1. Dr. Hornsnagle, an American explorer, asked the ruler of Yap Yap whether free speech was allowed under his rule.
    美国探险家洪斯纳哥博士问汪汪国的国王，在他统治下是否允许言论自由。

2. A colloquialism is a word or expression often used in informal speech.
    俗语是在非正式讲话时常用的字或措辞；

3. All seats on the ground floor are equipped with earphones through which you can hear a simultaneous translation of a speech in any one of twelve different languages.
    池座的所有座位都装有耳机。通过耳机你可以听到讲话的同声传译。有十二种语言可供选择。

4. Again and again, when his attempts at speech are successful, his desires are understood and fulfilled.
    一次又一次，当他运用语言的努力成功时，他的愿望就能被理解从而实现。

5. As behavioral sciences develop, however, researchers find the importance of speech has been overestimated.
    然而，随着行为科学的发展，研究者发现语言的重要性被高估了。

6. Although speech is the most obvious form of communication, we do use other forms of which we may be only partially aware or, in some cases, completely unaware.
    尽管语言是最显而易见的交际形式，但我们确实在使用其他一些交际形式，对于这些形式，我们也许只是部分地意识到了，而在有些情况下我们甚至完全没有意识到。

7. You will have to make a speech of thanks, Nancy, when the award is given you.
    在给你发奖时，你得发言表示感谢。

8. You may go now, Nancy Lee, and remember to get your speech ready.
    南茜·李，你现在可以走了。记住准备好你的发言。

9. Some people believe that a child´s organs of speech are more flexible than an adult´s.
    有人认为，儿童的语言器官比成人的适应性更强。

10. She became an ambassador for women's political rights, giving speeches before women's groups and going from door to door, handbag in hand, spending hours at a time giving a combination of speech and government lesson.
    她成为捍卫妇女政治权利的使者，向妇女团体发表演说。她会挎着手提包，挨家挨户地去做演讲，并给他们讲解政体，一讲就是数小时。