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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/ ^; @, u" l6 O1 J The Principal speaks to us every morning at the assembly. ) d" \) B ]$ v* S
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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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& S2 V; P1 n2 C6 A The students were talking loudly in the classroom, in the very presence of the teacher.
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( W% |( i# x6 |/ H, T! y- n 當賓語是一種語言時,要用 speak 不用 talk 或 say:% y1 g3 r3 g* ^% u
5 Y( G4 X' y8 A% W+ L. U3 m( `) z 正確: Victor speaks fluent Putonghua.
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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: 7 q: Q$ F- Q( \: E" X! d
8 V6 `. r6 z& _; ~ Stop talking nonsense.
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& p7 u7 @: a$ o) G They are talking business again.
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/ m/ y: V' i) q0 [ 若不是接用上列的賓語,talk 後必需接用前置詞 about。
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正確: Betty and Susan are talking about the trip to London.
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Say 通常跟講者所說的話一起使用,不論是直述句或陳述句:$ P/ A9 ~/ `0 }7 x. x5 y. Z! x( |
9 C O$ f# H; ]: Y5 d; }4 }! A- @ Please say hello / thank you to your mum. ! n: P) z4 m- Q7 K f
$ D- W; b4 W' Y' G: n6 \2 p What did your father say when you told him about your plan to get married? 『I 『cant believe it,』 he said.
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2 o0 i# t; x3 O- M$ F* {% ^ 可是,say 有時也可用於一些非直述句或陳述句中。3 }) k; `6 l2 e1 o
- y& A4 z) _* P- I& w& t 看看以下的例子:
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" l |4 p0 U% @+ D. V% l' D0 l I want you to say something about how we met at our wedding party. k) g, j% ]2 e) s2 F0 m' z
) K7 u* E* c# E3 M2 G/ v) J 注意 something about how we met並不是用於引述別人所說的真實語句。
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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: 7 C o9 _7 E$ b( D2 [
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He told his parents the truth.
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He told us a funny story.
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3 F; |0 `! R7 [/ r/ M8 C% Y& C 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. ' R, Y4 E, G! |2 J$ N# k
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