釋義:
tell somebody what 對某人說某事
比前面的 tell sb that 主語+動詞更為常用的表達,首先 tell somebody,其次 what, when, where 等疑問詞。
例句:
Can you tell me what's going on in there?
你能告訴我那里到底發生了什么事情嗎?
Excuse me, can you tell me what happened?
不好意思,你能告訴我發生什么事情了嗎?
I need you to tell me who did it.
你應該告訴我是誰干的。
I'll tell you what happened to me yesterday.
我跟你說昨天我碰到過的事情。
對話:
A: Will you go grocery shopping for me?
你能去雜貨店給我買點東西嗎?
B: Can you tell me what you need?
那你需要點什么?