He spoke English better than you speak it now.

他过去英语讲的比你现在讲的好。

youdao

He spoke Uzbek, the tourist can speak Uzbek!

他会乌兹·别克语，那游客会说乌兹·别克语！

youdao

When he had to speak publicly, he frequently mumbled and spoke in an inaudible voice that made it very difficult for people to hear him.

当他不得不站在公众面前讲话时，他经常喃喃自语，像蚊子一样嗡嗡叫，使听众们都不知所云。

youdao

If I could choose the language in which I spoke to you, I would choose to speak in Gaelic, the sliding scale,the sussuration of breath, The sound of water beating between us."

VOA: special.2011.05.09

When you speak about Greeks you will be speaking about something more than merely the fact that they spoke a certain language.

当你谈论到希腊人的时候,你不仅仅说,他们只是讲一种特定语言的人群

耶鲁公开课 - 古希腊历史简介课程节选

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