I did not speak Italian, but I took the menu and began pointing to it.

我也不会讲意大利语，但我把菜单和开始指向它。

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When Ms Sanchez began blogging, Cubans were not allowed into tourist hotels, but she was able to evade suspicious security guards thanks to her light-skinned appearance and ability to speak German.

当桑切斯女士开始写博时，古巴民众还无法进入旅游饭店，而桑切斯的淡肤色和德语能力帮她躲过了多疑的警卫。

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He began to speak but suddenly stopped.

他开始讲话，但又突然停住了。

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But the moment Panetta began to speak a protester interrupted.

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But then some of his ministers began to speak.

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The crowd was cheering wildly when the white curtain at the window of his apartment was parted, and Francis appeared, but fell into rapt silence when he began to speak.

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