2分鐘英語課堂："their"的用法 Use Of "Their"
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(gè)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(gè)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(shí)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(gè)例子里，’their’這個(gè)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(huì)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(duì)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(qiáng)森：是的。
Harry: How did that happen, Harry?
哈利：怎么會(huì)這樣呢?
Johnson: What?! What do you mean?
強(qiáng)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(qiáng)森：他們會(huì)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(qiáng)森：不要擔(dān)心這個(gè)，我把所有的事都算進(jìn)去了。
Conversation 2
對(duì)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(rèn)識(shí)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(huì)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(qǐng)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(wù)劇?/p>
