say:是最口语化的最普通的一个词,意为“说出”、“说道”,着重所说的话。如:
“I want to go there by bus” , he said. 他说,“我要坐汽车到那里去。”Please say it in English .请用英语说。
speak: “说话”,着重开口发声,不着重所说的内容,一般用作不及物动词(即后面不能直接接宾语)。如:Can you speak about him? 你能不能说说他的情况?I don’t like to speak like this. 我不喜欢这样说话。
speak 作及物动词解时,只能和某种语言等连用,表达在对话中恰当使用词汇的能力。
如:She speaks English well.她英语说得好。
talk: 与speak 意义相近,也着重说话的动作,而不着重所说的话,因此,一般也只用作不及物动词,不过,talk暗示话是对某人说的,有较强的对话意味,着重指连续地和别人谈话。如:I would like to talk to him about it . 我想跟他谈那件事。Old women like to talk with children.老年妇女喜欢和孩子们交谈。
tell: “告诉”,除较少情况外,一般后面总接双宾语。如:He’s telling me a story.他在给我讲故事。
tell a lie 撒谎tell sb. to do sth. /tell sb. not to do sth 如:Miss Zhao often tells us to study hard.