语言是交际的工具。要交际就离不开“听”和“说”。在英语中表示“听”的语汇不多,无非是hear和listen to,因为听就是耳朵接受声音信号的一个简单动作。而“说”就不同了——人们“说”的事情包罗万象,“说”的场景因时而异,“说”的对象不断改变,自然“说”法就有所不同。
[表示与说话内容有关的“说”]
1. chat表示“聊天,闲聊”。例如:
The two friends sat in the corner and chatted away to each other about the weather. 两个朋友坐在角落里很火热地聊着天气。
chat sb. up表示“与某人搭讪”。
2. complain表示“抱怨”。例如:
She complained that he had been rude to her. 她抱怨他对她粗鲁。
3. explain表示“解释”。例如:
“Please excuse me,” he calmly explained, “I wanted to know where all my customers had gone last week.” “很对不起,”王鹏心平气和地解释道,“上周我想知道我的顾客上哪儿吃饭去了。”
4. suggest表示“建议”。suggest后接已有的事实时,从句的谓语用陈述语气,此时suggest相当于say;suggest后接说话之后要做的动作时,谓语用虚拟语气。例如:
To prevent this from happening again, John Snow suggested that the source of all water supplies be examined. 为了防止这种情况再度发生,约翰·斯诺建议所有水源都要经过检测。
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[表示语调和音量的“说”]
1. murmur表示“低语;喃喃细语”。例如:
He turned and murmured something to the professor. 他转过身,小声对教授说了些什么。
2. shout表示“大声说”。例如:
“May I ask what you were doing in my restaurant the other day? I thought you were a new customer and now I know that you only came to spy on me and my menu,” she shouted.
3. sigh既可以表示“叹气;叹息”,也可以表示“叹着气说;叹息道”。例如:
Wang Peng was enjoying a second plate of dumplings so he sighed. “Yes,” he added, “and I would miss my dumplings and fatty pork.”
4. whisper表示“耳语,低声说”。例如:
Mum whispered to us, “Be quiet! Your little sisters sleeping.” 妈妈低声对我们说:“安静点!小妹妹在睡觉。”
5. stress表示“强调”。例如:
The teacher stressed again that the students should not leave out any important details while retelling the story. 老师再次强调学生在复述这个故事时不应遗漏任何重要细节。
6. yell表示“叫喊;大喊;吼叫”。
Another whaler yelled out, “Rush-oo ... rush-oo.” 另一位捕鲸人大声喊叫:“快走啊……走啊。”
[与说话时间有关的“说”]
1. add可以表示“又说;补充说”。例如:
“Yes,” he added, “and I would miss my dumplings and fatty pork.” “同样,”他又说道,“我还想吃我的饺子和肥肉呢。”
2. 表示“(曾经)说过”用put it。例如:
As my husband put it, “my grandparents gave me a deep sense that things would turn out right in the end.” 正如我丈夫所说的那样:“我祖父母给我一个深刻的感觉,就是事情最后会好起来的。”
3. continue可以表达“继续说;接着说”。例如:
“In fact,” he continued, “Id like to congratulate you.”