他的发言里没有浮夸或自负。

There was no bombast or conceit in his speech.

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

他的发言引起了一阵愤怒。

His speech called forth an angry response.

《牛津词典》

他的发言非常成功地驳倒了政府的提案。

His speech did a very effective demolition job on the government's proposals.

《牛津词典》

Well, what Thersites had done that was wrong, of course the poet and Odysseus didn't like his policy suggestion, but he had no right to speak at all.

诚然,书中认为忒尔西忒斯的做法是不对的,显然诗人和奥德修斯不喜欢他的政策建议,但他却根本连发言的权利都没有

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If you follow these instructions " you will be a man my son." So that's the mode of thought he may have been in when he talked.

如果你遵循这些教诲,你将成为一个真正的人，我的孩子,所以，那也许才是他发言时所处的思维模式吧。

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At the same time, you might think his reticence, his reluctance to speak in his own voice may have also been a response to the fate of Socrates and politically endangered situation of philosophy.

同时，你也可以将他的缄默，与不发言的冷淡,可能也是,对苏格拉底的遭遇,及哲学在政治上危险处境的响应。

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