speak即是及物动词也可作不及物动词。
speak后面跟宾语做及物动词时,宾语一般是某种语言.如:speak English.
speak本身是强调说话的方式.另外,它也常做不及物动词,状语一般是表示说话方式的词.
We were told to speak to no one.
要求我们不要和任何人说话。
That's no way to speak to your mother!
不能那样跟你妈妈说话!
He didn't speak to me ─ not one word.
他没跟我说话——一个字也没说。
It takes a long time to learn to speak a language well.
学会说好一种语言需要花很长的时间。