的意思;2).后接各种食物的名称,表示“以……为主食”的意思; 3).作不及物动词用,表示“继续生存下去,永存”之意。例如:Jim's father was living on his friends.吉姆的父亲靠他的朋友生活。My uncle lives happily on his pension.我伯父靠退休金生活得很幸福。Most of the Asians live on rice.多数亚洲人以大米为食。Sheep live on grass.羊以草为食。The scientist's name will live on from generation to generation. 这位科学家的名字将流芳百世。 live by有两种意义和用法:1. 后接名词或动名词,表示“以某种方式或手段过活”之意;2. 后接地点名词,表示“住在……附近”之意。例如:They live by honest labor.他们靠正当的劳动生活。Smith lives by writing for a small magazine.史密斯靠给一家小杂志社写稿来维持生活。We live by the East Lake.我们住在东湖旁边。 |