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。% ~+ ]4 n/ I' Z. \4 {
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The Principal speaks to us every morning at the assembly. ) x3 ~# E9 u" n3 [& v
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Tom, your boss wants to speak to you.
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& J! d1 p4 W4 t, b6 n: z Y 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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$ v# l1 ]& Z& z 舉例:5 i0 i, k" B, {/ T: Y
( F: e+ Q# Q1 \ z The students were talking loudly in the classroom, in the very presence of the teacher.1 j; V7 a. H2 \( p4 h
4 g* |& ^( U+ K1 A; z- K 當賓語是一種語言時,要用 speak 不用 talk 或 say:: |% V5 L1 p# ^! I
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在書面英語, talk 極少用作及物動詞,除非在 talk 後接用以下的賓語:
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Stop talking nonsense.
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They are talking business again. & \1 u5 F7 X- D( k. i
1 K2 [9 e' [- {( @" M9 n 若不是接用上列的賓語,talk 後必需接用前置詞 about。
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?& J, K* a" G& h) p% S 正確: Betty and Susan are talking about the trip to London.
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, w* @% W3 O: b Say 通常跟講者所說的話一起使用,不論是直述句或陳述句:2 E& Y7 @9 [1 k2 M
; _6 m/ f' U. F4 G2 @( z' n- c Please say hello / thank you to your mum. : _6 J5 M- f) I& I+ H# G* H
/ H1 p" ^9 ?' R What did your father say when you told him about your plan to get married? 『I 『cant believe it,』 he said.
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He said that he could not believe it.
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可是,say 有時也可用於一些非直述句或陳述句中。. B. Q. T. \) K" a* l& Z4 \+ `
* T% |, o O- | 看看以下的例子:
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" S* @1 s/ O2 ~7 q7 b, l- R I want you to say something about how we met at our wedding party.0 g. D1 }' r- }8 d6 r
/ L% s, ~- B: ~) f9 y; Z3 y e 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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" E y7 s" Q4 R: h9 Q- p4 ] 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: $ q) l) P, Z, H' C' r$ q, j
" H) O8 ?! I9 Z) y* G+ [7 {/ a He told me about the accident.
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He told us a funny story. ) B- l( @6 h% \+ x5 H* u! _4 M1 Z% X
* c5 I( Y0 r3 s# Q' U! P0 }) y6 K7 T3 v 在陳述命令句中,應用 tell 而不用 say: 7 O5 g+ E" _- }/ t/ U0 Z& Y, L# T) u
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『Keep quiet,』 the teacher said to the students. I1 V& o) I+ ~- y! h3 q
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The teacher told the students to keep quiet.
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/ J( r# Z; Z. V- e/ R 『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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