要表示作演讲,名词 address 习惯上与什么动词搭配?
有些说,习惯上用用 deliver 和 give,而不可以用 make。是如此吗?
deliver是比较合法的说法。但give和make也可以和address搭配。以下为词典和COCA语料库例句。
《麦克米伦词典》例句:
Thepresidentis todeliveratelevisedaddress to thecountry.
COCA语料库例句:
The president will sTOP there togiveanaddressto the Chamber of Commerce and a rotary club.
Today he was in Norfolk, Virginia, to observe a high-tech simulation of a missile attack on the United States at the Joint Forces Command headquarters and tomakeanaddressto Navy and Defense Department personnel.
He plans tomakeanaddressto the nation around 10:00 Eastern time this morning.
So I think to release the testimony or at least a summary of the testimony and tomakeanaddressto the nation is the very least he should do.