An upright man ought to tell a man of a fault to his face instead of speaking of it behind his back.

一个正直的人应该当面讲出别人的缺点，而不应在背后议论。

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Scientists have taught stroke patients to talk again by getting them to sing words instead of speaking them.

科学家已教会中风患者重新开口说话，这是通过让中风患者“唱出”、而不是“说出”话来实现的。

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He noticed how pleasant it was to have someone to talk to instead of speaking only to himself and to the sea.

他感到多么愉快，可以对一个人说话，不再只是自言自语，对着海说话了。

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The expression probably comes from the physical act of turning your back toward someone, instead of speaking to him face-to-face.

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Instead of speaking into her ear, he spoke toward the top of her face.

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Instead of speaking in plain English, they fill their conversations with overused jargon and buzzwords.

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Instead of practicing public speaking in hopes of increasing our confidence level, we actually work on our confidence through the act of going over our presentation.

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Not only is this device coy, but it does nothing to intensify the drama or enrich our understanding of the characters, who might as well be speaking to one another instead of the audience.

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