He thought the speech a model of its kind, limpid and unaffected.

他认为该演讲是同类作品中的典范，简洁流畅，朴实自然。

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

The robin thought he spoke this gibberish to them because they were not intelligent enough to understand feathered speech.

知更鸟认为他对他们胡言乱语，因为他们不够聪明，听不懂鸟类的语言。

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I trembled at the thought of having to make a speech.

我一想到得发表演讲心里就发怵。

《牛津词典》

But this mother in North Carolina said she thought the speech could have a positive impact.

VOA: standard.2009.09.08

After that speech, a number of individuals from the private sector came up to me and said that they thought the speech was basically a very strong speech, it was an emotional speech, and it was the sort of speech they didn't ever personally want to hear again.

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He said he thought her speech Tuesday -- in which she did not concede -- showed defiance.

CNN: Can Obama say no to Clinton?

Freedom of thought and speech where they exist were unforeseen offspring of the printing press.

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