题目内容：

In the 1870s rich people began to speak of spending weekends in the country
visiting friends,汉语翻译began to speak of spending

优质解答

visiting friends是拜访朋友
整句翻译是：在1870年代,富人们开始时兴到乡村去度过周末
speak of 原意是谈到, 讲到； 显示出…,此处可意译为时兴