直接接人、事物或抽象概念的名词/代词,表示“讨论某人/某事”。
例1:We talked about our new teacher yesterday.(我们昨天谈论了我们的新老师。)
例2:What are you talking about?(你们在谈论什么?)(代词“what”作宾语)
例3:She often talks about her travels around the world.(她经常说起她的环球旅行。)
当宾语是“动作”时,用动名词形式(doing),表示“讨论做某事的计划、想法或情况”。
例1:They are talking about going hiking this weekend.(他们在讨论周末去徒步旅行。)
例2:Let’s talk about solving this problem together.(我们一起讨论解决这个问题吧。)
最常见的疑问句式是 “What + be动词 + 主语 + talking about?”,用于询问对方正在谈论的话题。
例1:What are you talking about? I didn’t follow.(你们在说什么?我没跟上。)
例2:What did they talk about at the meeting?(他们在会上讨论了什么?)
口语中有时会用 “Talk about + 名词!” 的结构,表示“说起/提到某事物,真是…(带感叹或调侃语气)”。
例1:Talk about luck! He won the lottery twice.(说起运气!他中了两次彩票。)
例2:Talk about a mess! The room is full of clothes.(说起乱!房间里全是衣服。)
两者都有“谈论”的意思,但侧重点不同:
talk about:强调“具体、详细地讨论”(focus on details);
talk of:更侧重“提及、说起(不一定深入)”或“谈论(某人/事的存在/可能性)”(mention or refer to)。
We talked about the plan for hours.(我们详细讨论了这个计划数小时。)
He often talks of his hometown.(他常说起他的家乡。)
答案:We talked about the final exam yesterday.