| Say, Tell | 说，告诉 |
| secret | 秘密 | truth | 事实 | ||
| secret(adj.) | 秘密的 | truthful (adj.) | 诚实的 | honest (adj.) | 诚实的 |
| say - said |
的过去式和过去分词 |
| tell - told |
Tell 和 say 的意思相同。二者之间的区别是，tell后跟直接宾语，而 say 后从来不加直接宾语。say不是跟 that从句连用，就是加引语。
| I told her the truth. | 我告诉她真相了。 | |
| She told us your secret. | 她告诉我们你的秘密了。 | |
| The she said "but Robert, I loves you". | ||
| Those people will say that you are crazy. | 那些人会说你疯了的。 | |
| They told me that the car is ready. | 他们告诉我车已经准备好了。 |
在日常说话中，that从句中的that经常省略。
| He told me they speak Italian. | ?? | |
| She says they are ready. | 她说他们准备好了。 |
有些时候，tell后可不加直接宾语。如在短语中，tell the truth。另外tell做其它意思时也可不用直接宾语。
| I'm telling the truth. | 我说的是事实。 |
| lie |
谎言
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liar |
说谎者
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| lie | 说谎 |
| That student is lying. | 那个学生在说谎。 |
| teach - taught |
教
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| learn |
学习
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| They're learning French. |
他们在学习法语。
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| Mary teaches English to the children. |
玛丽把英语教给孩子们。
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