中文里得“說”有很多種:說,講,道,談,語,曰······
英語中??嫉镁褪沁@四個,talk,tell, speak, say,前兩個不僅意思相近,長得還像,怎么區別呢?掌握了這個,你在語法題,完形填空題,作文得應試中就不會丟很多分。
talk
【含義】談論,討論,不及物動詞,不論后面跟人還是跟物,都要加介詞。
【用法】 talk with sb // talk to sb (二者基本上同義)和某人交談
talk about sth 討論某物
下面都是將這兩個基本短語整合在一起,順序可以互換,和某人討論某事:
talk with sb about sth; =talk about sth with sb =talk to sb about sth = talk about sth to sb
【強調點】強調兩個人或者多個人相互交談
【例子】The students are talking about their plans for May Day.
tell
【含義】講,說,及物動詞,后面加賓語(可以是人,可以是物還可以是句子)
【用法】tell sb sth =tell sth to sb 告訴某人某事
tell a story/tell a lie 講故事、說謊
tell sb to do sth(否定:tell sb not to do sth)告訴某人去做某事(否定:告訴某人不要去做某事)
【強調點】強調一方對另一方說,講
【例子】The teacher is telling an interesting story to the students now.
speak
【含義】說話;講語言;
【用法】1. speak+語言:speak Chinese 說漢語
2.電話用語:—May I speak to Jessy?— Yes,speaking.
3. 強調說話得能力:That baby can speak.
【強調點】強調張口說話得能力
say
【含義】說
【用法】 say sth to sb 對某人說某事
【強調點】強調說話得內容
【例子】Please say "Happy May Day"to your parents.請帶我向你得父母說聲“五一快樂”。