老外最常用的英文短語(MP3+中英字幕) 第482期:speak ill of
釋義:
speak ill of 譴責某人
喜歡在別人背後說壞話(finding fault with ) 的人必須要掌握的一個短語。相反,speak well of 則表示稱讚,高度評價等。
例句:
I'm not good at speaking well of others.
我不大擅長稱讚別人。
Don't speak ill of him.
不要說他的壞話。
Don't speak ill of the dead.
不要說死人的壞話。
My father spoke highly of President Kennedy.
我爸爸高度評價了肯尼迪總統。
對話:
A: They certainly speak well of him there.
他們當然會爲他說好話的。
B: That's because he did a great job for them.
那是因爲他爲他們做了不少工作。