一、先看几个特别的“说”
murmur 咕哝 (人、微风、小溪发出柔和而连续的声音);
utter 发出(声音); grumble 咕哝; 嘟囔; 发牢骚; 咕隆;
stammer/ stutter口吃; 结结巴巴地说;
howl / roar 怒吼; mock 嘲笑; scold 责骂; snap at sb 厉声说
whisper 低语,小声说 exclaim突然大声叫
mumble 小声咕哝 He mumbled a few words of thanks.
mutter 低声抱怨"This is ridiculous," he muttered under his breath.
When asked why he chose to help the family, the man detailed,“When I was young myself, I ...”
二、间接表示“说”的几个短语
tongue-tied with anger 气得张口结舌
bite one’s tongue 忍着没有说出来
bite back one’s anger 按捺住怒火
take a bite of... 咬了一口
bite one’s lip 咬着嘴唇
run one’s tongue around one’s lips 用舌头舔了舔嘴唇
curl up one’s lips with disapproval 不以为然地翘起了嘴唇
lick one’s lips 舔嘴唇
三、赏析几个句子
1.Reuben murmured a thank you and ran home all the way.
2.“Here, Mum! Here!”Reuben exclaimed as he ran to her side.
3.“Time to go.”I whispered to the girl, wishing she could follow me right away.
4.I picked up the ball one last time and grumbled, “Please just come to get the damn ball.”
5.“How can I let you throw away the thing that means the most to you?”,I sighed to him.
6. “I haven’t finished; I need more time,” he begged.
7. “I wouldn’t be afraid,” she boasted.
8.“I wouldn’t be afraid,” she bit her tongue.
9. He bit back his anger, “The last chance!”
四、练习
1.“他还活着,”Bettie说。“但除非他把药列在单子上,否则他活不了多久。”
“He’s alive,”Bettie insisted. “But he won’t be much longer unless he has the medicines on that list.”
2.“我以为我们可以成为朋友,”他说。
“I thought we could be friends,” he complained.
3.“...但当这个可怜的男孩没有被选中时,我崩溃了,”他说。
“... But when the poor boy didn’t get picked, I broken down,” he admitted.
4.罗先生带着红边的眼睛对他说:“我也会想你的。”
With red-rimmed eyes, Mr. Rowe comforted him, “I will miss you, too.”
五、下面句子中的“说”该怎么表达更好?
1.“你还是需要好好休息一下。”我说。
2.“他和斯坦夫人有个计划,” 她说。
3. 妈妈说:“一切都会好起来的。”
4.“我们明年会回来的,”他说。
5.“暂时不要采取行动,”他说,“太危险。”
6.“不,不,”我说。泪水模糊了我的视线。“很好,真的。”
7.车上的女人跳了出来,说,“你这个白痴!你为什么不看看你要去哪里?”
9.“起来把你的钱和珠宝给我!”那人说。