I spoke with Maggie,我和麦琪谈过了

speak with:和 ... 谈话； 和 ... 商量

They wanted to speak with us for a few minutes.

他们想和我们谈一会儿话。

I'm about to meet my son.我就要见我儿子了

be about to:刚要； 即将

The situation was about to boil over.

当时的形势几乎到了紧急关头。

Something unusual was about to happen.

某种不寻常的事正要发生。

I thought that we were meeting up at your apartment.我以为我们在你的公寓碰面

meet up: 会见

Julie and Steven meet up at a party after the game.

朱莉和史蒂文在赛后的一次舞会中碰面。

meet的用法:

1.我们在什么地方见面?

误:Where shall we meet together?

正:Where shall we meet?

析:meet已含有together的意思,所以不可再用together。

2.我在办公室遇到他了。

误:He was met in the office by me.

正:I met him in the office.

析:meet作“遇见”解时,不能用于被动结构。

3.我将尽力地去应付困难。

误:I'll do my best to meet with the difficulty.

正:I'll do my best to meet the difficulty.

析:meet with意为“碰到”“遭遇”,没有主动的意味,而meet则有主动的意味。