亲爱的安妮 ：在上次专栏中，你提到在办公室里采用“山谷女郎”式的讲话方式很不得体，对此我完全赞同。

Dear Annie : I couldn't agree more with your column about the inappropriateness of "Valley Girl" speech habits in the office.

youdao

我读过各种各样的名著，但是我还不能决定我接下来要走的方向以及想要追求的东西，以便能得体地讲话。

I read all kinds of remarkable books and yet I can never make out what direction I should take, what it is that I want, properly speaking.

youdao

这种讽刺话把讲话人的论点驳得体无完肤。

This sarcasm knocked the speaker's argument info a cocked hat.

youdao

I read all kinds of remarkable books and yet I can never make out what direction I should take, what it is that I want, properly speaking."

我读过各种各样的名著,但是我还不能决定我接下来要走的方向以及想要追求的东西，以便能得体地讲话“

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