say说,述说;用系统的言语表达自己的想法,通常是:宾语是话语 say sth
tell告诉,请传达某事给某人,常有双宾语,人和话语,tell sb sth
talk讲,谈话;指交流式说话.
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tell告诉tellsbtosth
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say、speak及talk、tell四字的区别
Say意为“说出”,或“说道”,重点在于所说的话,例如: He did not dare to say anything. 他一句话也不敢说出来(一声也不敢吭)。 此时,不宜用其他三字代替。 Speak意为“说话”,重点在于开口说话,而不在于所说的话,例如: It does not become a young man to speak so dictatorially before his elders. 年轻人在长辈前说话如此专横,并不妥当。 Talk与speak意思接近,但前者暗示是对某人说话,例如: Jack went on talking for a long time, but we could not catch what he said. 杰克连续讲了好久,但我们不明他在说些什么。 Tell则意为“对某人说”,或“告诉”,有时兼有“命令”或“嘱咐”等意思。除了tell a lie及tell a story等少数情况,tell后面一般跟两个宾语,或一个表示人的宾语及一个宾语子句,例如: Jack told us his adventures. 杰克对我们讲他冒险的故事。 Jack told me that he had finished reading the novel. 杰克告诉我,他已读完那本小说。