say speaking of something that has just been mentioned as away of introducing a new topic which has some connection with that thing. 说 说到某事 这是通过提及某事来引入一个与之有一定关联的新话题的一种方式。 I. EXAMPLES: Speaking of the movies, have you seen “The Patriot”? 说到电影，你看过《爱国者》吗？ Speaking of honesty, I know a lot of people who don’t pay bus fares. 说到诚实，我知道很多人坐公交车不买票。 Speaking of Ben, have you seen him recently? 说到本，你最近见过他吗？ Speaking of bicycles, China is called “the kingdom of bicycles”. 说到自行车，中国被称为 “自行车王国”。 II. DIALOGUES: A: I can’t wait until Valentine’s Day. A: 我迫不及待盼着情人节快点到。 B: Speaking of Valentine’s Day, how is your girlfriend? B: 说到情人节，你女朋友怎么样？ A: She’s doing well. I took her out to dinner last night. A: 她挺好的。我昨晚带她出去吃晚餐了。 B: Did you have a good time? B: 你们玩得开心吗？ A: Yeah, the food was delicious. A: 开心，食物很美味。 B: Hey, speaking of food, are you hungry? Let’s grab a bite to eat. B: 嘿，说到食物，你饿了吗？咱们去吃点东西吧。 A: That sounds great. Let’s get some Chinese food. A: 听起来不错。咱们去吃中餐吧。