Then he spoke slowly, but I could not understand him.
于是他說得慢了，可我還是聽不懂。
新概念英語第二冊
Lesson 25 Do the English speak English
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
vt.& vi. 懂，理解;
vt. 了解;默認;聽說;領會;
?? under(under)+stand→懂；了解；通曉；認為
"That's just an approximation, you understand."
你知道那僅僅是近似值。
近義：ideate, imagine, apprehend, interpret, assimilate, penetrate
反義：misapprehend, misconstrue, mishear, misinterpret, misrepresent, misread
spoke
[sp?uk]
n. （車輪的）輻條;輪輻;破壞某人的計劃;阻撓某人的行動;
v. 講，談( speak的過去式 );說;演說;從某種觀點來說;
"He spoke heavily accented English."
他說英語帶有濃重的異國口音。
近義：scotch, wedge, rung, stair, stave, step
adv. 緩慢地，慢吞吞地，慢騰騰地;慢條斯理地，不慌不忙地，裊裊;遲鈍，癡癡呆呆地;逐步;
"He has picked up slowly since he came out of hospital."
他自出院以來,身體恢復得很慢.
近義：leisurely, slow, tardily, unhurriedly, calmly, lazily
反義：apace, impulsively, lightly, precipitately, precipitously, quickly