Speaking-tubes
(speaking-tube 的复数) n. 房间与房间之间的通话管（等于speaking trumpet）
🧩 词语组成解析
speaking
['spi:kiŋ]
n. 说话;讲话;谈话;演讲;
adj. 演讲的;富于表情的;（肖像）栩栩如生的;雄辩的;
v. 讲，谈(speak的现在分词 );
n. 管子, 导管；管状虫；伦敦地铁（tube的复数）
🗣️ 情景例句
Where do you like to live, in the city or in the country?
你喜欢住在城市还是乡村？
Did you go to the concert yesterday?
你昨天去听音乐会了吗？
I went downstairs and sat in front of the television pretending to read.
便来到楼下坐在电视机前假装看书。