Make a statement
言论───speech;发表───publish
He reported the speech verbatim.───他逐字报道了那篇讲话。
He delivered a gushing speech.───他发表了一场阿谀的演说。
He muffed his opening speech.───他搞砸了自己的开幕讲话。
And the next day, he gave a speech in Ohio about faith.───而在第二天，他在俄亥俄州又做了一个关于信念的演讲。
This speech raises the stakes, and the pressure is going to mount to deliver something more than just a dialogue.───这次演讲促使了这样的期待，而由此而来的压力会继续增长，而后这将不仅仅只是一次对话。
In a speech at the Asia Society in New York, last weekend, she said Washington has a very broad agenda when it comes to China.───上周末，她在纽约亚洲协会致辞时表示此次来中国华盛顿有一个非常广泛的议程。
His drunken outbursts during the mayor's speech were inexcusable.
What is the significance of this speech?
Silence is golden, but speech is silver [silvern].
Speech is a mirror of the soul; as a man speaks, so is he.
Speech is silver (or silvern), silence is golden.