【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。