英语俚语天天说 第295期:"speak for yourself"为自己代言?

 介绍:

speak for yourself

那是你自己的看法，我不是那样想的

Waiter：Would you like to have some pizza?

您要点些披萨吃吗？

Jerry: No one wants pizza this time.

我们这次不点披萨了。

You：Speak fo yourself！I'll have a cheese pizza with tomatoes and mushrooms¹ on it.

那是你不要。我点一个芝士披萨，上面加番茄和蘑菇。

speak for itself

不言自明，有目共睹

I think my work these past few months speaks for itself and makes me more than qualified² for this position.

我觉得过去这几个月我的工作大家有目共睹。对于这个职位我应该再合适不过。

speak up

大声说话

I'm sorry I can't hear you. Speak up, please!

不好意思听不见，麻烦大声点说.

speak one's mind

说出心里话，直抒胸臆

Can I just speak my mind, even though you probably won't like what I have to say?

我能直抒胸臆吗？或许你可能不喜欢我要说的话。

1 mushrooms   

n.蘑菇( mushroom的名词复数 )；如蘑菇般生长迅速的事物

参考例句：

• a mixed grill of bacon, sausages, tomatoes and mushrooms 由咸熏肉、香肠、番茄和蘑菇做成的烤杂排
• Some mushrooms contain a deadly poison. 有些蘑菇含有致命毒素。

2 qualified   

adj.合格的，有资格的，胜任的，有限制的

参考例句：

• He is qualified as a complete man of letters.他有资格当真正的文学家。
• We must note that we still lack qualified specialists.我们必须看到我们还缺乏有资质的专家。