你可以忽略的三个语法规则——迷你英语课：英语精读讲义

English speakers always follow grammar rules, right? 語氣意圖

说英语的人总是遵守语法规则的，对吧？

Then why does the genie from Aladdin say, 表達脈絡

那为什么《阿拉丁》里的精灵会说，

"You ain't never had a friend like me." 講解

“你从来没交过我这样的朋友。”

Didn't your teacher say you should never use a double negative? 用詞

老师不是说过绝对不能使用双重否定吗？

And why does Elton John say,

又为什么 Elton John 会说，

"If I was a sculptor." 語法

“如果我是个雕塑家。”

Shouldn't that be were,

不应该是用 were 吗，

"If I were a sculptor."

“如果我是个雕塑家。”

Learn about three grammar rules that English speakers ignore in this mini English lesson. 表達脈絡

在这节迷你英语课中，了解三个说英语的人经常忽视的语法规则吧。

If I was the teacher,

如果我是老师，

I would have let us go home 5 minutes early. 語法

我会让我们提前 5 分钟放学回家。

No, it should be "If I were the teacher,

不，应该是“如果我是老师，

I would have let us go home 5 minutes early."

我会让我们提前 5 分钟放学回家。”

You probably read in a textbook that you should use were

你可能在教科书上读到过，你应该使用 were，

when making a second conditional 用詞

当使用第二条件句时，

with the subject pronouns

如果主格代词是

I, he, she, and it.

I、he、she 和 it。

But English speakers often use was 語法

但是，说英语的人在自然对话中，往往会使用 was

when making a second conditional in natural conversation.

当他们在构建第二条件句时。

So, Elton John says,

所以，Elton John 唱道，

"If I was a sculptor."

“如果我是个雕塑家。”

But then again, "No." 表達脈絡

但话说回来，“不。”

I apologize for my singing. 短語搭配

我为我的歌声道歉。

Me and my friend are going to play video games later today. 語法

我和我朋友晚点要去打电子游戏。

No, it should be

不，应该是

"My friend and I are going to play video games later today."

“我朋友和我晚点要去打电子游戏。”

You've probably heard from your teacher 短語搭配

你可能听老师说过，

that you shouldn't say "Me and someone."

你不应该说“Me and someone”，

and instead, you should say "Someone and I."

而是应该说“Someone and I”。

And technically, that is grammatically correct 表達脈絡

从技术上讲，这在语法上是正确的，

because I is the subject pronoun 用詞

因为 I 是主格代词，

and me is the object pronoun.

而 me 是宾格代词。

But English speakers just often ignore this in casual conversation 用詞

但说英语的人在日常对话中经常忽略这一点，

and always just say "Me and someone."

总是只说“Me and someone”。

I prefer to play with someone who's actually good,

我更喜欢和真正玩得好的人一起玩，

but he is my friend,

但他是我的朋友，

so I can't not play with him. 語法

所以我不能不和他玩。

Actually, you should say "I must play with him." 語氣意圖

实际上，你应该说“我必须和他玩。”

or "I should play with him."

或者“我应该和他玩。”

Never use a double negative, silly.

绝对不要使用双重否定，傻瓜。

You might have heard from your teacher

你可能听老师说过，

that you should never use a double negative.

你绝对不应该使用双重否定。

But English speakers use double negatives from time to time. 短語搭配

但说英语的人确实会时不时地使用双重否定。

For example, in the sentence,

比如，在下面这句话里，

"I can't not play with him."

“我不能不和他玩。”

the speaker is emphasizing their obligation to play with their friend.

说话的人在强调他们有义务和朋友一起玩。

It's more of an internal feeling 短語搭配

这更像是一种内心的感觉，

than must or should

而不是用 must 或 should，

and has a stronger emphasis 短語搭配

并且更加强烈地强调了

on the obligation that they should play with their friend.

他们应该和朋友一起玩的这种义务。

And now, we have a bonus grammar rule. 表達脈絡

现在，我们还有一个附加的语法规则。

This isn't really a grammar rule

这其实不算是人们常犯错的

that people get wrong, 短語搭配

一个语法规则，

but a lot of people say that this is incorrect.

但是很多人都说这是不正确的。

So, that's why it's a bonus.

所以，这算是一个彩蛋。

"We've got a new student joining today." 講解

“今天有个新同学要来。”

"Oh, what time are they coming?" 語法

“哦，那位同学几点来？”

No, "What time is he or she coming?"

不，应该是“他或她几点来？”

It's just one person.

因为只有一个人。

You might have heard that you can only use they as a plural,

你可能听说过 they 只能用作复数，

but you can also use they as a singular pronoun too.

但你其实也可以把 they 当作单数代词使用。

You can use it when you don't know the gender of the person

当你不知道那个人的性别时，你可以使用它，

because you haven't met them before

因为你以前没见过那个人，

or you can use it when you're talking about someone in general.

或者当你泛指某个人的时候，也可以使用它。

We actually have a mini English lesson on this.

我们其实专门有一节关于这个的迷你英语课。

So, check out Kate's video on using they in the link above. 短語動詞

所以，请点击上面的链接观看 Kate 关于 they 用法的视频。

Right, me and a couple of friends are going to go sightseeing in Paris now. 短語搭配

好了，我和几个朋友现在要去巴黎观光了。

If I wasn't so scared of heights, 講解

如果我不是那么恐高的话，

I'd probably go up the Eiffel Tower. 短語搭配

我可能会登上埃菲尔铁塔。

But seeing as I'm already here, 短語搭配

但既然我已经来了，

I can't not go up it. 表達脈絡

我总不能不上去吧。