新津东方
say,speak,state,talk,tell,utter 这些动词均有“说、讲”之意. say → 最普通常用词,指用语言表达思想,着重所说的内容. speak → 侧重于说话动作的本身,着重说话的能力而不在内容,可以是长篇大论的演讲,也可以是三言两语的交谈,甚至指简单的开口发声说话. state → 较正式用词,通常指用明确的语言或文字着重地叙述事实,既强调内容又注重语气. talk → 普通用词,侧重指与人交谈时的连续说话,可指单方面较长谈话,和speak一样,着重说活动作而不侧重内容. tell → 普通用词,指把某事告诉或讲述给某人听,口语或书面语均可用. utter → 着重说话的行为,常指声音的使用,突出用噪子发声. murmur,mutter,whisper 这些动词均有“低语”之意. murmur → 通常指人、微风或小溪等的低沉、柔和或连续的声音. mutter → 多指别人不易听到的低语. whisper → 通常指耳语、窃窃私语. grunt ,snort,grumble
lingling8826
1、speak———“说”、“讲”、“演讲”。做及物动词时,宾语常是表示语言的词。例如: Do you speak Chinese?你说汉语吗? Mr.Wu is going to speak at our class meeting.吴老师将在班会上发言。 2、talk———“讲”、“说话”、“谈话”,与speak的意义相近。一般用做不及物动词,指一般的谈话或交谈,而不如speak正规的“演讲”、“发言”,须跟宾语时,与to、with、about等介词连用。例如:Jim is going to talk about English names tomorrow.吉姆明天打算谈谈英国人的名字。 Look!Our teacher is talking to(with)theparents.瞧!我们的老师正在和家长们谈话。 3、say———一般着重讲话的内容,指有连贯性的说话,通常用做及物动词。例如: Idon’t know what he said.我不明白他所说的。 Kate saw a card on her table,itsaid:“Happybirthday!” 凯特看见桌上一张卡片,上面写着:“生日快乐!” 4、tell指把一件事情传达给别人或讲述一件事情、一个故事等。常用做及物动词。 例如:WhenIwasyoung,mymotheroftentoldmeastoryin theevening.在我小时,妈妈晚上常给我讲故事。 Hewilltellthegoodnewstoeverybodyinourclass.他将把这个好消息告诉我们班的每个人。
typical2006
英语中有很多表达"说"的词语,其中有一种"说"法较为独特,这便是固定"说"法。这些固定"说"法在英语中的'使用频率很高,尤其是在书面英语中,熟悉并掌握这些固定"说"法,无疑会使你的语言运用能力得以增强。现就常用的固定"说"法加以归纳。 1. generally speaking表示"一般说来",其中generally是副词,speaking是现在分词,常用在句首,作插入语。 Generally speaking, women live longer than men. 2. exactly speaking表示"确切地说",是现在分词短语,作插入语。 Exactly speaking, the work was completed in six hours. 3. frankly speaking表示"坦率地说",是现在分词短语,作插入语。 Frankly speaking, I don't agree with you. 4. joking apart表示"正经地说",作插入语。 Joking apart, there is no need for argument over it. 5. in other words表示"换句话说",是介词短语,作插入语。 John was considered a double-faced man. In other words, he was not an honest man. 6. in general表示"一般地来说",是介词短语,常用在句首。 In general, boys like playing football. 7. in one's opinion表示"依某人来说",是介词短语,其中one's代表形容词性物主代词,常用在句首。 In my opinion, we should go out for a picnic. 8. or rather表示"更确切地说",作插入语,用于句中。 He got home late last night, or rather, early this morning. 9. to be honest表示"老实说",是不定式短语,作插入语。 To be honest, I don't like this novel. 10. to tell you the truth表示"说实话",是不定式短语,作插入语。 To tell you the truth, I didn't want to make friends with you. 11. to be frank表示"坦率地说",是不定式短语,常用在句首。 To be frank, I don't enjoy the performance. 12. in the strict sense of the word表示"严格地说",是介词短语,作插入语。 In the strict sense of the word, your pronunciation is not very standard. 13. personally表示"就个人来说",是副词,常用在句首。 Personally, I have no objection. 14. that is表示"也就是说",作插入语。 The story happened about a century ago, that is, a hundred years ago. 15. to be more specific表示"更准确地说",是不定式短语,常用在句首。 To be more specific, it covers an area of 1.68 square kilometres. 16. to sum up表示"概括地说",常用在句首。 To sum up, success results from hard work.