When someone tells you that you have to give a speech, your response may be "I gotta do what?"

如果有人跟你说你必须做一个演讲，你的回答可能是“我必须做什么？”

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His speech called forth an angry response.

他的发言引起了一阵愤怒。

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When I gave my speech on Election Day, the response wasn't what I had pictured.

当我在选举日发表演讲时，得到的回应与我想象的大不相同。

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That is a promise." The new governor of Virginia gave the Republican response to the State of the Union speech.

VOA: special.2010.01.30

After the president's speech, the Republican response will be given by Representative Charles Boustany, a heart surgeon from the Southern state of Louisiana.

VOA: standard.2009.09.08

(Obama's Speech) In crafting the U.S.response to global climate change, the president said congressional lawmakers must take into account the real price of America's heavy reliance on petroleum-based energy.

VOA: standard.2010.06.14

He gave a speech in response to the original Ryan budget that was very clear about why he felt that it was not the right answer to our challenges economically.

WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing

So why should the televised state of the union Speech or opposing party response be any different?

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Cantor's comments mirror the official Republican response to the speech, delivered by Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, who mixed a defense of core Republican values with an overall pledge to work with Obama.

NPR: GOP Leaders Give Obama Style Points For Speech