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speak about ： speak of — 973
speak about 这个短语动词作“谈论”讲，与 talk about 同义； speak of 这个短语动词则是“谈到”或“提起”的意思，如作不定式使用，多半要用于否定结构。
例如：
What were you speaking about when I came into theroom? 当我进来的时候，你们在谈什么？
The book speaks of the writer's childhood. 这本书说的是作家的童年。
No rain to speak of, only a few drops. 只下了几滴，说不上是雨。
比较：
Mr Fife never speaks about his son. 法伊夫先生从来不谈论他的儿子。
Mr Fife never speaks of his dead son. 法伊夫先生从来不提起他死去的儿子。
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