tell the truth [a lie] 说实话[谎话]
tell the tale
Tell us a story. 给我们讲个故事吧
tell (sb) good-by(e) 【美】道别
I told you so!=Did I not tell you so? 我告诉过你的.

She didn't tell him her name. 她没有把名字告诉他.
I am told (that) you were ill. 我听说你病了.
Tell me where the money is. 告诉我钱在哪儿.
Tell me, John, don't you feel any regret for what you had done. 你讲,约翰,你对所做的事不感到后悔吗?
I will tell you. 我会通知你的.
I'll tell [Tell] you what. 你听我说[我不妨告诉你]
Let me tell you something,... 不妨对你说吧,…
Tell me something. 给我讲一讲吧
It isn't so easy, let me tell you [I (can) tell you]. 说实在话,那的确是不容易的.
I tell you, I'm sick of it. 说实在话,我对这事感到烦死了.
I can't tell you how pleased I am to see you. (=I am very pleased...) 见到你,我说不出有多高兴.

I told him to wait [to start at once]. 我叫他等着[立即出发].
Do as you are told. 按照吩咐的话去做.

I can't tell what's the matter with him. 我不知道他出了什么事.
You can tell it by [from] the color of the sea. 根据海水的颜色你可以推算出来.
There is no telling what will happen in future. 无法预测将来会发生什么事情.

Can you tell Japanese from Chinese? 你能辨别日本人和中国人吗?
tell the men from the boys cf. man.

I can't tell which is better. 我确定不了哪个更好.

tell one's beads 数念珠.

He is always telling, never doing. 他光说不做.
I'll tell about [of] it. 我会谈到那件事的.
His hands tell of labor. 从他的手看得出他做过体力的活儿.

I promise not to tell. 我保证不告诉别人.

It is the man behind the gun that tells. 重要的不是枪而是打枪的人,胜败在人不在武器.
Every shot told. 百发百中.
Hard labor told on him. 艰苦劳动损害了他的身体.
His age is beginning to tell upon him. 他开始显出老态.
Everything tells against [for] him. 万事都对他不利[有利].

Her nervousness began to tell as soon as she entered the room. 她一进屋便紧张起来.

Who can tell?=Nobody can tell. 谁知道?谁也不知道
You never can tell. 难说,没法预料
You can't always tell from appearances. 并非总是能根据外表作判断.

tell against the motion 宣布提案(因衹有少数票)不能成立
tell over one's hoard 【古】 数积蓄的钱.