He learned to speak Spanish. And he learned much from the Native American Indians.

VOA: special.2010.03.17

So, you might learn to play baseball, you might learn about the American Civil War, but if Chomsky is right you didn't learn to speak English.

因此,你可能学会打棒球,学到关于美国内战的知识,但如果乔姆斯基是对的,那么说英语并不是习得的

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And then the American linguist would say, "Yeah. We speak to our dogs."

然后这些美国的语言学家会说,"是啊,我们会和我们的狗说话"

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White House press secretary Robert Gibbs says the president will speak directly to the American people about his vision for health care reform.

VOA: standard.2009.09.08

My family does not speak English, so my culture is more Honduran, you know,than it is American."

VOA: standard.2010.06.09

"They are doing that because he is popular with their own people,which means that they get some reflected glory at home, and that is where you get (political) leverage, because this is an American leader who can speak over the heads of the domestic leaders, and that is powerful,".

VOA: standard.2009.04.03

Now,just two do. That's because - while Spanish is still the language in many homes - the children of immigrants from Cuba and other Latin nations speak English in school and on the street, wear American clothes and prefer upbeat Anglo rock music to their parents' dreamy, old Spanish ballads.

VOA: standard.2010.04.19