I could not speak English before I came to England.

在来英国之前我不会讲英语。

youdao

Of course, the first challenge was the fact I could not speak Chinese.

很显然，我面临的第一挑战是不会说中文。

youdao

If I could not speak the language of people around me, could my deeds accurately prove my love?

如果不能用语言与周围的人沟通，我的行为能证明我的爱吗？

youdao

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。

喜欢毕加索吗？ - SpeakingMax英语口语达人

The day I realized that this was what was missing, I knew that the subject of the film would be death itself, death rather than survival, a radical contradiction since in a sense it attested to the impossibility of the project I was embarking on: the dead could not speak for the dead.

NEWYORKER: Witness

And I think I speak for all of them when we say we could not have done it without you.

WHITEHOUSE: President Obama Signs the Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization | The White House

Through Petrovich, Gill sent word that he would speak with me "on background, " meaning I could not identify him by name unless he was allowed to approve his quotes before publication.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Islamist penetration of Homeland Security?