tell: 講述，告訴，說，辨別，產(chǎn)生效果
"I have to tell you about Dave's new car!"
我一定要告訴你Dave買了新車。
"let me tell you about what happened last night!"
讓我告訴你昨晚發(fā)生了什么吧！
"just tell him to go away!"
告訴他讓他走開！
"I can tell this won't go well!"
我看得出來，這個(gè)走勢(shì)不會(huì)太好。
"You can tell they're in love".
你看得出來他們已經(jīng)陷入愛河了。
"You can tell going on holiday helped him to relax again"
你可以看出來，度假幫助他再次放松了下來。
"The strain of studying so hard was beginning to tell on him".
學(xué)習(xí)過度努力讓他壓力非常大。
"I told you that was going to hurt!"
我告訴過你會(huì)痛的！

say：說，講，告訴
"I must say I didn't think much of their new album!"
我必須得說，我不是很喜歡他們的新專輯。
"What did he say?"
他說啥啦？
"What are you going to say to them?"
你準(zhǔn)備和他們說什么？

speak：講，談，演說
"I wish to speak privately with you".
我想單獨(dú)和你談一談。
"Speaking through his attorney, he refused to join the debate".
和他的律師聊過了之后，他拒絕加入這場(chǎng)辯論。
"she tried to speak to Seth about his drinking".
她嘗試和Seth聊聊他酗酒的事。

talk：說話，討論，講，說，說閑話
"The two men talked about their plans."
那兩個(gè)人聊了聊他們的計(jì)劃。
"we need to talk, Jack."
我們需要聊一聊了，羅強(qiáng)。
"Don't try to talk me into going!"
不要嘗試勸我去！
"Don't phone me at work - people will talk."
不要上班的時(shí)候給我打電話－他們會(huì)說閑話的。