tell – told - told
tell 告訴對方一件事或一個事實（單向） to say something to someone, often giving them information or instructions
Let me tell you something：this semester is going to be awesome!
tell a story
tell a joke
tell the truth
I’m so sick of those politicians who are never willing to tell the truth
tell a lie
tell tales 告密 If someone, usually a child tells tales, they tell someone such as a teacher about something bad that someone else has done
Your classmates won't trust you if you're always telling tales
tell 吩咐、命令 If you tell someone to do something, you order or advise them to do it
She told me on the telephone to clean the house
tell 分辨 If you can tell one thing from another, you are able to recognize the difference between it and other similar things
We can not expect everyone to be able to tell truth from lies
I can't really tell the difference between their policies and ours
tell 洩漏 If you tell, you reveal or give away a secret
Many of the children know who they are but are not telling
talk – talked - talked
talk 談話、對話（雙向）
I’m talking with the boss。Stop cutting me off
Can I talk to you for a second? There’s something you need to know
talk 傾訴、談心 If you talk to someone, you tell them about the things that are worrying you。You can also say that two people talk
There's no one she can talk to and she's on the verge of collapse
talk about 談論
Let's talk seriously about your future
say-said-said
say 用嘴巴說，比較口語的用法
Say you love me
say （信、報紙、書）報導、呈述
The weather report says that there will be a storm coming this weekend
say 顯明、指示 You indicate the information given by something such as a clock , dial , or map by mentioning what it says
Can you read what that sign says?
It’s said that = People said that... 據說
People said that a lot of government officials were involved in the scandal
speak – spoke - spoken
speak 說外語 If you speak a foreign language, you know the language and are able to have a conversation in it
It will be a plus if you are able to speak more than one language
speak 發言、演說 When someone speaks to a group of people, they make a speech
He's determined to speak at the Democratic Convention
speak 代言、代表說話 If you speak for a group of people, you make their views and demands known, or represent them
I speak for all 7000 members of our organization
speak 講電話時的用法
This is Chris speaking
May I speak to Justin?
speaking of 談到、講到
Speaking of Christmas，what kind of gifts do you want?
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