核心问题
Can you ____ French? This young man is from Paris. I don't understand him. A. say B. tell C. talk D. speak(北京会考,96-24) 答案为 D。能否选 C 呢？
词典解答
虽然最常见的说法是 speak English (French, German, Chinese, Japanese), 但是, talk English (French, German, Chinese, Japanese) 的说法也是正确的。请看下面的例证：
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You can talk Spanish. (Hemingway) 你会说西班牙语。
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She talks English at work and French at home. (CIDE) 她上班时说英语，在家说法语。由此看来，下面的试题也是有毛病的：
“Does Wang Li ____ English well?” “Sure. She studied it for two years in America.”
A. speak B. talk C. say D. tell(北京市海淀区02年中考-24)