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【同中求异】tell, speak, say, talk

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       tell作及物动词,意为“讲述;告诉”。tell后常跟双宾语,即tell sb. sth.或tell sth. to sb.,意为“告诉某人某事”。如:
  Can you tell your parents the good news?
  =Can you tell the good news to your parents?
  你能把这个好消息告诉你父母吗?
  tell sb. to do sth.意为“告诉某人做某事”,其否定形式是tell sb. not to do sth.,意为“告诉某人不要做某事”。如:
  Tell Tom not to be late for school again.
  告诉汤姆上学不要再迟到了。
  speak用作及物动词,意为“说(某种语
言)”,其后常跟表示语言的名词作宾语。如:
  Can you speak English?
  你会说英文吗?
  speak还可用作不及物动词,意为“说话”, 不强调说话的内容,通常指说话的能力或方式;还可意为“演讲,发言”。如:
  The baby can speak now.
  这个婴儿现在会说话了。
  Who will speak at the meeting?
  谁将在会上发言?
  say作及物动词,意为“说”,强调“说”的内容,后面跟所要说的内容。如:
  He said (that) he wanted to go.
  他说他想去。
  I often say “hello” to my friends.
  我经常向我的好朋友们问好。
  talk作不及物动词,意为“说话,交谈”。表示与某人说话时,应在其后加介词to或with;表示谈论某事物应在其后加介词about。如:
  Let my father talk to him.
  让我爸爸和他谈谈。
  They are talking about the new book.
  他们正在讨论那本新书。
  I often talk with my parents about my school life.
  我经常和我的父母讨论我的学校生活。