Hi,大家好!欢迎大家来到解忧英语作文馆! 本期要更新的是《好词,拿去用》第七期! 我们每天都会花很多时间在“说”这件事上,但有多少人能清楚地用英语来表达“说”这件事呢?“说”该用speak,say,talk,还是tell来表示,这期节目就先来研究研究两个最常用来描述“说”的动词——say和tell。
我们常用say + that的结构来转述他人说过的话,通常that可以省略。如: She said (that) she was hungry.她说她已经饿了。 He says (that) he’s a friend of yours. 他说他是你的朋友。 注意:say后面不能跟间接宾语。例如, 正确:He said he was a doctor. 他说他是个医生。 错误:He said me he was a doctor. 但可以say to+间接宾语(说的对象)。例如, What did they say to you? 他们对你说了些什么? He said something to Tom’s friend. 他对汤姆的朋友说了些什么。
Tell的用法却相反。使用tell时,必须要跟间接宾语。例如, 正确:She told us (that) she was from Japan. 她告诉我们她是日本人。 错误:She told us (that) she was from Japan. 注意:通常情况下,tell后不接to。 正确:Jack had to go, but he didn’t tell me why. 杰克一定要走,但他没有告诉我为什么。 错误:Jack had to go, but he didn’t tell to me why. 以上是say和tell最主要的语法区别。但我们怎么知道什么时候该用say,什么时候该用tell呢? 1. 用来转述他人说过的话,say和tell 都可以用,但要主要用法上的差别: She said (that) she was hungry. 她说她已经饿了。 She told me (that) she was hungry. 2 我们常用tell about来谈论一般性的话题: 正确:Her grandpa told her about his childhood. 外公和她聊了他的同年。 错误:Her grandpa said her about his childhood. 3 我们常用tell来打听消息: Can you tell me where to buy a ticket? 你能告诉我哪有卖票的? 4 我们常用tell to来给某人建议: The pilot told us to fasten our seatbelts. 飞行员告诉我们系紧安全带。 6 此外,tell的固定搭配中不能用say 来代替tell。 例如: Tell the truth(说实话),tell lies(说谎),tell jokes(说笑话), tell stories(讲故事),tell secrets (透露秘密),tell someone news(告诉某人消息)等。 今天就先分享到这。更多关于“说”的表达,将在下期介绍。 It’s Your Turn! 除了say, tell, speak, “说”还可以用哪些单词可以表达? 快和小编说说! |
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