talk意为“谈话,讲话”,如果只有一方对另一方说话时,一般用talk to,如果双方或多方交谈,多用talk with。例如:
Please talk to him right now.
请立即同他谈谈。
He is talking with his friends.
他正在和朋友们交谈。
speak意为“说话,讲话”,后面常接语言。例如:
He can speak English and a little Chinese.
他会讲英语和一点汉语。
speak to意为“和……讲话、谈话”。例如:
Can I speak to Mr Zhang?
我能和张先生讲话吗?
tell意为“告诉,讲述”,指某人把某一件事、一条信息传达给别人或讲述一件事。例如:
He tells me that he wants to be a teacher.
他告诉我他想成为一位教师。
Father always tells interesting stories to us.
爸爸总是给我们讲有趣的故事。
tell sb. sth. 意为“告知某人某事”。例如:
He tells me something about his past.
他告诉我一些他的往事。
tell sb. to do sth. 意为“告诉某人去做某事”。tell sb. not to do sth. 意为“告诉某人不要做某事”。例如:
David tells his son to do the homework.
大卫告诉他的儿子去做作业。
say意为“说”,后常跟说话的内容。例如:
Can you say it in English?
你能用英语说吗?