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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3 x/ d7 j( h! e# B The Principal speaks to us every morning at the assembly.
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3 P. v( ?$ a# H5 n# P# i6 K& P" a0 Y Tom, your boss wants to speak to you. 9 {+ c" ? r( Q- |: m9 Y
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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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- k' q/ G+ q/ p0 Y& W6 y The students were talking loudly in the classroom, in the very presence of the teacher.5 E* m) C3 k @* `& c8 q: F
6 Q1 f% x. k) j! I, @: d. T 當賓語是一種語言時,要用 speak 不用 talk 或 say:
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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:
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Stop talking nonsense. ! J4 z4 Q: q) s( }& {' x& X4 L
9 i/ V" H9 O' v2 w# U They are talking business again. % s& h5 `- N" m
0 ~/ o- L8 V- R& X 若不是接用上列的賓語,talk 後必需接用前置詞 about。
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1 c2 z7 E* L* b1 i 舉例:
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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:
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Please say hello / thank you to your mum. : Y" c A3 N, X* Z2 G& P0 o
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What did your father say when you told him about your plan to get married? 『I 『cant believe it,』 he said. 9 b) g6 I' L# P2 Z
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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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I want you to say something about how we met at our wedding party.
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; L4 f; s% j' n+ |' X$ r 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: 4 @! Q& r' i0 L/ ^0 ^% {; X
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He told us a funny story.
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1 c( T; I/ y6 M: \# L/ ~ 在陳述命令句中,應用 tell 而不用 say: / A+ z1 B7 U& }
, q5 T' C" e/ P, Q 『Keep quiet,』 the teacher said to the students. ; J% c* G# R8 k; @( [
D( v8 A6 s8 O The teacher told the students to keep quiet.
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! p" R7 z7 N6 Z. N5 }% J' f 『Don』t stay up late,』 my mother said to me. 1 @# b- K$ w4 h3 g W& m
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