How awful to be able to speak in a language but not to write in it— especially English, with its rich vocabulary.

一门语言，会说却不会写，这是多么糟糕的一件事——尤其是英语，它有着丰富的词汇。

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I ought not to tell you but I will, since you're in the family, so to speak.

我不该告诉你，但我会告诉你，因为说来你也是这个家庭的一员。

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He did not speak, but kept his eyes fastened on the ground.

他没有说话，但眼睛一直盯着地面。

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But he says it would not be right for him to speak at length about the conflict until he takes office on January 20th.

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They're not all found in every treaty, but they're often enough found that we can speak of these six elements.

它们并不是每个条约都能找到,但是提及六个部分，它们都能被找到。

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I enjoyed it. It was nice, but I could not speak eloquently about the pieces like everyone else.

我很喜欢现代艺术，挺好的。但是我不能像其他人那样流利地说出艺术品的所以然来。

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She appeared with him when he made his statement Monday, but did not speak.

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Perry was at the complex Tuesday night but did not speak to reporters, CNN affiliate WSB reported.

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Polanski went to see his wife perform at the Montreux Jazz Festival but did not speak to the media.

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