speak表示“讲话，说话；演说，发言”，使用起来相对容易。比如： People flocked to hear him speak.人们成群结队地去听他演讲。She was too stunned to speak.她惊愕得说不出话来。 People flocked to hear him speak.人们成群结队地去听他演讲。May I speak off the record?我可以私下里说吗？Can you speak louder? 你大声些说行吗？ 下面对其固定搭配、易犯错误点进行归纳。 1.speak of与speak about是常见搭配，都表示“提及，提到”，但speak about说得更详细。比如： Well, speak of the devil—here's Alice now! 嗬，说曹操，曹操就到—瞧，艾丽斯这不来啦！The book you speak of is out of print.你说到的那本书已不再发行了。 Professor Wilson was invited to speak about the results of his research.威尔逊教授获邀就自己的研究成果发言。They have made a pact with each other not to speak about their differences in public.他们彼此达成协议，不公开谈论歧见。 2.易犯错误：speak用作及物动词时，宾语只能是某种语言，比如，English、Chinese，有时像truth等词。比如： He can speak three languages.他会说三种语言。They speak very precise English.他们说非常标准的英语。Does she speak French?她会说法语吗？ speak一般不直接跟that引导的从句。我们不能说They used to speak that they liked this kind of stories.而只能把 speak改为say。 3.speak与say、talk和tell的意思相近，但使用中有差别。 Speak主要强调一个人张嘴说话的动作，不强调所说的内容。比如：He can't speak because of a throat infection.他嗓子发炎不能说话。Please speak more slowly.请讲慢点。 动词say要强调一个人所表达的内容及表达思想和感情的手段。比如：‘That was marvellous,’ said Daniel. “好极了。”丹尼尔说。She said they were very impressed.她说他们被深深打动了。 动词talk指强调连续地说，“交谈”的意思更重些，而且它比speak通俗些。比如： We talked on the phone for over an hour. 我们在电话里谈了一个多小时。They talk about it endlessly.他们无休止地谈论这件事情。 动词tell意思是“告诉”，常含有转达、传达及向人讲的意思，从结构上看，它后面常接双宾语。比如： Why wasn't I told about the accident? 为什么没人把这次事故告诉我？They've told us (that) they're not coming.他们已跟我们说过不来了。