071. Speaking of...
說起……
[句型解析]
“Speaking of...”意為“說起……,談到……”,一般用于他人講起某個話題,而你對此話題很感興趣,于是你說“Speaking of...”,然后接過話題。我們還可用“Talking of...”。
[實例]
1. Speaking of the movies, have you seen "The Patriot"?
說起電影,你看過《愛國者》嗎?
2. Speaking of honesty, I know a lot of people who don't pay bus fares.
談到誠實,我知道許多人乘車不買票。
3. Speaking of Ben, have you seen him recently?
說起本,你最近見過他沒有?
4. Speaking of bicycles, China is called "the kingdom of bicycles".
說起自行車,中國可是被譽為“自行車王國”呢。
[實戰(zhàn)練習]
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,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。
B: Hey, speaking of food, are you hungry? Let's grab a bite to eat.
說到吃的,你餓了嗎,我們搞點吃的吧。
A: That sounds great. Let's get some Chinese food.
好啊。我們吃中國菜吧。