“tell+人(间接宾语)+物(直接宾语)”和“tell+人(间接宾语)+about+物(介词宾语)”是英语中使用频率很高的两个短语,意义皆为“向某人讲述(或述说)某事”,“告诉某人某事”。但是,什么对候用 about.什么情况下不用 about,常常使一些初学者感到困惑,以至于在用英语写作或汉译英时出现一些失误。倒如:这篇文章向我们讲述了他们的校园生活。 “tell+ (indirect object) + object (direct object)” and “tell + person (indirect object) + about + object (preposition object)” are two frequently used phrases in English, meaning “to tell someone (Or say something), ”Tell someone something." However, what about waiting for use about. Under what circumstances do not have to about, often confused some beginners, so that when writing in English or Chinese to English translation, there are some mistakes. For example: This article tells us about their campus life.