| say 说话(接说话的内容) | tell 告诉(接双宾语可以接人+物) |
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| say something / anything / nothing | tell us a story、tell you a secret |
| say so / no more | tell the truth / lies |
| say goodbye / a good word | tell the difference(辨别) / the time |
| 在表示“说，讲”时，say 后面不跟间接宾语（人）。如果一定要指明，则用“to +名词/代词”。表示“道别，诵读（祈祷），背诵”等含义时用 say 而不能用 tell。say 有“表达（思想、意见等）”、“据说”含义， tell 则没有。 | 在表示“说，讲”时，tell 后面可以跟双宾语。tell 经常用于表示“讲（实话，谎话，秘密等）”。tell可以表示“辨别，分辨”，say 则不可以。在英国英语中，tell the time（美语为 tell time）表示根据钟表等。 |
| say 和tell 后面跟 so 时含义不一样 |
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- I told you so! 我告诉过你是这样的！（用于情况被证实之后）
- Who says so? 谁这么说的？
- I say so. 我这么说的。
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If you say so, I suppose it' s true.
I don' t think you would tell me a lie.
He is only five, but he can already tell the time.
If you could say a good word for him, he might get the job.
say 说
- John is said to be very interested in art.
- Do you have anything to say about the accident? 关于这次事故你有什么想说的/想法？
- He knelt down and said his prayers. 他跪了下来作祷告
- He said goodbye and left. 他告辞后离开了
- Don’t expect that he’ll say a good word for you. say a good word for 为…说好话/辩护；推
| tell 告诉“说出时间，识钟” | - Can you tell me anything about it? 你能告诉我有关的任何事情吗?
- He is only five, but he can already tell the time.
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| tell (sb.) a lie 说谎（谎言有很多个，为可数名词） | He often tells lies. 他经常说谎. |
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| tell (sb.) the truth 讲真话(真话只有一个,故要特指, 加 the) | I want you to tell me the truth. 我要你讲真话. |
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| tell (sb.) the difference between 区分, 区别 | Can't you tell the difference between an Austin and a Morris?你能区分奥斯丁舞和莫利斯舞吗? |
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