【对比解析】tell、speak与call

Speak:后一般加语言名称,是动词,如He can speak Chinese.

call:一般用于打电话中或给人取名字、介绍别人的名字,如:He will call me later.

tell:告诉,如:He is talling me an interesting story.



1. tell 意为“告诉、讲述”,指某人把某事、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:

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 they would have a test. 他对他的学生说他们将进行一次测验。

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