talk的用法
talk 这个词既能作动词,又能作名词,还能搭配各种词形成短语,所以相当有用,学会它,就等于学会了一大堆关于“说话”的用语。所以这一篇就来聊聊 talk 最常见的那些用法。
一. 作名词
Talk 作名词时,表示谈话、交谈、演讲等,是可数名词。如:
【例句】
I like TED talks.
我喜欢 TED 演讲。
Let’s have a talk.
我们谈一谈吧。
二.作动词
Talk 作动词时大多用法是作为不及物动词,即需要加上介词形成动词短语才能跟宾语,或者单独使用,不加宾语。
1.不加宾语,单独使用
【例句】
We need to talk.
我们需要谈一谈。
Money talks.
[谚语]金钱万能。
Now you're talking.
[口语]这才像话。
2.组成短语
talk 加上各种介词或介词短语,构成不同含义的短语。
a. Talk to
“和某人说话、谈话”,后面的宾语应该是人、说话的对象:
【例句】
Let me talk to him.
让我跟他聊聊。
b. Talk with
“和某人交谈”,宾语也是人,与 talk to 的区别在于,talk to 比较着重一方对另一方说话,而 talk with 则是双方的交谈:
【例句】
It was nice talking with you.
和你聊天很高兴。
c. Talk about
“讨论、谈某件事”,宾语应该是谈话的话题、内容,可以是人,也可以是其它事物:
【例句】
Are you talking about the Olympics?
你们在讨论奥运会吗?
d. Talk through
“详细讨论、解释,说明白”,宾语是讨论的内容,还可以加上 with someone, 即 talk through something with someone 表示“和某人详细讨论某事”:
【例句】
I think we need to talk through the new system with the manager.
我觉得我们需要和经理详细解释一下新系统。
e. Talk into
“说服某人做某事”,结构是 talk someone into doing something 或 talk someone into something:
【例句】
You can talk him into coming to the party.
你可以说服他来参加派对。
f. Talk out of
“说服某人不做某事”,和 talk into 是反义词,结构是 talk someone out of doing something 或 talk someone out of something:
【例句】
She talked me out of my decision.
她说服我放弃了决定。
g. Talk behind someone's back
“在背后说某人坏话、议论某人”:
【例句】
Are you talking behind my back?
你们是不是在背后说我坏话了?
h. Talk back
“顶嘴”,“和某人顶嘴”就是 talk back to someone:
【例句】
Don’t talk back to your teacher.
不要跟你的老师顶嘴。
最后再介绍一个有趣的短语:talk the talk, walk the walk.
这句话的意思是“言出必行,言行一致”,这里第一个 talk 是作及物动词用,第二个 talk 是作名词,是第一个 talk 的宾语,后半句的 walk 意思是走路、散步,第一个作动词,第二个作名词,两部分结构一致,并且非常押韵。
后半句还常用作否定形式,即 talk the talk, but don’t walk the walk, 表示“言行不一,光动嘴不动腿”,例如:
My colleagues always talk the talk, but don’t walk the walk.
我同事们总是只动嘴,不动腿。