Speaking of...

071. Speaking of...
说起……

[句型解析]
“Speaking of...”意为“说起……，谈到……”，一般用于他人讲起某个话题，而你对此话题很感兴趣，于是你说“Speaking of...”，然后接过话题。我们还可用“Talking of...”。

[实例]
1. Speaking of the movies, have you seen "The Patriot"?
说起电影，你看过《爱国者》吗？
2. Speaking of honesty, I know a lot of people who don't pay bus fares.
谈到诚实，我知道许多人乘车不买票。
3. Speaking of Ben, have you seen him recently?
说起本，你最近见过他没有？
4. Speaking of bicycles, China is called "the kingdom of bicycles".
说起自行车，中国可是被誉为“自行车王国”呢。

[实战练习]
A: I can't wait until Valentine's Day.
我等不及情人节了。
B: Speaking of Valentine's Day, how is your girlfriend?
说起情人节，你女朋友怎么样？
A: She’s doing well. I took her out to dinner last night.
她不错，我昨晚约她吃了晚饭。
B: Did you have a good time?
你们高兴吗？
A: Yeah, the food was delicious.
是啊，饭菜不错。
B: Hey, speaking of food, are you hungry? Let's grab a bite to eat.
说到吃的，你饿了吗，我们搞点吃的吧。
A: That sounds great. Let's get some Chinese food.
好啊。我们吃中国菜吧。