(会員）5月30日（火曜日）English Live Lesson

(会員）5月30日（火曜日）English Live Lesson

Nico - May 30, 2017

say + words   
tell + person

Susan said: Mary is crazy!


Tom heard that.
Tom says to Mike:
Susan said Mary was crazy.


V: I am hungry.
You: Victor said he was hungry.
Victor said he is hungry.

Susan said to Mary, “You are crazy!”

Tom —> Mike: Susan said, “You are crazy!”

Susan said that Mary was crazy.

She is Japanese so I can’t tell her age.

A: Are you coming to the party? 
B: I can’t say.

A: Is Susan telling the truth?  
B: I can’t tell.

Bill —> Mike: Shut up!
Bill told Mike to shut up.
I told Mike to shut up.

I told you not to touch it!

I see.

I can tell you’re angry.
I can’t tell what he is thinking.

Your mouth says “no”, but your eyes say “yes”.

say = to give an opinion

A: How old is he?
B: I’d say he’s bout 30.

Let’s say…= used to introduce an example

Let’s say you’re walking down the street and you find a bag of money. What would/do you do?

A: Is he obese?
B: I wouldn’t go so far as to say he’s obese, but he is fat.

He is overweight. 
He is fat.
He could stand to lose a few pounds.