Speak, Talk, Say与Tell
<p><span word="Speak">Speak</span>比较庄重，表示某人(即讲者)在一段对话中所说的话较其它人多。</p><p>举例：</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Principal">Principal</span> <span word="speaks">speaks</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="morning">morning</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="assembly">assembly</span>.</p><p><span word="Tom">Tom</span>, <span word="your">your</span> <span word="boss">boss</span> <span word="wants">wants</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="speak">speak</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="you">you</span>.</p><p><span word="Talk">Talk</span>不及<span word="speak">speak</span>庄重，而且多用于说话，少用于书写。 <span word="Talk">Talk</span>表示两个或更多的人在对话。</p><p>举例：</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="loudly">loudly</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="classroom">classroom</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="presence">presence</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="teacher">teacher</span>.</p><p>当宾语是一种语言时，要用 <span word="speak">speak</span> 不用 <span word="talk">talk</span> 或 <span word="say">say</span>：</p><p>正确： <span word="Victor">Victor</span> <span word="speaks">speaks</span> <span word="fluent">fluent</span> <span word="Putonghua">Putonghua</span>.</p><p>错误： <span word="Victor">Victor</span> <span word="talks">talks</span> <span word="fluent">fluent</span> <span word="Putonghua">Putonghua</span>.</p><p>错误： <span word="Victor">Victor</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="fluent">fluent</span> <span word="Putonghua">Putonghua</span>.</p><p>在书面英语， <span word="talk">talk</span> 极少用作及物动词，除非在 <span word="talk">talk</span> 后接用以下的宾语：</p><p><span word="Stop">Stop</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="nonsense">nonsense</span>.</p><p><span word="They">They</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="again">again</span>.</p><p>若不是接用上列的宾语，<span word="talk">talk</span> 后必需接用前置词 <span word="about">about</span>。</p><p>举例：</p><p>正确： <span word="Betty">Betty</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Susan">Susan</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="trip">trip</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="London">London</span>.</p><p>错误： <span word="Betty">Betty</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Susan">Susan</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="trip">trip</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="London">London</span>.</p><p><span word="Say">Say</span>通常跟讲者所说的话一起使用，不论是直述句或陈述句：</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="hello">hello</span> / <span word="thank">thank</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="mum">mum</span>.</p><p><span word="What">What</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="father">father</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="married">married</span>? <span word="I">I</span> <span word="cant">cant</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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