82 TELL: 说；告诉；散播；分辨

82 TELL: 说；告诉；散播；分辨

词组讲解

1. tell it to the marines ** 谁会相信这样的话；鬼才信

解 〈口〉习语；词义溯源：对［水手（marines）］说去吧；水手出海周游世界，见多识广，不易相信别人说的话

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

2. tell on sb. / tell sb. on sb. *** 告发，揭发

解 短语动词；词义溯源：告诉某人关于某人的事

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 ** 批评，教训；责备

解 〈口〉习语；词义溯源：告诉某人［真相（a thing or two）］；参照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，责备

解 短语动词；词义溯源：将某人说走；这种表述含有坚决的意味

例 His mother called the teacher and told her off.

5. tell sb. or sth. apart *** 识别，区分

解 短语动词；词义溯源：将某人或某物分辨出来

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 ** 当着某人的面说

解 习语；词义溯源：［当着某人的面（to one's face）］说

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

7. tell tales out of school ** 散播传闻，泄露秘密

解 习语；词义溯源：在［学校（school）］外面散播［传闻（tales）］

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

8. tell time ** 报时

解 习语；词义溯源：说出［时间（time）］

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

参考译文

1. 鬼才相信呢，伙计。我真不在乎。

2. 我妹妹威胁说要打我的小报告，除非我让她用我的电脑。

如果你再吸烟，我就向教练告你的状。

3. 你告诉我唐娜怎么说我之后，我打电话教训了她一顿。

4. 他妈妈给老师打电话，并且责备了她。

5. 跟这对双胞胎熟悉之后，把他们区分开来就容易多了。

你可以通过后保险杠的形状区分这两辆车。

6. 哈里没那么勇敢，他不敢当面告诉我他对我的看法。

7. 她最大的爱好好像就是搬弄是非。

8. 我儿子虽然只有3岁，却已经会看时钟报时了。