tell、call、forget、bring的用法

tell英语有许多习惯用法,尤其是口语,有些话看似简单,但照字面译往往令人茫然不解,以tell为例可举许多例子,表现的含义和语气各不相同：
1.Tell me another.
我不信这件事.(不是“告诉我另一件”)
2.I'm telling you.
注意听我说(这是很重要的).(译成“我在告诉你”毫无意义.)
3.Don't tell me you don't know.
你还能不知道?我不信你会不知道.(不是“不要告诉我你不知道”.)
4.Tell me,it was a misunderstanding.
这肯定是一场误会吧?(表示说话人不相信某事的心情,但愿这是场误会.)
5.You tell me,you love me.
你许愿你爱我.(如将tell译成“告诉”,意思会很滑稽.)
6.Don't let him tell you that.
千万别信他.
7.He couldn't tell himself why he had kept up all the photos.
他自己也解释不清楚为什么一直保存着这些照片.(这里译成“告诉自己”讲不通.)
8.Tell it to Sweeny.
call
call at到…进行短暂访问
He called at Mr.James this afternoon.
他今天下午到詹姆斯先生家去拜访了他.
call in叫(某人)进来; 来访
Call in this evening if possible.
可能的话今晚来一趟.
找〔请〕来
How many friends will you call in?
你将邀请多少位朋友?
call on拜访(某人)
He often calls on me.
他常常来拜访我.
forget
vt.
1.忘记[+to-v][+v-ing][+(that)][+wh-]
I forgot posting the letter.
我忘了信已寄出.
Don't forget to post the letter.
别忘了去寄信.
Sorry,I've forgotten your name.
对不起,我忘了你的名字.
2.忘记带(或买等)
I forgot my keys.
我忘了带钥匙了.
3.不再把...放在心上
Let's forget our disagreements.
我们不要再提我们之间的争吵了.
4.忽略;忽视;怠慢
Don't forget the waiter.
不要忘了给侍者小费.
5.不再考虑;放弃
If we can't get any financial backing,we might as well forget the whole thing.
如果得不到经济上的支持,我们还是放弃整个计划好.
vi.
1.忘记[(+about)]
I forgot about the food cooking on the stove.
我忘记炉子上做的饭了.
bring
bring
动词
1.bring作表示(带来,导致).
Bring me a glass of beer.
给我拿一杯啤酒.
Spring brings warm weather and flowers.
春天带来和暖的天气和百花盛开.
2.bring和或连用构成新的词组,如:bring about(导致,引起),bring back(使回想起),bring forth(使产生),bring in(收获,收入),bring up(提出,抚育).
What brought about this quarrel?
是什么引起了这场争吵?
The story brought me back to my childhood.
故事使我回想起童年.
March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.
三月的风四月的雨带来了五月鲜花.
Farmers brought in good crops this year.
今年农民们收成很好.
He works overtime to bring in extra income.
他加班以获取额外收入.
They brought up many new questions.
他们提出很多新问题.
My aunt brought me up.
我姑姑抚养我成人.

tell sb. sth.
call for sb./call sb. to du sth.
forget doing sth. 指忘记做过的某事
forget to do sth. 指忘记将要做的某事
bring sb sth. /bring sth. to sb.