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Plato on the reason to speak

Wise men speak because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something.  

智者言之有物;愚者志在發言。 

Plato 柏拉圖

 

古希臘哲學家柏拉圖字字珠璣,一個speak字,更勝千言萬語,用途也千變萬化!

 

1) Speak up!  大聲點!  

 

2) Speak up for 爲…說好話 / 辯護

例子:She always speaks up for the rights of working mothers.

她經常爲上班族媽媽說好話,維護她們的權益。

 

3) So to speak 姑且如此說,可以說

例子:I was a very happy child, so to speak.

 

4) Speak the same language 有共同語言

例子:We come from similar backgrounds, so we speak the same language.

我們出身相似,所以有共同語言。