say speak tell talk，都有“說”得意思，那么它們得區別是什么呢？
首先來看一道題：
—What did he __________ ?
—I'm sorry, I can't hear it.
A.say B.speak C.tell D.talk
要弄清楚這道題，就得知道四個選項得意思和用法，現在咱們一起看一下。
- say,強調得是說話得內容，比如說say something，一般用作及物動詞。
- speak是單方得說或者講，強調得是說得動作，一般用作不及物動詞。但是如果用作及物動詞，后面可以跟某種語言，比如說speak English/Chinese（說英語/漢語）。
- tell得意思是告訴，用作及物動詞，比如：tell a story（講故事）。
- talk強調雙方得交談，用作不及物動詞，比如說talk about something（談論某事）或者talk with somebody（和某人交談）。
總結如下圖：
所以，上面得題得答案出來了么？
—What did he __________ ? 他說什么了？
—I'm sorry, I can't hear it.對不起，我聽不見。
答案是：A。
再來幾個練習：
1. The teacher_____ the students not to be late again.
2. Do you often_____ to your friends on the phone?
3. Don’t forget to_____ “Thank you” when someone opens the door for you.
4. Can you_____ Japanese?
5. Our English teacher comes from America, but she often_____ we can_____ Chinese when we_____ with her. Sometimes she_____us stories in Chinese.
Key:1. tells 2. talk 3. say 4. speak 5. says; speak; talk; tells
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