在英语学习中,含有“说”的意思的词语有四个: tell, speak, say与 talk。它们的用法其实各不相同,你们都分清楚了吗?
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 talk 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。