ask sb to do sth和tell sb to do sth有啥区别?
问题描述:
ask sb to do sth和tell sb to do sth有啥区别?
答
请求某人作某事/告诉某人做某事
答
朗文英语词典对这两者的解释如下:
tell sb (not) to do sth:
1 to say that someone must do something
2 to warn someone that something bad might happen
ask sb to do sth:
1 to make a request for help, advice, information
2 to invite someone to your home, to go out with you etc
可见,tell的语气较强烈,而ask的意思变化较多,tell的对象一般被动的接受要求做某事,而ask的对象可以有选择的余地。
答
ask sb to do sth有“请求某人做某事”的意思
tell sb to do sth 只是简单的“告诉某人做某事”
比如说,我向Peter请求帮助,就要用ask sb to do sth,而不能用tell sb to do sth
I ask Peter to do me a favor.