reporting verb
- tell someone about something; give an account of an event or experience叙述, 说明：
with obj. I recounted the tale to Steve我把故事讲给史蒂夫听
with clause he recounts how they often talked of politics.他讲述他们如何常常谈论政治。
- an act or instance of giving an account of an event or experience（事件或经历的）讲述。
词源
late Middle English: from Old Northern French reconter 'tell again', based on Old French counter （see COUNT1）.