So, is elocution really a thing of the past?

那么，演术真是过去事了吗？

His phrasing was clear, his words well chosen, his facility in elocution remarkable.

他句子很正确，词汇很恰当，话流畅通达。

Among his pupils were two boys, brothers, who were thought highly gifted in elocution.

在他学生中有两个孩子，一对兄弟，在演被认为天赋极高。

Practice elocution, poise and how to attain it 5.00-6.00 P.M. Study needed inventions … … … ..

练习演、仪态 下午5: 00－6: 00 学习有发明。

Would elocution stand a chance if it were formally reintroduced into the school curriculum today?

如果今天将演术正式重引入学校课程，它还会有机会吗？

I asked my students if any of them knew what " elocution" was.

我问我学生是否有人知道“演术”是什么。

Elocution in American public schools went out with high button shoes.

在美国公立学校里，演讲时是要穿高跟纽扣鞋。

Elocution was born when there were no means – other than the written word – of communicating across distance.

演术诞生时候，除了书文字之外，没有其他式可以进行远距离交流。

She won't practice her elocution — she won't do a thing.

她不会练习她演讲——她什么也不会做。

His father taught elocution to deaf people.

他父亲教聋人演讲。

Bell's mother was almost deaf and his father, as I mentioned, taught elocution to deaf people.

贝尔母亲几乎失聪， 正如我提到，他父亲教聋人演讲。

For the uninitiated, elocution is the art of formal speaking, with due attention paid to pronunciation, grammar, style, and tone.

对于外行来，演术是正式演讲艺术，要注意发音、语法、风格和语气。

But although elocution is no longer being taught, it does erupt from time to time as a natural talent, in the same way that someone may have a head for math or an ear for music.

但是，尽管演术不再被教授，但它确实不时地作为一种天赋而爆发出来，就像有人可能有数学头脑或音乐耳朵一样。