核心问题
tell about 与 tell of 有何区别?
词典解答
在 tell about 和 talk about 等结构中,有时可以见到用 of 代替 about 的情形。tell about 与 tell of, talk about 与 talk of 在词义上并没有什么区别,但是 tell of 与 talk of 用得较少,并且大都用在书面语体中。例如:
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I told him of the pleasure of reading. (Davies) 我向他谈到过读书的乐趣。
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The sailor told of his many great adventures. (MD) 这位海员讲了他的许多冒险故事。
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He talked of German philosophy and of French fiction. (Maugham) 他谈到了德国的哲学和法国的小说。
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Bernard Shaw talks again of writing a play for us. (Yeats) 肖伯纳再一次谈到他要为我们写一个剧本。