摘要：speak常指能说某种语言,打电话时常用它表示说话,也有“演讲”的意思,不强调说话的内容。如:

(1) say用作及物动词或不及物动词。

用作及物动词时,侧重说的内容;

say用作不及物动词时,不涉及所说的内容。

如:

Please say it in English.

这个请用英语说。

It's hard to say.很难说。

Easier said than done.

说起来容易,做起来难。

say之后通常跟直接引语、间接引语或宾语从句。如:

The teacher said,“Please look at me.”

老师说:“请看着我”。

Our teacher said that the earth goes

around the sun.

老师说地球围绕太阳运行。

含有say的固定搭配和常见的句型有:

say to oneself自言自语;

say“Hi/Hello”to sb.向某人问好;

have nothing to say to对……无话可说;

say a good word for sb.为某人说好话;

They say... / It's said... (据说……);

That is to say那就是说。

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(2) speak常指能说某种语言,打电话时常用它表示说话,也有“演讲”的意思,不强调说话的内容。如:

We can speak Chinese and English.

我们可以说汉语和英语。

May I speak to Henry?

我可以和亨利讲话吗?

He will speak at the meeting tonight.

他将在今晚的会议上发言。

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(3) talk用作不及物动词,作“说话”讲时与speak可以互换使用。作“交谈”讲时,通常与介词to / with连用。

如:

The baby can't talk yet.

那个婴儿还不会讲话。

They often talk in English.

他们经常用英语交谈。

I'd like to talk to her.

我想和她谈一谈。

talk用作名词时,可以与动词have一起构成短语“have a talk with”,意思是“和……谈一谈”。

如:

May I have a talk with you?

我可以和你谈一谈吗?

含talk的短语、固定搭配和句型常见有:

talk to/with sb.和某人谈话;

talk about谈论;

have a talk with sb.和某人谈话/谈一谈;

talk of谈到/讲到;

talk out说完

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(4) tell用作及物动词,意思是“讲、说”,指说实话,说出事实的真相,讲故事等。

如:

My mother often tells me stories.

妈妈经常给我讲故事。

Please tell me the truth.

请告诉我事实的真相。

The boy never tells lies.

那个孩子从不说谎。

Nobody can tell how the Pyramids

were built.

没有人能说出金字塔是怎样建成的。

tell表示命令时,作“叫、告诉”讲,常见的句型是“tell sb to do sth.”,意思是“叫/告诉某人做某事”。

如:

Tell him to come to my office.

叫/告诉他到我的办公室来。

Tell them not to look out of the window.

叫他们不要向窗外望。

含有tell的短语、固定搭配和常用句型有:

tell sb. a story给某人讲故事;

tell sb. about sth.告诉某人关于某事的情况;

tell sb. to do sth.叫某人做某事;

tell a lie说谎;

tell the truth说实话。

来源：珊子云