老外最常用的英文短语 tell somebody what



释义：

tell somebody what 对某人说某事

比前面的 tell sb that 主语+动词更为常用的表达，首先 tell somebody，其次 what, when, where 等疑问词。

例句：

Can you tell me what's going on in there?

你能告诉我那里到底发生了什么事情吗？

Excuse me, can you tell me what happened?

不好意思，你能告诉我发生什么事情了吗？

I need you to tell me who did it.

你应该告诉我是谁干的。

I'll tell you what happened to me yesterday.

我跟你说昨天我碰到过的事情。

对话：

A: Will you go grocery shopping for me?

你能去杂货店给我买点东西吗？

B: Can you tell me what you need?

那你需要点什么？