Speak 比較莊重,表示某人(即講者)在一段對話中所說的話較其他人多。
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舉例:
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The Principal speaks to us every morning at the assembly.
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Tom, your boss wants to speak to you. ) ~, ?$ Z y6 R
; ?4 i: p( d8 w* F8 F Talk 不及speak莊重,而且多用於說話,少用於書寫。 Talk表示兩個或更多的人在對話。
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The students were talking loudly in the classroom, in the very presence of the teacher.
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# p' e: a, w; d 當賓語是一種語言時,要用 speak 不用 talk 或 say:1 w, m4 [0 u& ?' \ N% X
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正確: Victor speaks fluent Putonghua. 4 O. G" E+ i9 @% q3 q
* S# d3 [2 n7 Z1 p. }% [& w# d 在書面英語, talk 極少用作及物動詞,除非在 talk 後接用以下的賓語:
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Stop talking nonsense.
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They are talking business again. 7 P3 b, B5 t6 w D% a
% z" K( Y* Z4 N \ 若不是接用上列的賓語,talk 後必需接用前置詞 about。1 O+ B- \. d- ]) F2 r% _/ K3 l7 i3 f
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B: k7 D9 E, j( l# T 正確: Betty and Susan are talking about the trip to London. 7 z3 U4 Z8 r- L! n
& H7 z! [+ X3 M+ m! | Say 通常跟講者所說的話一起使用,不論是直述句或陳述句:
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Please say hello / thank you to your mum.
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# m1 C5 A1 z9 q4 t6 Y, G A/ V He said that he could not believe it.
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可是,say 有時也可用於一些非直述句或陳述句中。
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8 j0 j* R/ n( {" N! \ 看看以下的例子:
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' Y, I8 k0 ?5 L I want you to say something about how we met at our wedding party.- K4 V, U; A* F, Z% g
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注意 something about how we met並不是用於引述別人所說的真實語句。' J' n; i8 E/ w; A$ e' B/ ^1 H
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Tell 並不是用於引述別人所說的話語,而是表達別人的說話中所述的事實或資料: 3 `! d, \8 o+ F: J0 l8 T) G5 ]0 N
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7 E% L! @1 d$ A o7 l- e3 X9 H6 E He told his parents the truth.
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& s0 s! P) Y" C; S0 C He told us a funny story.
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4 T% a$ h$ e W& N- m2 V6 ]$ K9 X2 D 在陳述命令句中,應用 tell 而不用 say:
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『Keep quiet,』 the teacher said to the students.
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『Don』t stay up late,』 my mother said to me.
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My mother told me not to stay up late. |
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