82 TELL: 說；告訴；散播；分辨

82 TELL: 說；告訴；散播；分辨

詞組講解

1. tell it to the marines ** 誰會相信這樣的話；鬼才信

解 〈口〉習語；詞義溯源：對［水手（marines）］說去吧；水手出海周游世界，見多識廣，不易相信別人說的話

例 Tell it to the marines, buddy. I really don't care.

2. tell on sb. / tell sb. on sb. *** 告發(fā)，揭發(fā)

解 短語動詞；詞義溯源：告訴某人關(guān)于某人的事

例 My sister threatened to tell on me unless I let her use my computer.

I'm going to tell the coach on you if you don't stop smoking.

3. tell sb. a thing or two / tell sb. where to get off ** 批評，教訓(xùn)；責備

解 〈口〉習語；詞義溯源：告訴某人［真相（a thing or two）］；參照tell sb. off

例 After you told me what Donna had said about me, I called her up and told her a thing or two.

4. tell sb. off / tell off sb. *** 申斥，責備

解 短語動詞；詞義溯源：將某人說走；這種表述含有堅決的意味

例 His mother called the teacher and told her off.

5. tell sb. or sth. apart *** 識別，區(qū)分

解 短語動詞；詞義溯源：將某人或某物分辨出來

例 Once you get familiar with the twins, it's much easier to tell them apart.

You can tell the two cars apart by the shape of their rear bumpers.

6. tell sb. to one's face ** 當著某人的面說

解 習語；詞義溯源：［當著某人的面（to one's face）］說

例 Harry isn't brave enough to tell me to my face what he thinks of me.

7. tell tales out of school ** 散播傳聞，泄露秘密

解 習語；詞義溯源：在［學(xué)校（school）］外面散播［傳聞（tales）］

例 It seems her favorite hobby is telling tales out of school.

8. tell time ** 報時

解 習語；詞義溯源：說出［時間（time）］

例 Although my son is only three years old, he is already able to tell time.

參考譯文

1. 鬼才相信呢，伙計。我真不在乎。

2. 我妹妹威脅說要打我的小報告，除非我讓她用我的電腦。

如果你再吸煙，我就向教練告你的狀。

3. 你告訴我唐娜怎么說我之后，我打電話教訓(xùn)了她一頓。

4. 他媽媽給老師打電話，并且責備了她。

5. 跟這對雙胞胎熟悉之后，把他們區(qū)分開來就容易多了。

你可以通過后保險杠的形狀區(qū)分這兩輛車。

6. 哈里沒那么勇敢，他不敢當面告訴我他對我的看法。

7. 她最大的愛好好像就是搬弄是非。

8. 我兒子雖然只有3歲，卻已經(jīng)會看時鐘報時了。