296 – Tell 所组成的词组

tell a joke 讲笑话

He is good at telling jokes.

他善于讲笑话。

He told her a joke to cheer her up.

他给她讲了个笑话让她高兴。

tell a lie 说谎

I’m sure he was telling a lie.

我肯定他撒谎了。

I can tell he is telling a lie.

我知道他在撒谎。

tell a secret 讲述一个秘密

Did she tell you a secret?

她是不是告诉你了一个秘密？

I’ve got a secret to tell you. Can you keep it?

我有个秘密要告诉你。你能保守秘密吗？

tell a story 讲故事

Grandma always tells us stories.

奶奶总给我们讲故事。

Could you tell me a story? I’m so bored.

你能给我讲个故事吗？我好闷。

tell the truth 说出实情

Don’t hide anything from me. Just tell the truth.

别和我掩盖什么事情。就告诉我实情吧。

It’s better to tell me the truth now than later.

与其之后再说，不如现在就把实情告诉我