tell

tell

1. Children and fools tell the truth.

[谚]孩子和傻子,口中无诈语。

2. Tell me what he said, word for word.

一字不错地把他的话告诉我。

3. It's impossible to tell who will win the next election.

下届选举谁能获胜无法预知。

4. Anything we tell him go in at one ear and out at the other.

不管我们对他说什麽,他总是当耳边风。

5. Don't beat about the bush, tell me truthfully what happened.

不要拐弯抹角,如实告诉我所发生的事。

6. Keep the news from him, he'll tell everyone about it.

不要让他知道这消息,他会把它告诉其他人的。

7. No, don't tell me here-remember, walls have ears.

不,别在这儿告诉我——别忘了,隔墙有耳。

8. The host tell a joke to his guest to break the ice.

主人为了打破僵局,给客人讲了个笑话。

9. Don't tell her any secrets; she's so indiscreet.

什麽秘密都不要告诉她,她很不稳重。

10. Please tell me instantly he arrives.

他一到就请告诉我。

11. Once he began to tell his adventures, it's hard to switch him off.

他一旦开始讲自己的冒险经历,就很难阻止他。

12. He is afraid to tell them the unpalatable truths. He is a dumb dog.

他不敢把令人不快的真情告诉他们。他是条哑吧狗。

13. They pledged never to tell the secret.

他们发誓决不泄密。

14. Did they tell you when to start out?

他们告没告诉你什么时候出发?

15. At first he think to tell her, then he changed his mind.

他原来打算告诉她的,後来改变主意了。

16. He clenched his teeth and refused to tell anything.

他咬紧牙关,什么也不肯说。

17. He was on oath to tell all he saw.

他已宣誓要把所看到的一切都讲来出。

18. He always does what his superiors tell him.

他惟上级之命是从。

19. His unselfish work is beginning to tell.

他无私的工作开始产生效果。

20. He's a deaf mute and cannot tell anyone secret.

他是个聋哑人,不会把他们的秘密告诉任何人。

21. His mother tell him not to talk to the scamp on the street.

他母亲叫他不要跟街上的流氓说话。

22. It's curious that he didn't tell you.

他没有告诉你,实在反常。

23. He didn't tell me the rendezvous.

他没有告诉我约会时间与地点。

24. His hands tell of heavy labor.

他的双手显示他干的是粗活。

25. He had the audacity to tell me I was too fat.

他竟然胆敢对我说我太肥胖。

26. He wanted to tell the news to the world.

他要把这件事告诉每一个人。

27. He thought it expedient not to tell his wife where he had been.

他认为不告诉妻子他去过哪里是适宜的。

28. He said he would rather not tell his age.

他说他还是不告诉我年龄为好。

29. I'll tell you more about the use of tenses in English later on.

以后我会告诉你们更多关于英语时态的用法。

30. You may just as well tell me the truth.

你不妨把真相告诉我吧。

31. Don't you dare tell about the hiding place?

你不敢把这个藏匿处说出来吗?

32. You might as well tell her the truth.

你倒不如把真相告诉她。

33. You must on no condition tell him what happened.

你决不能把发生的事情告诉他。

34. Why on earth didn't you tell me the truth?

你到底为什么不跟我说实话?

35. You must give ear to what the parents tell you.

你务须听从父母的话。

36. You have only to ask and he'll tell you.

你只要问他,他就会告诉你。

37. Tell you what; why don't we have a picnic this afternoon?

你听我说,今天下午我们为什么不搞一次野餐呢?

38. It was spiteful of you to tell him that.

你告诉他那件事是怀有恶意的。

39. Sit yourself down and tell us what happened.

你坐下,告诉我们怎么回事。

40. You can tell it's silk by the feel.

你摸摸就知道是绸缎。

41. Do you have a catalog or something that tell me about your company?

你有没有产品目录或者向我们介绍贵公司的材料?

42. Are you presuming to tell me how to drive my car?

你竟胆敢来指点我怎么开汽车?

43. Can you keep a secret? All right I'll tell you.

你能保守秘密吗?那我就告诉你。

44. Can you tell me how iron is made in the first period?

你能否告诉我在第一时期人们是怎样炼铁的?

45. Would you tell me your phone number?

你能告诉我你的电话号码吗?

46. Can you tell me how to get there?

你能告诉我到那里怎么走吗?

47. Can you tell me the nearest way to the railway station?

你能告诉我去火车站最近的路吗?

48. Can you tell me the way to the railway station?

你能告诉我往火车站的路怎么走吗?

49. Can you tell me how to make these ink stains come out?

你能告诉我怎么除去这些墨水渍吗?

50. Can you tell me who invented the telephone?

你能告诉我是谁发明了电话?

51. Can you tell me which instrument to use for the experiment?

你能告诉我用哪台仪器做这试验吗?

52. Can you tell me how this compare to that?

你能告诉我这个和那个比较起来如何?

53. Could you tell me the retail prices of these shoes?

你能告诉我这些鞋子的零售价吗?

54. Can you tell which is which?

你能看得出哪是哪吗?

55. Take a smell at this fish and tell me whether it's fresh.

你闻一闻这条鱼,看看新鲜不新鲜。

56. Don't tell me how it ends I haven't read all the way through yet.

先别告诉我书的结尾--我还没看完呢。

57. I'll tell you the rest in camera.

其余的我将私下告诉你。

58. The next best thing would be to tell him the truth.

其次,最好的办法就是把真相告诉他们。

59. For two pins I'd tell him what I think of him.

再有个风吹草动,我就把对他的看法挑明了。

60. Don't prolong the agony just tell us the result!

别再让我们著急了--快告诉我们结果吧!

61. Never tell him a secret; he's got a loose tongue.

别把秘密告诉他,他的嘴不严。

62. She cannot be relied on to tell the truth.

别指望她能说真话。

63. Stop posing and tell us what you really think.

别装蒜啦,告诉我们你的真实想法吧。

64. It's just like her to tell everyone about it.

只有她才会把那件事见谁就告诉谁。

65. Only time will tell if you are right.

只有时间才能证明你是否正确。

66. Just tell us the facts and don't elaborate on them.

只要告诉我们事实,不必详细说明。

67. Tell him to keep calm and not to crowd the mourners.

叫他保持冷静,不要操之过急。

68. Tell him to stay away from my sister!

叫他离我妹妹远点儿!

69. Tell that joker to stop using my parking space.

叫那个家伙不要占用我的停车场。

70. Tell the noisy boys to stay away.

叫那些吵闹的男孩子们走开。

71. Tell that child to stop pouting.

叫那孩子别撅嘴撒娇。

72. You can't tell that joke to her she's much too prim and proper.

可别给她讲那样的笑话--她这人过於古板和认真。

73. Tell them they may look for me any day.

告诉他们我就在这几天到达。

74. Tell him to shut off the motor.

告诉他把发动机关掉。

75. It was a mistake to tell him.

告诉他是个错误。

76. Tell him to put a bridle on his tongue.

告诉他说话要谨慎。

77. Tell your mother you have arrived here without mishap.

告诉你母亲你已经平平安安到达这里。

78. I can drive a car as well as the next man, let me tell you!

告诉你,我开车不比其他人开得差!

79. Tell the children to stop prancing around and landing and get into bed.

告诉孩子们不要再蹦跳了,叫他们睡觉。

80. Tell the guests not to dress for dinner.

告诉客人们晚宴不要穿得太正式。

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