Ⅰ. say “說(shuō)、講”普通用語(yǔ)，指用言語(yǔ)表達(dá)思想，強(qiáng)調(diào)所說(shuō)的內(nèi)容。如：
① What did he say? 他說(shuō)了些什么?
② He said that it was true. 他說(shuō)那是真實(shí)的。
Ⅱ. speak “說(shuō)、講”可表示以任何一種方式說(shuō)話。它著重于說(shuō)話這一動(dòng)作本身。而不強(qiáng)調(diào)所說(shuō)的內(nèi)容。為不及物動(dòng)詞。作及物動(dòng)詞時(shí)與表語(yǔ)言的詞連用。如：
① Please speak more slowly. 請(qǐng)說(shuō)得慢一些。
② The baby is learning to speak. 這小孩在學(xué)說(shuō)話。
③ She can speak English fluently. 她英語(yǔ)說(shuō)得很流利。
Ⅲ. talk “談話、講話”，通常表連貫地與別人談話。強(qiáng)調(diào)談話這一動(dòng)作，而不是內(nèi)容。如：
① He was talking to a friend. 他在和一個(gè)朋友談話。
② He went on talking for a long time, but he spoke so fast that few of us could catch what he said. 他滔滔不絕地講了半天，但是他說(shuō)得太快，我們幾乎沒(méi)有什么人能聽(tīng)懂他說(shuō)的些什么。
③ She is always talking nonsense. 她總愛(ài)講廢話。
Ⅳ. tell “告訴、講述”指將某事講給別人聽(tīng)。它有時(shí)還有“吩咐、命令”等含義。如：
① He told the news to everybody in the village. 他把這消息告訴了村子里的每個(gè)人。
② She told me not to write the letter. 她叫我不要寫(xiě)信了。
① What did he say? 他說(shuō)了些什么?
② He said that it was true. 他說(shuō)那是真實(shí)的。
Ⅱ. speak “說(shuō)、講”可表示以任何一種方式說(shuō)話。它著重于說(shuō)話這一動(dòng)作本身。而不強(qiáng)調(diào)所說(shuō)的內(nèi)容。為不及物動(dòng)詞。作及物動(dòng)詞時(shí)與表語(yǔ)言的詞連用。如：
① Please speak more slowly. 請(qǐng)說(shuō)得慢一些。
② The baby is learning to speak. 這小孩在學(xué)說(shuō)話。
③ She can speak English fluently. 她英語(yǔ)說(shuō)得很流利。
Ⅲ. talk “談話、講話”，通常表連貫地與別人談話。強(qiáng)調(diào)談話這一動(dòng)作，而不是內(nèi)容。如：
① He was talking to a friend. 他在和一個(gè)朋友談話。
② He went on talking for a long time, but he spoke so fast that few of us could catch what he said. 他滔滔不絕地講了半天，但是他說(shuō)得太快，我們幾乎沒(méi)有什么人能聽(tīng)懂他說(shuō)的些什么。
③ She is always talking nonsense. 她總愛(ài)講廢話。
Ⅳ. tell “告訴、講述”指將某事講給別人聽(tīng)。它有時(shí)還有“吩咐、命令”等含義。如：
① He told the news to everybody in the village. 他把這消息告訴了村子里的每個(gè)人。
② She told me not to write the letter. 她叫我不要寫(xiě)信了。