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: |