Say you say me Say it together naturally talk、tell、speak 和 say 这几个单词在日常生活中出现频率非常高,你知道如何区分这四者之间的区别吗?因为单词的意思有重叠,我们分成say 和 tell,来对比 talk 和 speak。 我们都知道say 的意思是“说话”,tell 的意思是“告诉某人信息”。比如我们可以说: Say about your holiday. 1. 在使用动词 tell 的时候,它后面紧跟的应该是“被告知信息的那一方”: I told you he would let you down. She told her mother she passed all her exams. 2. 但在使用动词 say 的时候,后面可以直接跟上要说的事情。比如: I said he would let you down. She said to her mother she passed all her exams. 3. 当然,say 和 tell 都可以用在间接引语的句子里,比如: “Martin said he was in a hurry” 或“Martin told me he was in a hurry” 换成直接引语可以说: “Martin said: 'I’m in a hurry!'” 或“Martin told me: 'I’m in a hurry!'” Say and tell 的一些其它常用方法 Tell 可以表示“命令,吩咐”的意思: The teacher told me to write an essay on birds. Tell me what to do! Tell 还可以表达“知道,明白”的意思: I can tell if she’s pleased. How do you tell if a cake is ready? Say 可以表达“认为或相信”的意思: They say it’s best to get eight hours sleep. Say 作为名词使用: The boss always has the final say. 这两个词都带有“谈论”的意思。常用介词 to、with、about 来和它们搭配使用。 We need to sit down and talk about this. We need to sit down and speak about this. 虽然都是表示“谈谈”,但 speak 在上面的这个语境中比 talk about 显得更严肃些。 再来举个栗子: 这里用“speak to”暗示说话人对迈克尔的不守时行为不满意,并会对这个行为做出批评。 1 说英语: speak English 2 Strictly speaking, you should send it back to the factory. I gave a talk about the US economy. 厦门日报社新媒体中心出品 来源:BBC Learning English |
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