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发言共占去三小时. The speeches occupied three hours.
他的言行就好像没有常识似的。 He behaves as if he had no common sense.
就我而言，我并不反对你的计划。 As far as I am concerned, I'm not against your plan.
人们误以为选修语言课程较轻松“ Language courses are wrongly thought to be soft options.
就英文而言，它并不像你所认为的那样难。 So far as English is concerned, it is not so difficult as you might think.
就翻译训练而言我认为这是一本无出其右的好书。 This is a book, which I dare say, is unequaled as far as translation practice is concerned.
人类是在幼年开始学习第一种语言的。 Mankind learns its first language in early childhood.
那是一个以几种语言叙述的古老的故事。 It's an ancient tale which appears in various guises in several languages.
年轻姑娘必须言词谨慎，衣着得体，行为端庄。 Young girls must be modest in speech, dress and behavior.
我们正考虑在这样的事情上给他们更多的发言权。 We are considering giving them greater say in such matters.
学习英语和德语等现代语言比学习拉丁语更为有用。 It's more useful to learn modern languages, such as English and German, than Latin.
规范语法阐述的是该派语法学家认为的某语言的口语或书面语的标准形式. A normative grammar of a language describes how its authors think the language should be spoken or written.
你会说什么语言？ What languages can you speak?
（成交或成婚时的）握手用来表示诸如合约或婚姻的誓言的一种握手 A handclasp used to signify a pledge, such as a contract or marriage.
她坐在那里努力集中思想准备发言. She sat trying to gather her thoughts before making her speech.
就英语作文而言，练习是最好的方法。 So far as English composition is concerned, practice is the best way.
必须明确指出，部长的言论有两点是错误的。 Just for the record, the minister's statement is wrong on two points.
他言行一致。 His behaviour conforms to his words.
我自觉无资格就此问题发言. I feel unqualified to speak on the subject.
可能对外国口味而言过于朴素了些。 May be a little austere for foreign taste.
他们断言这个女孩子读了不少书。 They affirmed that the girl did quite a bit of reading.
不论你到哪里，语言几乎是相同的。 The language is almost the same wherever one goes.
这房间就其高度的比例而言是很宽的. The room is wide in proportion to its height.
他们扬言要一下子取消整个项目. They threatened to cancel the whole project at a stroke.
简而言之，我认为我们应该接受他的提议。 Briefly, I think we should accept his offer.
他对语言的热爱促使他从事翻译工作. His love of languages inclined him towards a career as a translator.
我认为我们对这一问题已差不多是言无不尽了. I think we've just about exhausted that subject.
他掏出烟斗，装满烟丝，一言不发地抽了起来。 Fishing out his pipe, he filled it and puffed at it without a word.
在学习一种新语言时，词典是非常有用的工具。 A dictionary is an invaluable aid in learning a new language.
我们的职员少一些也能发挥同样效率, 这是言之成理的. It is arguable that we would be just as efficient with fewer staff.
一种表示确定的概念或观念的语言元素，例如字树。 An element of language that expresses a definite image or idea, for example, the word tree.
大多数语言学家都会说，他们主要研究各种语言的结构。 Most linguists would say they were concerned primarily with the structure of languages.
我们的要求的核心是言论自由。 The core of our appeal is freedom of speech.
叙述清楚比语言优美更重要。 Clearness of statement is more important than beauty of language.
所有参加辩论的人都有机会发言. All the participants in the debate had an opportunity to speak.
倘使你不发一言，就不会被要求重复再讲一遍了。 If you do not say anything, you will not be called on to repeat it.
部长在公开发表言论时比他在私下批评时的调子要缓和一点儿。 In his public statement the minister toned down his criticisms he had made in private.
寓言一种通常短小的故事，用来表示启发或谨慎的观点，常利用说话或有人的行为的动物为角色 A usually short narrative making an edifying or cautionary point and often employing as characters animals that speak and act like human beings.
这似乎是一个修女的贞操誓言。 It seems the vows of chastity belonging to a nun.
他被她那尖锐的问题弄得哑口无言。 He was struck dumb by her sharp question.
他那有力的论点驳得对手哑口无言。 His forceful arguments reduced his opponents to silence.
他那许多妒嫉的言行妨害了他们的婚姻生活。 His many little jealousies harmed their marriage.
由于她发表了关于公司安全记录的言论，该公司正以诽谤罪起诉她。 Her company is suing her for slander because of her remarks about their safety record.
她对自己的恐惧直言不讳。 She spoke about her fears with complete frankness.
她言简意赅地总结了情况. She summed up the situation in a few choice phrases.
他非常擅长於模仿朋友的言行. He's very clever at imitating his friends.
她失踪一事引起了各种流言蜚语. Her disappearance gave rise to the wildest rumours.
他们的谈话中充满了渎犯神灵的言词。 Their conversation was full of blasphemy.
政府已经履行了他的全部选举诺言了吗？ Has the government redeemed all its election promise?
她花言巧语也未能打动他们卖掉别墅。 All her wiles were not enough to persuade them to sell the villa.
他散布流言蜚语危害很大, 事後才真相大白. His malicious gossip caused much mischief until the truth became known.
作为一个候选人，他许下诺言，使前途一片光明。 As a candidate, he held forth the promise of a bright future.
他毫无保留地（直言不讳地）述说了他在监狱中的事. He spoke without reserve (ie freely) of his time in prison.
破坏，违犯，不履行破坏或违反一法规、法律责任或一誓言 A violation or infraction, as of a law, a legal obligation, or a promise.
俚语，是脱下上衣、吐一口唾沫在掌上、跟着就着手工作的语言。 Slang is language that takes off its coat, spits on its hands, and goes to work.
起先，大厅里挤得满满的，但是他一开始讲话，人们便陆陆续续离去，不一会儿，剩下听他发言的人便寥寥无几了。 At first the hall was full, but people began to trickle out soon after the beginning of his speech, and soon there were very few left to hear the speaker.
寓言，讽喻一种文学、戏剧或绘画的艺术手法，其中人物和事件代表抽象的观点、原则或支配力，从而使表面含义含有或表达一种对等的，但更深刻的象征意义 A literary, dramatic, or pictorial device in which characters and events stand for abstract ideas, principles, or forces, so that the literal sense has or suggests a parallel, deeper symbolic sense.
诗以生动的和充满想象的方式来表达经验、思想或情感的口述文学作品，以运用其声音和暗示力而选用浓缩的语言为特征，并运用如节奏、暗喻和音韵等文学手法 A verbal composition designed to convey experiences, ideas, or emotions in a vivid and imaginative way, characterized by the use of condensed language chosen for its sound and suggestive power and by the use of literary techniques such as meter, metaphor, and rhyme.
他是国务院的发言人。 He is the spokesman of the council.
他的言语伤害了读者的感情。 His words hurt the reader's sensibility.
他的言谈中流露著自满的口气. There was a note of self-satisfaction in his speech.
他经常用充满爱意的语言谈论他的女朋友。 He often talks about his girlfriend in terms of love.
成语通常不能照字面译成另一种语言。 Idioms usually cannot be translated literally in another language.
他会上发言从来不切中要点，而自始至终都是谈得不着边际。 He never came to the point, but talked round the subject throughout the meeting.
公式计算语言的简称，应用不太广泛的一种高级程序设计语言。 An abbreviation for formula calculation language, a high-level programming language not too widely used.
孩子们想玩多久就玩多久，他们没有事做，也没有人会责骂他们，总而言之，他们很快乐。 The children could play as long as they liked, they had no work to do, and nobody scolded them, in short, they were happy.
在计算机程序设计中，一种高级语言的语句或指令，其功能是将一个值放到程序指定的内存地址单元内。 In computer programming, a high level language instruction that places a value in a program specified memory address, location.
在你看来，停车时把汽车的保险杆部分突出在人行道上似乎是微不足道的，但就法制观念而言，这仍旧是一种犯法的行为。 Parking with your car bumper overhanging the pavement may seem trivial to you, but in the eyes of the law it is still an offence.
城里谣言四起. Rumours swept through the town.
让我们言归正传。 Let's get to the point.
寓言家寓言的创作者 A composer of fables.
这是一个古老的寓言。 This is an ancient parable.
许多语言都以拉丁语为基础。 Many languages have Latin as their base.
确定，鉴定对效力的正式断言 A formal assertion of validity.
人们可以从寓言里吸取经验教训。 People can draw a moral from tales.
一般而言，女性寿命较男性长。 Generally speaking, women live longer than men.
王宫发言人刚宣布了一项声明. The palace (ie A spokesman for the king, queen, etc) has just issued a statement.
他亲自露面使传说他死亡的谣言不攻自灭. His appearance in the flesh ended the rumours about his death.
若时机不当, 一言不慎, 可能毁掉整个计画. One indiscreet remark at the wrong moment could ruin the whole plan.
怀特霍尔街上流传著谣言. Rumours are circulating in Whitehall.
谎言再多也掩盖不了事实真相。 No amount of lies can cover up reality.
他竟然幼稚得连这种谎言都相信。 He is so naive as to believe such a lie.
恐怖分子扬言要炸毁劫持的客机。 The terrorists are threatening to blow up the hijacked airliner.
咬文嚼字者爱用言辞多于思想或实质的人 One who favors words over ideas or substance.
谎言打击真理，真理也必须反击谎言。 The lie lays at the truth and the truth must lay at the lie.
参加董事会议必须习惯那些古板的语言。 At board meetings you have to get used to the formality of the language.
思维敏捷和发言迅速可能弥补缺乏勇敢精神的不足。 Quick thinking and ready speech may carry off a little daring.
多言的，罗唆的倾向于用超过传达意思所必需的词的，用超过传达意思所必需的词叙述的 Tending to use, using, or expressed in more words than are necessary to convey meaning.
总而言之，这是一个妙极了的激动人心的凯尔特故事，中间穿插着一些闪烁着智慧与机智的片断。 All in all then, it is a rattling good Celtic yearn with a few fragments of wit-and-wisdom thrown in.
就模拟输入而言，使模数转换器不能区别其变化的超范围的绝对电压值。超载值对于正输入和负输入可能不同。 For analog inputs, any absolute voltage value above which the analog-to- digital converter cannot distinguish a change. The overload value can be different for plus and minus inputs.
胡说，废话愚蠢的，鲁莽的言谈，胡说 Foolish, insolent talk; nonsense.
肢体语言一个从容的、有力的动作或手势 A deliberate, vigorous motion or gesture.
《解放黑人奴隶宣言》废除了美国的奴隶制。 The Emancipation Proclamation abolished slavery in the United States.
宣言，公告官方或权威性的宣布；公告或法令 An official or authoritarian declaration; a proclamation or an edict.
＂孩子们，大家聚拢点，爱丽丝小姐给你们讲个寓言故事。＂ "Children, gather round, and Miss Alice will tell you a fable."
这个精神病人老是自言自语地说：“是我不好，是我不好。” The mad man is always thinking aloud:"It was my fault.It was my fault."
贝尔的父亲甚至为聋人发明了一套所谓的“可见的语言”。 Bell's father had even gone so far as to develop a system of so-called"visible speech" for the deaf.
他囗头遗言上遗留给我一点小小遗产作为他对我关爱的表徵。 He left me a small legacy in a nuncupative will, as a token of his kindness to me.
宣言对理论、政策或动机的公开宣言，尤指具有政治性质的 A public declaration of principles, policies, or intentions, especially of a political nature.
为便于编写计算机辅助教学的课程软件而发展的一种专用语言。参阅authorlanguage。 A special language for easily developing software of computer-aid courses.
个人语型，个人言语方式（变体）在所处的语言或方言环境中被作为独特的语言形式的个人语言 The speech of an individual, considered as a linguistic pattern unique among speakers of his or her language or dialect.
向导把该地历史的老一套讲得滚瓜烂熟，但当你一问起别的东西时，他就瞠目结舌，无言以对了。 The guide was ready enough with his usual pattern on the history of the place, but as soon as you began to question him on anything outside that, he was all at sea.
我们都相信她的预言。 We all believed in her prediction.
回答用言语或书写的回复 A response in speech or writing.
有些学校极注重语言学习. Some schools put/lay/place great emphasis on language study.
他讲话中时而不自觉地冒出地方方言。 Every now and then he would lapse into the local dialect.
他上学迟到，但这对他而言已是家常便饭了。 He was late for school, as (which) was often the case with him.
附言，续篇如一本书或一篇文章正文后的附加信息 Additional information appended to the manuscript, as of a book or an article.
我断言他所说的是实情。 I affirm that what he said is true.
对学生而言, 这并不公平。 It is not fair on students' part.
言语是他那一行必不可少的工具。 Words are the tools of his trade.
有传言说这星期将有台风。 It is in the air that there will be a typhoon this week.
那位发言者遭到了连珠炮般的追问。 The speaker was bombarded with questions.
算命先生预言我会同一位医生结婚。 The fortune-teller predicted that I would marry a doctor.
精确预言未来的事实际上是办不到的. It is virtually impossible to predict the future accurately.
要到国外读书, 你最起码要掌握那种语言。 To go abroad to study, you should at least master the language.
他给这本日记写了序言, 简述日记发现的经过. He prefaced the diaries with a short account of how they were discovered.
他给这本日记写了序言，简述日记发现的经过。 He prefaced the diary with a short account of how they were discovered.
他人极聪明，毫无诚意的花言巧语骗不了他。 He was too wise to be imposed upon by fair words spoken without sincerity.
那发言者讲话结结巴巴的, 有时得由主席提示. The speaker was rather hesitant and had to be prompted occasionally by the chairman.
上流社会的上流社会的或适合于上流社会的，尤其是在语言用法上 Of or appropriate to the upper class, especially in language usage.
她断定那笔钱用得不是地方，而我们在经济上遇到的困难却也似乎说明她言之有理。 She claimed that money had been wasted and our financial difficulties seemed to prove her point.
他沉默寡言。 He is scanty with words.
他丧失了言语能力. He has lost the power of speech.
人们有集会和发表言论的权利。 People have the rights of assembly and expression.
我们所珍视的权利之一是言论自由。 One of our cherished privileges is the right of free speech.
那个加拿大籍日本人两种语言都精通。 The Canadian-Japanese is at home in both languages.
由于他是牧师，言行须顾虑到自己的身份。 As he is a parson, he has to respect the cloth.
经济学家预言通货膨胀率将会增长。 The economists predicted an increase in the rate of inflation.
在编辑语言中，把若干值变换为由给定格式所规定的表示形式。 In programming languages, transforming values to the representations specified by a given format.
人言沉默是金，但这世界出产的顶尖蠢才们则对这问题未见有话说过。 Silence is said to be golden, but the best fool the world has has ever produced nothing to say on the subject.
假使语言是为了隐藏思想而被发明的，那么报纸就是对这不良发明的一大改进。 If word were invented to conceal think, newspaper should be a great improvement on a bad invention.
表处理语言用于处理包含有表格的数据的编程语言，被广泛地运用于人工智能研究 A programming language designed to process data consisting of lists. It is widely used in artificial intelligence research.
今天大地在太阳光里向我营营哼鸣，象一个织着布的妇人，用一种已经被忘却的语言，哼着一些古代的歌曲。 The earth hums to me today in the sun, like a woman at her spinning, some ballad of the ancient time in a forgotten tongue.
我相信他的誓言。 I believe his troth.
他们讥笑发言的人。 They jeered at the speaker.
她的聪颖是不言而喻的。 Her intelligence is self-evident.
法官听取了他们的忠诚誓言 The judge received their oath of allegiance.
这本书中有很多淫秽的语言。 There are much obscene languages in this book.
修路引起周围居民很多怨言. The road-works caused much complaint among local residents.
简而言之,他没有天赋学历史。 In a word, history is not the subject he is cut out for.
蠢话，蠢事愚蠢的言语或笨拙的行为 A foolish or stupid utterance or deed.
她公开斥责那位大臣言论失当. She rapped the Minister publicly for his indiscreet remarks.
作者在前言中阐明了他写这本书的原因。 In his preface the author set forth his reasons for writing the book.
就技术而言那座建筑物是杰作, 但却没人喜欢. Technicallythe building is a masterpiece, but few people like it.
预言者古罗马的预言者，尤指解释来自对鸟类的观察而得到的预兆的人 An augur of ancient Rome, especially one who interpreted omens derived from the observation of birds.
誓言的迸发 A volley of oaths.
她反驳说, ｀一派胡言!＇ `Nonsense!' she retorted.
他用虚假的诺言哄骗了她。 He deluded her with empty promises.
不用说，他信守了他的诺言。 Needless to say, he kept his promise.
你们消除分歧, 言归於好罢. Settle your differences and be friends again.
她不折不扣地履行了她的所有诺言。 She carry out all her pledge to the letter.
只有他一人直言不讳地表示反对关闭医院。 He is the only one to speak out against the closure of the hospital.
新的新闻审查法目的在於剥夺新闻界的言论自由。 The new censorship laws are an attempt to gag the press.
我是专指永久居民而言, 以别於临时访客. I refer specifically to permanent residents, in contradistinction to temporary visitors.
他们在会议前争吵起来, 经劝说最後言归於好. They exchanged angry words before the meeting but were finally persuaded to agree.
珍妮站在他面前，脸色苍白，略微有些颤动，一言不发。 Jennie stood before him, pale, trembling a little, and silent.
冒昧，放肆放肆地傲慢或令人不愉快的行为或语言；厚颜无耻 Behavior or language that is boldly arrogant or offensive; effrontery.
他在得知这消息时所发的议论不宜见诸报端（语言粗俗难登大雅之堂）. His comment when he heard the news was not printable! ie was too rude to be printed.
解说员在伊丽莎白戏剧中朗诵序言和尾声以及有时关于演出评论的演员 An actor in Elizabethan drama who recites the prologue and epilogue to a play and sometimes comments on the action.
（古罗马）占卜官古罗马宗教官员的一员，可通过观察并解释某些信号及预兆来预言事情 One of a group of ancient Roman religious officials who foretold events by observing and interpreting signs and omens.
语素一种含有一个单词的有意义的语言单位，如人或一词素，如－ed在单词walked中，不能被划分为更小的有意义单位 A meaningful linguistic unit consisting of a word, such as man, or a word element, such as-ed in walked, that cannot be divided into smaller meaningful parts.
英国习语，英国特有用词，英国式的语言现象英语，尤其是在英语口语中所特有的单词、短语或习惯用语；英国式语言现象 A word, a phrase, or an idiom peculiar to the English language, especially as spoken in England; a Briticism.