文法 (Grammar)
The usages of say, speak, talk, and tell (say, speak, talk 和 tell 的用法)
＊ say (vt 及物動詞) 說；指著；談論；講；引用他人的言論
You can say it again. 你說得對極了
My watch says 9:00. 手錶指著九點
She said "Innocence is the greatest bliss." 她說「天真單純是最大的喜悅」。
In this book, the author says that camels can go two months without water.在這本書中，作者寫道，駱駝能兩個月不喝水。
相關片語：It goes without saying (不用說), to say nothing of (更不用說),it is said (據說 = people say = they say), strange to say (說也奇怪),what do you say to (你認為如何), that is to say (也就是說)
＊ speak (v) 說話，說....語言；演講

句型：speak to 人
Don't speak to me. 不要和我講話。
Does President Chen speak English? 陳總統會說英語嗎？
The newborn baby cannot speak. 剛出生的嬰兒不會說話。
相關片語：speak well/ill of (說某人好/壞話), generally speaking (一般而言),not to speak of (更不用說), speaking of (說到), speak the same language (合得來).Speaking of Tom, he is the best sales in our company.說到湯姆，他是我們公司的最佳業務。
＊ talk 談論；聊天 (雙方互有反應)
詞義與用法與 speak 接近，但該詞須有說話的對象，多半指數人之間的交談。可以是嚴肅的討論，也可以是輕鬆的閒聊。強調思想的交流。
Can the baby talk (speak) yet? 那嬰兒會說話了嗎？
The lawmakers (= legislators) are talking about the scandal. 立委們正在談論這件醜聞。
No talking in class. 上課不要講話
He is talking with her classmate. 他正和同學在交談。
A：Hello, may I talk (speak) to Tim? 你好，我要找提姆。B：I'm afraid that you have (dialed) the wrong number. There is no one here by that name. 你打錯了。這裡沒有這個人。
相關片語：talk politics (談論政治), talk nonsense (胡說八道), talk back (回嘴),talk behind one's back (嚼舌根；背後說人壞話)
＊ tell (vt.) 告訴；判斷；分辨；顯示；推測；預卜
用語言告訴某人某件事情，後面須接受詞；也可表示向某人發出要求、命令、警告或預兆。或把某件事或故事說給別人聽 [單方面接受]。
句型：tell 人 to V or tell 人 that 子句
The teacher told the students to stay quiet. 老師叫學生保持安靜。
Can your boy tell the time? 你的小孩會看時間 (鐘錶) 嗎？
She always tells her daughter a story before she goes to bed.在女兒睡覺前，她總是講故事給她聽。
The light tells you if the machine is on or off. 燈號表示機器是開著還是關著。
I told you so! 我跟你說過了嘛！
Do as you are told. 按照吩咐去做。
相關片語：tell A from B (辨別 A 與 B), tell the truth [a lie] 說實話 [謊話],tell a joke (說笑話), tell someone off (大罵一頓)