簡介
In this lesson, we will discuss the correct usage of ‘their’.
本節(jié)課,我們將討論”their”的正確用法。
Explanation
解釋
Perry: In English we use ‘their’ to indicate possession. ‘Their’ is a possessive adjective pronoun so it is always connected to a noun.
佩里:在英語里,我們用’their’表示所屬。’their’是形容詞性的所屬代詞,所以它經(jīng)常與名詞一起使用。
Leena: Where is their car?
麗娜:他們的汽車在哪里?
Perry: In this example the person is talking about a car that belongs to other people.
佩里:在例子中的人提到的是屬于別人的車。
Leena: I have two kids and this is their room.
麗娜:我有兩個孩子,這是他們的房間。
Perry: The person is showing the room that belongs to the children, that’s why she said ‘their’ room.
佩里:這個人展示的房間屬于孩子。這就是為什么他說’their’房間。
Leena: We walked their dog while they were on vacation.
麗娜:在他們旅游的時候我?guī)退麄冨薰贰?/p>
Perry: The speaker is talking about a dog whose owners are traveling.
佩里:說話者說的狗的主人正在旅游。
Leena: Is that their only choice?
麗娜:這是他們唯一的選擇嗎?
Perry: In this example, the word ‘their’ is referring to a group of people with limited choices.
佩里:在這個例子里,’their’這個詞指的是沒有什么選擇的一群人。
Leena: I don’t want their money. I’ll figure something out.
麗娜:我不想要他們的錢。我會找到辦法的。
Perry: The speaker is saying that she doesn’t want the money that belongs to a group of people, maybe her friends or her parents, for example.
佩里:說話者說他不想屬于別人的錢,比如說他的朋友或者是父母。
Let’s see some sample conversations.
我們來看一些例子:
Conversation 1
對話一:
Harry: I’ve just talked to the neighbors. Did you really buy their car?
哈利:我剛剛和鄰居聊天來著,你真的要買他們的車嗎?
Johnson: Yes, I did.
強森:是的。
Harry: How did that happen, Harry?
哈利:怎么會這樣呢?
Johnson: What?! What do you mean?
強森:什么?你什么意思?
Harry: Their garage is huge. Ours is not. Where will you park that car every day?
哈利:他們的院子很大,我們的不是啊。我們要把車停子那里呢?
Johnson: They’ll let me keep the car in their garage for now.
強森:他們會讓我把車停在他們的院子里的。
Harry: And what about their money? How are you planning to pay for this?
哈利:那他們的錢呢?你要為此付錢嗎?
Johnson: Don’t worry about it. I have it all covered.
強森:不要擔心這個,我把所有的事都算進去了。
Conversation 2
對話2
Leonard: Hey, what are you looking at, Eddy?
萊納德:嗨,你在看什么?艾迪?
Eddy: Do you see those people over there?
艾迪:你看到在那兒的人了嗎?
Leonard: Yes, what about them?
萊納德:看到了,你認識他們嗎?
Eddy: Their presence here is really disturbing me.
艾迪:他們的存在讓我很困擾。
Leonard: What made you think that?
萊納德:你怎么會這么想呢?
Eddy: Look at their behaviour. Their way to talk to others is rude. I’ll just ask them to leave.
艾迪:看看他們的行為。他們談話的方式很沒有禮貌。我要讓他們離開。
Leonard: Didn't you invite them?
萊納德:你沒有邀請他們嗎?
Eddy: No, I don't even know who they are.
艾迪:沒有,我甚至不知道他們是誰。
Leonard: This is bad. Come on. Let’s talk to them.
萊納德:太糟糕了。來,我們?nèi)フ宜麄冋務劇?/p>