tell、talk、say、speak这四个单词都有“说”的意思，但是他们的用法并不一样。是不是还有很多人分不清它们怎么用？那就跟着小熊一起来学习吧！
tell
tell + sb + sth
tell + sb + that 从句
tell “告诉”，后面可以有两个宾语，说话的对象接上说话的内容！
The boss told his employees that they should work hard.
那个老板跟员工说要认真工作。
Mary tells her child a story each night.
玛丽每天晚上都跟她的小孩说一则故事。
say
say + sth / nothing
say + that 从句
say “说” ，直接接说话的内容！
Peter said that he would come back pretty soon.
彼得说他很快就会回来了。
The man sat there without saying anything.
那名男子一言不发地坐在那里。
talk / speak
speak to sb
这是 speak “说话” 最常用的用法！
= talk to/with sb
John wants to speak to you.
约翰想跟你讲话。
来做个小测验吧！
A representative from Surefire Insurance ______ the press that his company would not pay for the damage.
(A) told
(B) spoke
(C) said
(D) talked
根据刚刚学的，只有 tell 可以直接＋人＋说话的内容，故选 (A)！
翻译：必胜保险公司的代表告诉媒体记者他的公司不会支付那笔赔偿金。返回搜狐，查看更多
