生詞快記:
strut:趾高氣揚地走
plus:conj.并且
overcome:克服
definitely:肯定地
詞匯精解:
tell:v.告訴;吩咐;講述;表達;辨別;判斷;泄露;告發;產生效果
It's very kind of you to tell me the truth.
你真好,告訴我這真相。
【詞義辨析】
say,speak ,state ,talk, tell 這些動詞均有“說、講”之意。
say: 最普通常用詞,指用語言表達思想,著重所說的內容。
I must say I didn't like the cut of his jib.
說實在的,我不喜歡他那個樣子。
speak: 側重于說話動作的本身,著重說話的能力而不在內容,比如能說某種語言。
Don't speak like that. It sounds insincere to me.
別這樣講話,這樣我聽起來感到不誠懇。
state: 較正式用詞,通常指用明確的語言或文字著重地敘述事實,既強調內容又注重語氣。
State the fact in witness of his guilt.
敘述事實以證明的他的罪狀。
talk: 普通用詞,側重指與人交談時的連續說話,可指單方面較長談話,和speak一樣,著重說活動作而不側重內容。
I encourage them to talk all mutually.
我鼓勵他們都互相交談。
tell: 指告訴或講述。
高頻詞組:
be proud of:以 ... 自豪
He was proud of what he had done.
他因自己所作的事感到自豪。
It's no big deal.
沒什么大不了的。