下面的例句绿色的单词正确，红色为错误。
Speakspeak to somebody; speak about something/somebody(记住，“speak”表示比“talk”更正式的交流水平)
- the speaker does not know you very well
I need to speak to you. (correct)-在正式语言中，例如在工作中
I need to speak to your colleague. (correct)- 这个人要说的话很重要/严肃
Barbara's former husband wants to speak with her. (correct)- Do you know Jane? - Not to speak to. (= only by sight) (correct)I saw Peter at the restaurant last night but we didn't speak. (correct)I saw Peter at the restaurant last night but we didn't talk. (correct)Can I speak with you for a minute? (correct) (特别是北美英语) speak (with somebody) (about something/somebody):: 在电话开头- Can I speak to Susan? - Susan speaking. (correct):: speak of/about something/somebody to mention or describe something/somebodyPlease speak more slowly. (correct)Please talk more slowly. (incorrect!):: speak of/about something/somebody to mention or describe something/somebodyThey still speak about their adventure in Mexico. (correct)They still talk about their adventure in Mexico. (correct):: speak something to be able to use a particular languageMy sister speaks several languages. (correct)My sister talks several languages. (incorrect!)to make a speech to an audience (to speak in public, to speak on the radio, to speak at a conference, etc.)Professor Davidson is invited to speak at a conference in London next week. (correct)Professor Davidson is invited to talk at a conference in London next week. (incorrect!)
Talk我们在更随意、非正式的情况下使用“talk”;在两个或更多的人之间的对话中:Can I talk with you? (correct)Can I talk to you? (correct)When the teacher walked into the classroom everybody stopped talking. (correct)When the teacher walked into the classroom everybody stopped speaking. (incorrect):如果我们在“talk”后面加介词“about”，我们可以添加更多的细节。它更具体:Let's talk about our journey next month. (correct)Let's speak about our journey next month. (incorrect)你告诉某人你的问题或让你担心的事情:You should talk to your parents about the incident at school. (correct!)记住，这是可能的:speak to someone about someone/somethingtalk to someone about someone/something但是一些美国人会说:speak with someone about someone/somethingtalk with someone about someone/something
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