We took our tea together; and afterwards she lay down on the rug, and told me not to talk, for she was weary.(我们一起喝茶；后来她躺在地毯上，叫我不要说话，因为她累了。)
Mr Obama's loyalties, however, are post-tribal: he wants, characteristically, both sides to sit down and talk about it.(然而，奥巴马先生的忠诚是超越种族的：一个典型的事例是，他希望双方坐下来谈判。)
Talk with children. Ask them questions. Answer theirs. Don't talk down to them with baby talk, but don't be too grownup either.(和孩子们交谈。你们可以互问互答。不要试图像哄婴儿一样去说服他们，更别像个大人的样子进行交谈。)
How dare you talk down to me like this?(你竟敢用这样高高在上的口气对我讲话？)
It is unwise for a lecturer to talk down to his audience.(演说者自觉高人一等地向听众发表演讲是不明智的。)
They should sit down to talk out their differences.(他们应该坐下来通过商谈来消除他们之间的分歧。)
Never forget your audience. Don't talk over their heads, and don't talk down to them. Treat your audience with respect. They will appreciate your thoughtfulness.(别忘了你的听众们，尊重而不是贬低他们，他们才会支持认可你的观点。)
People are busy, don't waste their time or yours by sitting down with nothing prepared to talk about.(每个人都很忙碌，不要浪费别人或自己的时间，毫无准备地坐在那无话可说。)
I'm not a child any more. Don't talk down to me.(我不再是孩子了，别用这种态度跟我说话。)
If you do not talk down to a child, it will surely talk up to you.(如果你对一个小孩子说话不摆大人架子，他一定会对你坦白说话。)
