There was a lot of noise so I didn't understand what she was ___ .

问题描述:

There was a lot of noise so I didn't understand what she was ___ .
a) saying
b) telling
c) speaking
d) talking

答案是A,句意如下:这里非常吵闹,以至于我没有听清她说什么.
这里强调说话内容,所以选A.
say 是及物动词,表示讲某事,说某事,强调的是说话的内容.如:do you want to say something?
say 有被动语态.
speak 作为不及物动词时,强调说话的这个动作而已.he spoke on the meeting 在会上他说话了.
作及物动词时,后面只能跟某种语言.比如,he speaks Chinese那tell 和 talk 呢?