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Hello, I'm Emma from mmmEnglish
大家好，我是来自mmmEnglish的Emma
Do these verbs sometimes confuse you?
这些动词有时会使你感到困惑吗?
They're so similar that it can be difficult to know which one is the right one to use.
它们是如此相似，以至于很难知道哪一个是正确的。
Don't worry!
不用担心！
You're not alone!
你不是一个人！
I get asked the difference between tell and say and talk and speak all the time by my students.
我的学生总是问我“tell”和“say”、“talk”和“speak”的区别。
So I've made this video to help you understand.
我做这个视频是为了帮助你们理解。
Let's start with 'say' and 'tell'.
让我们从“say”和“tell”开始。
Now, this is the verb form in the present tense
现在，这是现在时的动词形式
but they're both irregular verbs
但是它们都是不规则动词，
so in the past tense the form changes.
所以在过去式中形式会改变。
It becomes '' and 'told'.
会变成“said”和“told”
These verbs are slightly different in their definitions.
这些动词的定义略有不同。
'Say' means to express something with words
‘Say’的意思是用语言表达某事，
and 'tell' means to give information to a person
‘tell’的意思是给某人提供信息
and that's the most important difference between these two words.
这就是这两个词最重要的区别。
When you use 'tell' you must have a person following the verb.
当你使用tell时，动词后面必须有一个人。
It could be a name or a pronoun but there must be a person following.
它可以是一个名字或一个代词，但后面必须跟代表人的词。
So, to help you understand I want to use some examples.
为了帮助你们理解，我想举几个例子。
So, feel free to practice out loud with me while I'm saying these sentences.
所以，当我说这些句子的时候，请和我一起大声练习。
You'll get some extra speaking practice too, as well as a grammar lesson
你还会得到一些额外的口语练习，以及语法课
One of the most important differences about using these verbs is that 'tell' must have a person following.
使用这些动词最重要的区别之一是，tell后面必须跟人。
Now, what about speak and talk?
那么，关于speak和talk呢？
Just like 'say' and 'tell', 'speak' is an irregular verb.
就像say和tell一样，speak是不规则动词。
So, in the past tense the form is 'spoke'.
所以，过去式形式是spoke。
But 'talk' is a regular verb
但是“talk”是一个规则动词，
so all you need to do to change the verb to the past tense is add -ed.
所以你只需要把动词变成过去式就可以了。
The pronunciation of that -ed is just a /t/ sound, added to the end of the verb: talked, talked, talked.
ed的发音是一个/t/发的音，加在动词的后面: talked, talked, talked。
Now, 'speak' and 'talk' are synonyms and most of the time you can use either one of these verbs interchangeably,
现在，‘speak’和‘talk’是同义词，大多数时候你可以交替使用这两个动词中的任何一个，
which means it doesn't matter, you can choose either.
也就是说无所谓，你可以选择。
There are a few slight differences in the way that they're used.
在使用它们的方式上有一些细微的差别。
'Speak' tends to be a bit more formal.
“Speak”往往更正式一些。
It also refers to more general topics than 'talk'.
它也指比‘talk’更一般的话题。
Usually when you use talk you might add it with the proposition 'about',
通常当你使用talk的时候，你可能会加上介词about，
talk about something so, it's a little more specific.
谈论一些事情，它会更具体一点。
'Speak' you can use quite generally for example: 'Can I speak with you?'
‘Speak’你可以很普遍地使用，例如:‘can I Speak with you?’
Now this is quite general
这是很普遍的，
we're not being specific about what we want to speak about.
我们并没有具体说我们想说什么。
But it also sounds a bit more formal, it sounds important.
但它听起来更正式，听起来很重要。
'Can I talk with you?'
“我能和你谈谈吗?”
So, this is a little more casual a little informal.
所以，这有点随意，有点不正式。
It doesn't sound as important.
听起来没那么重要。
And if we add 'about' we can add some more detail
如果我们加上'about'我们可以再加上更多的细节
Can we talk about your brother?
我们可以谈谈你的兄弟吗?
So, let's talk about prepositions quickly.
让我们快速地讨论一下介词。
Which words can you use with these verbs?
哪些单词可以和这些动词连用?
Most importantly, you can only use 'speak' when you're talking about languages.
最重要的是，你只能在谈论语言时使用‘speak’。
Though, you might hear people say 'They talk in French.'
不过，你可能会听到人们说“他们说法语”。
That's the most important thing to remember about these two verbs
这是关于这两个动词要记住的最重要的事情
but remember that they're synonyms so you can usually use either of them.
但是要记住它们是同义词，所以你可以任意使用它们。
The difference is very slight (or small).
差别很小。
They are interchangeable.
它们是可以互换的。
Well, that's it!
嗯,就是这样!
I hope that you enjoyed that lesson
我希望你喜欢这堂课
and if you did please subscribe to my channel just here, if you haven't already!
如果你有，请在这里订阅我的频道，如果还没订阅的话！
And you can check out more of my English video lessons right there!
你可以在那里看到更多我的英语视频课程!
You can also connect with me on Facebook at mmmEnglish
你也可以在mmmEnglish的Facebook上和我联系
and if your super keen to keep improving your English with me
如果你非常想和我一起提高你的英语水平，
check out my online courses at mmmEnglish.com Looking forward to our next lesson.
请登录mmmEnglish.com查看我的在线课程，期待我们的下一节课。
See you next time.
下次见！
