Barely speaks to someone for years, avoids them even, then reaches out via stranger?

几年都不联系一个人，甚至躲着他们，然后却通过一个陌生人联系对方？

Of course, you don't want to speak for someone who didn't give you permission to do so.

当然，您不想为未经您许可的人发言。

" To speak for (someone)" means to speak on behalf of another person, to give the other person's ideas or opinions.

“To speak for (someone)” 是指代表另一个人发言，表达对方的想法或意见。

And when we try to do something that doesn't give us immediate reward, like learning English, I mean, after speaking English for 30 minutes or speaking with someone else for 30 minutes, you're not gonna feel immediate difference or improvement.

当我们尝试做一些不能立即给我们回报的事情时，比如学习英语，我的意思是，在说了 30 分钟英语或和别人说了 30 分钟后，你不会立即感受到不同或进步。