071. Speaking of...
說(shuō)起……
[句型解析]
“Speaking of...”意為“說(shuō)起……,談到……”,一般用于他人講起某個(gè)話題,而你對(duì)此話題很感興趣,于是你說(shuō)“Speaking of...”,然后接過(guò)話題。我們還可用“Talking of...”。
[實(shí)例]
1. Speaking of the movies, have you seen "The Patriot"?
說(shuō)起電影,你看過(guò)《愛(ài)國(guó)者》嗎?
2. Speaking of honesty, I know a lot of people who don't pay bus fares.
談到誠(chéng)實(shí),我知道許多人乘車不買票。
3. Speaking of Ben, have you seen him recently?
說(shuō)起本,你最近見(jiàn)過(guò)他沒(méi)有?
4. Speaking of bicycles, China is called "the kingdom of bicycles".
說(shuō)起自行車,中國(guó)可是被譽(yù)為“自行車王國(guó)”呢。
[實(shí)戰(zhàn)練習(xí)]
A: I can't wait until Valentine's Day.
我等不及情人節(jié)了。
B: Speaking of Valentine's Day, how is your girlfriend?
說(shuō)起情人節(jié),你女朋友怎么樣?
A: She’s doing well. I took her out to dinner last night.
她不錯(cuò),我昨晚約她吃了晚飯。
B: Did you have a good time?
你們高興嗎?
A: Yeah, the food was delicious.
是啊,飯菜不錯(cuò)。
B: Hey, speaking of food, are you hungry? Let's grab a bite to eat.
說(shuō)到吃的,你餓了嗎,我們搞點(diǎn)吃的吧。
A: That sounds great. Let's get some Chinese food.
好啊。我們吃中國(guó)菜吧。