释义:
tell somebody how 告诉某人……方法
这次 tell somebody 后面接上了 how, why, if 等,用来表示某种方法或理由或者询问事情的真伪。
例句:
Can you tell me how this happened?
能告诉我这是怎么发生的吗?
You're not going to the party? Can you tell me why?
你不去聚会了?能告诉我为什么吗?
I'll tell you how bad it is.
我跟你说这有多么糟糕。
Tell me if you're still upset about this.
告诉我你是不是还对此耿耿于怀。
对话:
A: Could you tell me how I get to the subway?
你能告诉我怎么去地铁站吗?
B: Go straight ahead until you see the sign.
一直走,你会看到标识牌的。