22) tell, speak, say 与 talk
1. tell 意为告诉、讲述,指某人把某一件事、一条信息传送给别人或讲
述一件事。如:
He tells me that he wants to be a teacher.
他告诉我说他想成为一位教师。
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。如:
He told 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。如:
David told his son to do the homework. 大卫要他的儿子去做作业。
2. speak 意为说话、讲话,后面主要接语言。如:
He can speak English and a little Chinese.
他能讲英语和一点汉语。
speak to 意为和.....讲话、谈话。如:
Can I speak to Mr Zhang? 我能和张先生讲话吗?
speak of 意为提到、说起。如:
The book speaks of my hometown. 那本书提到我的家乡。
3. 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 with。如:
Please talk to him right now. 请立即同他谈话。
He is talking with his friend. 他在和朋友交谈。
talk about 意为谈论......。如:
They are talking about the movie. 他们在谈论那部电影。
have a talk with 意为与......交谈。如:
Can I have a talk with you? 我可以和你交谈吗?
4. say 意为说。如:
Can you say it in English once more? 你能用英语再说一遍吗?
say to 意为对......说。如:
He said to his students that they would have a test.
他对他的学生说他们将有一个测试。
It is said that... 意为据说。如:
It is said that he could stay under the water for a long time.
据说他能呆在水里很长时间。