EC與米魯小窩

英文裡同樣是說, tell, talk, speak, and say 有著不同的用法
Tell--說故事, 說笑話, 告訴某人一些事情
The lecturer told us a dirty joke during the class.
講師在課堂上講了個黃色笑話(dirty joke); told是tell的過去式


Talk---談論, 談話...
Don't talk in class.
上課中禁止交談
They are talking about the movies when I see them.
當我看見他們時他們正在討論有關電影的事情

Speak---通常用在會說某種語言, 或特別詢問和誰說過話
Joesph can speak at least 5 languages, we all envy him.
Joseph會說至少五種語言, 我們都很羨慕他
I met our principle this morning, and I also spoke to him.
我今早遇見校長並且和他說了話

Say---用在誰說了什麼話, 常見於新聞或是小說;哪個人說了些什麼內容...等等
The researcher said: "Mothers'behaviors affect their own children a lot, especially in the childhood."

那位研究員說道: 母親的行為影響她們的孩子甚鉅,特別是在幼童時代
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另外say也可用在告示上面寫了什麼內容
The sign says: No smoking in this room.
告示牌上寫著此房間禁煙(中文講寫著, 英文用says)

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Emily Chuang