英语中表达“说”的方式有很多,它们的用法各有不同,如果不弄懂就容易出错,今天就带大家一起学习Speak Talk Say的用法。
Speak
①说某种语言
Can you speak Chinese?
你会说中文吗?
Do you speak Mandarin or Cantonese?
Mandarin 普通话
Cantonese 广东话
②表示日常说话的习惯
She speaks very fast.
她说话非常快。
The boy speaks a lot.
那个男孩话特别多。
③speak+说话对象 speak to/with somebody
I need to speak to your manager.
我需要和你的经理讲话。
The teacher spoke with my parents about my study.
老师和我父母讲了我的学习情况。
④发表讲话、发言
speak in public/public speaking 公开发言
I’m going to speak at the meeting.
我将在会议上发言。
Talk
①与他人聊天、讨论
We need to talk.
我们需要谈谈。
I want to talk to him.
我想和他聊聊。
You can talk to yourself.
你可以自言自语。
②表示日常说话的习惯(同speak)
She talks very fast.
她说话非常快。
The boy talks a lot.
那个男孩话特别多。
③公共发言,演讲(名词)
give a talk 做演讲
Say
说某项具体的内容,如一句话,一个词等
What did you say?
你刚才说了什么?
I can’t believe you said that.
我简直不能相信你刚才那样说。