tell的基本意思是用语言或文字告知、告诉、讲述某事,强调思想的表达,而不强调表达的方式。以下是由爱华网小编整理关于tell的用法的内容,希望大家喜欢!
tell的用法原文:You are telling me.
译文:你正在告诉我。
辨析:英语原文是个普通句子,口语中常用,但译文意思不清楚,中国人不这样说话。这句话的意思是:我早就知道,不用你告诉我。/ 这还用你说吗?
英语有许多习惯用法,尤其是口语,有些话看似简单,但照字面译往往令人茫然不解,以tell为例可举许多例子,表现的含义和语气各不相同:
⒈ Tell me another.
我不信这件事。(不是“告诉我另一件”)
⒉ I'm telling you.
注意听我说(这是很重要的)。(译成“我在告诉你”毫无意义。)
⒊ Don't tell me you don't know.
你还能不知道?我不信你会不知道。(不是“不要告诉我你不知道”。)
⒋ Tell me,it was a misunderstanding.
这肯定是一场误会吧?(表示说话人不相信某事的心情,但愿这是场误会。)
⒌ You tell me,you love me.
你许愿你爱我。(如将tell译成“告诉”,意思会很滑稽。)
⒍ Don't let him tell you that.
千万别信他。
⒎ He couldn't tell himself why he had kept up all the photos.
他自己也解释不清楚为什么一直保存着这些照片。(这里译成“告诉自己”讲不通。)
⒏ Tell it to Sweeny.
才没那样的事呢!(这里的Sweeny源自英国作家George Dib din Pitt所著的一个剧本中专门谋杀顾客的理发师。)
tell的含义及物动词vt.
⒈ 告诉;讲述,说[O1][O5][O6][(+about/of/to)]
He told us how the accident happened.
他告诉我们那次事故是怎么发生的。
She told me that she would be back in an hour.
她告诉我她一个小时内就会回来。
Did he tell you when to start out?
他有没有告诉你什么时候出发?
I told her my telephone number before we parted.
我们分手前,我把电话号码告诉了她。
⒉ 吩咐,命令[O2][O6]
Tell him not to come tomorrow.
叫他明天别来。
I told her to wait.
我叫她等一等。
⒊ 显示,显露[O5][O6]
She cracked a smile that told her joy.
她绽出笑容,显露内心的欢乐。
⒋ 识别;辨别[O5][O6][O][(+from/apart)]
I really can't tell which is which.
我实在看不出哪个是哪个。
⒌ (常用过去时)忠告,警告[Y][O2][+(that)]
I told you not to do that,and now look what's happened!
我警告过你不要干此事,你瞧现在出事了。
⒍ 向...告发[(+on)]
不及物动词vi.
⒈ 讲述[(+of/about)]
The book tells of his sister's life in Japan.
这本书谈及他妹妹在日本的生活情况。
⒉ 识别;判定
It's too early to tell.
现在要作出判断为时过早。
⒊ 产生效果;发生影响[(+on)]
Strain began to tell on his health.
过度劳累开始影响他的健康。
⒋ 【口】告发[(+on)]
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