tell的基本用法 tell的用法精讲( 二 ) _tell的用法

“Hold on, I need to tell you something“ (information)
“Can you tell me how to work this computer?” (instructions)
4. We use TELL when we recognise signs
A: “You’ve been in the sun, haven’t you?
B: How did you know?
A: I can tell by your tan.
A: You’re from the UK, aren’t you?
B: How can you tell?
A: I can tell by your accent.
A: How can you tell you’re in love?
B: Mmm, let me think about that.
5. TELL – Special Expressions
We normally tell someone something. However, there are special expressions where we don’t have to tell someone. Here they are:
a. Tell a story or tell a joke
You can tell a story (or you can tell me a story)
“I love telling jokes with my friends”
“Tell me a story”
“My family always tell stories around dinner table”.
b. Tell the truth or a lie
You can tell the truth and the whole truth (or you can tell me the truth and the whole truth)
“He has told so many lies in his career”
“I want you to tell me the truth for once”.
c. Tell Secrets
You can tell someone a secret or you can tell secrets
“He loves telling secrets”
“Can I tell you secret?
d. Tell the difference or tell things apart
You can tell someone the difference but you cannot tell someone things apart
“Can you tell me the difference between these two shirts?”
“Can you tell the difference between these two shirts?”
“I can’t tell the twins apart“
Say, Speak, Talk, Tell的区别
说英语，当然是要“说”，但你是say呢，还是speak呢，还是talk呢，还是tell?
这四个是关于“说”动作的最基本的4个动词，在大部分的对话中，你都需要用到它们。搞清楚他们之间的区别，对你的英语学习很有帮助。
BUT，光是看它们之间的解释，你能看出区别吗?
SAY
释义：to express an idea, feeling, thought etc. using words
SPEAK
释义：to talk to someone about something
TALK
释义：to say things to someone as part of a conversation
TELL
释义：if someone tells you something, they communicate information, a story, their feelings etc. to you
完了，光是看词典意思的话，看里看去似乎都像是一个意思。怎么办?简单，直接看它们之间最大的不同——用法就行了。
SAY
用法：
1. Say is used with direct and indirect speech
2. Say is most often used without a personal object.
3. If we want to put a personal object after say, we use to.
其实简单来说，say描述的是说话的内容，比如“他说了他一定会来” 。如果要表达和谁说了什么的意思，要说“say to” 。
例句：
She said you can’t go.
“Don’t cry,” she said to me.
Anything he says is not true.
I don’t knowwhy she went away, because she didn’t say.

tell的基本用法 tell的用法精讲( 二 )

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