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statement ☊ bài phát biểu ☊
致辞 → ☊ zhi4ci2 to express in words or writing; to make a speech (esp. short introduction, vote of thanks, afterword, funeral homily etc); to address (an audience); same as 致词/致词 ☊ Bài phát biểu ☊
演讲 → ☊ yan3jiang3 lecture; to make a speech ☊ Bài phát biểu ☊
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die Rede ☊ bài phát biểu ☊ ☊
Es werden viele Reden gehalten. ☊ Rất nhiều bài phát biểu được diễn ra. ☊ (Lektion 81, Nr. 1155)
In meinem heutigen Vortrag möchte ich Ihnen die Probleme, die bei der Qualitätssicherung auftreten können, näher beschreiben. ☊ Trong bài phát biểu của tôi hôm nay, tôi muốn miêu tả kỹ hơn về những vấn đề có thể gặp phải trong quá trình quản lí chất lượng. ☊ (Lektion 100, Nr. 1654)
Reichen Sie Ihre Rede bis zum 15.02. bei der Jury ein. ☊ Xin quý vị hãy gửi bài phát biểu của mình tới hội đồng giám khảo đến ngày 15.2. ☊ (Lektion 122, Nr. 2357)
+ speech: 'And don't be late,' she added. ☊ add ☊
+ speech: 'I'm very nervous,' she admitted reluctantly. ☊ admit ☊
+ speech: 'Get there early,' she advised (them). ☊ advise ☊
+ speech: 'That's true', she agreed. ☊ agree ☊
She set out the company's aims and objectives in her speech. ☊ aim ☊
+ speech: 'Now boarding flight 897, destination Seattle,' the loudspeaker announced. ☊ announce ☊
+ speech: 'I've given up smoking,' she announced. ☊ announce ☊
+ speech: 'I'd prefer to walk,' she answered. ☊ answer ☊
answer sb + speech: 'I'd prefer to walk,' she answered him. ☊ answer ☊
+ speech: 'Where are you going?' she asked. ☊ ask ☊
ask sb + speech: 'Are you sure?' he asked her. ☊ ask ☊
assure sb + speech: 'He'll come back,' Susan assured her. ☊ assure ☊
His speech is bound to awake old fears and hostilities. ☊ awake ☊
We watched a live broadcast of the speech (= one shown at the same time as the speech was made). ☊ broadcast ☊
+ speech: 'See you later!' she called. ☊ call ☊
+ speech: 'Come here!' he commanded (them). ☊ command ☊
+ speech: 'Not his best performance,' she commented to the woman sitting next to her. ☊ comment ☊
+ speech: 'So it should be safe to continue,' he concluded. ☊ conclude ☊
She concluded her speech with a quotation from Shakespeare. ☊ conclude ☊
+ speech: 'Anyway, she should be back soon,' he concluded. ☊ conclude ☊
This speech needs to be set in the context of Britain in the 1960s. ☊ context ☊
+ speech: 'In fact,' he continued, 'I'd like to congratulate you.' ☊ continue ☊
+ speech: 'Waaa!' she cried. ☊ cry ☊
+ speech: 'You're safe!' Tom cried in delight. ☊ cry ☊
+ speech: 'Help!' he cried out. ☊ cry out/cry out sth ☊
+ speech: 'I'll do it!' Tom declared. ☊ declare ☊
The speech was a deliberate attempt to embarrass the government. ☊ deliberate ☊
+ speech: 'Who the hell are you?' he demanded angrily. ☊ demand ☊
This is only the first draft of my speech. ☊ draft ☊
The speech was deliberately designed to embarrass the prime minister. ☊ embarrass ☊
emphasize sth: His speech emphasized the importance of attracting industry to the town. ☊ emphasize ☊
+ speech: 'This must be our top priority,' he emphasized. ☊ emphasize ☊
an entertaining speech/evening ☊ entertaining ☊
+ speech: 'It works like this,' she explained. ☊ explain ☊
His views have been expressed in numerous speeches. ☊ express ☊
Sue's face was a picture (= she looked very surprised, angry, etc.) as she listened to her husband's speech. ☊ face ☊
Don't worry. Your speech was fine. ☊ fine ☊
+ speech: 'And that was all,' she finished. ☊ finish ☊
Who could forget his speech at last year's party? ☊ forget ☊
+ speech: 'You know,' he went on, 'I think my brother could help you.' ☊ go on ☊
She's learnt the whole speech off by heart. ☊ by heart ☊
+ speech: 'I'm not sure,' she hesitated. ☊ hesitate ☊
Her speech made a profound impact on everyone. ☊ impact ☊
inform sb + speech: 'He's already left,' she informed us. ☊ inform ☊
+ speech: 'It's true,' she insisted. ☊ insist ☊
I'm under instructions to keep my speech short. ☊ instruction ☊
interrupt (sb) + speech: 'I have a question,' she interrupted. ☊ interrupt ☊
+ speech: 'I cooked it myself, so be careful!' he joked. ☊ joke ☊
+ speech: 'You're crazy!' she laughed. ☊ laugh ☊
The speech was broadcast via a satellite link. ☊ link ☊
+ speech: 'But I'm innocent!' she maintained. ☊ maintain ☊
a moving story/speech ☊ moving ☊
+ speech: 'I'll do it,' she offered. ☊ offer ☊
order (sb) + speech: 'Sit down and be quiet,' she ordered. ☊ order ☊
+ speech: 'It's not very far,' she pointed out. ☊ point out (to sb), point sth out (to sb) ☊
He had lost the power of speech. ☊ power ☊
a powerful image/drug/speech ☊ powerful ☊
The presentation of prizes began after the speeches. ☊ presentation ☊
promise (sb) + speech: 'I'll be back soon,' she promised. ☊ promise ☊
His speech prompted an angry outburst from a man in the crowd. ☊ prompt ☊
quote sth (from sb/sth): He quoted a passage from the minister's speech. ☊ quote ☊
+ speech: 'The man who is tired of London is tired of life,' he quoted. ☊ quote ☊
+ speech: 'It was on a Thursday in March,' he recalled. ☊ recall ☊
+ speech: 'It could all have been so different,' she reflected. ☊ reflect ☊
There was little comic relief in his speech. ☊ relief ☊
+ speech: 'It's much colder than yesterday,' he remarked casually. ☊ remark ☊
+ speech: 'Are you really sure?' she repeated. ☊ repeat ☊
+ speech: 'I won't let you down,' he replied confidently. ☊ reply ☊
+ speech: 'The cabin's empty,' he reported back. ☊ report ☊
+ speech: 'Please come with me,' he requested. ☊ request ☊
Recent research on deaf children has produced some interesting findings about their speech. ☊ research ☊
+ speech: 'I'm not sure,' she responded. ☊ respond ☊
a rough draft of a speech ☊ rough ☊
+ speech: The notice said 'Keep Out'. ☊ say ☊
+ speech: 'Hello!' she said. ☊ say ☊
say to sb/yourself + speech: I said to myself (= thought), 'That can't be right!' ☊ say ☊
+ speech: 'Help!' she screamed. ☊ scream ☊
+ speech: 'Run!' he shouted. ☊ shout ☊
Her speech sliced through all the confusion surrounding the situation. ☊ slice ☊
I managed to slip a few jokes into my speech. ☊ slip ☊
to give/make/deliver a speech on human rights ☊ speech ☊
He made the announcement in a speech on television. ☊ speech ☊
Her speech was slurred—she was clearly drunk. ☊ speech ☊
This expression is used mainly in speech, not in writing. ☊ speech ☊
+ speech: 'There is,' Johnson stressed, 'no real alternative.' ☊ stress ☊
tell sb + speech: 'I'm ready to go now,' he told her. ☊ tell ☊
The newspaper had printed the full text of the president's speech. ☊ text ☊
+ speech: 'I must be crazy,' she thought. ☊ think ☊
His speech was tuned to what the audience wanted to hear. ☊ tune ☊
urge (sb) + speech: 'Why not give it a try?' she urged (him). ☊ urge ☊
warn (sb) + speech: 'Beware of pickpockets,' she warned (him). ☊ warn ☊
a speech/smile of welcome ☊ welcome ☊
+ speech: 'Can you meet me tonight?' he whispered. ☊ whisper ☊
The term is widely used in everyday speech. ☊ widely ☊
+ speech: 'What should I do now?' she wondered. ☊ wonder ☊
+ speech: 'Of all my books,' wrote Dickens, 'I like this the best.' ☊ write ☊
We couldn't help yawning during the speech. ☊ yawn ☊