英语中“just”的用法 - 迷你英语微课堂：英语精读讲义

Today we're just going to focus on one word

今天我们仅仅关注一个词，

just because it's a word which has many uses 短語搭配

只是因为这是一个有很多用法的词，

just.

那就是 'just'。

Introducing Craig and Marco.

介绍一下克雷格和马可。

Craig is planning a wedding party.

克雷格正在筹备一场婚前派对。

Marco has done the interior design,

马可做好了室内设计，

but Craig wants to make a few changes. 短語搭配

但克雷格想做些改动。

Let's see how that goes. 表達脈絡

让我们看看会怎样。

Marco, I just adore what you've done with the place. 講解

马可，我真是太喜欢你对这个地方的设计了。

It's just as wonderful as you said it would be. 語法

它和你说的完全一样棒。

But I was just thinking 語氣意圖

但我刚刚在想，

maybe you could hang some drapes from the ceiling. 語氣意圖

也许你可以从天花板上挂一些帷幔。

Oh, I was thinking just the same thing. 短語搭配

噢，我刚才也在想完全一样的事。

Wonderful.

太棒了。

Marco, you're an absolute genius. 用詞

马可，你真是个绝对的天才。

I have complete faith in you. 短語搭配

我对你充满信心。

Oh, the room is just a bit too dark. 語氣意圖

噢，这个房间稍微有点太暗了。

Let's get some standing mirrors in here

我们弄几面落地镜放这儿吧，

to amplify the light. 短語搭配

来增强光线。

Uh okay.

呃，好的。

Certainly.

没问题。

Oh, and another thing.

噢，还有一件事。

The red roses,

那些红玫瑰，

get rid of them. 短語動詞

把它们拿走吧。

I just want purple poppies, 用詞

我只要紫色的罂粟花，

huge purple poppies wall to wall. 習語

巨大的紫色罂粟花，铺满整个房间。

I see. 語氣意圖

明白了。

Something else has just occurred to me. 短語搭配

我刚才又想到了一件事。

We need thicker carpets.

我们需要更厚的地毯。

The acoustics are all wrong in here. 用詞

这里的音响效果完全不对。

And the paintings,

还有那些画，

they're just too modern. 語氣意圖

它们实在太现代了。

Get rid of them.

把它们拿走。

We've just missed the art dealers, 語法

我们刚好错过了艺术品经销商，

but if you go tomorrow, 語法

但如果你明天去，

you'll be able to pick up some more. 短語動詞

你就可以再挑几幅回来。

Sharon and I should have just enough money left over. 講解

莎伦和我剩下的钱应该刚好够。

And Marco,

还有马可，

Marco

马可，

Marco

马可，

Marco?

马可？

Okay.

好吧。

No one can blame Marco. 語氣意圖

没人能怪马可。

I also would have walked off. 短語動詞

换作我也会走开。

But more importantly, 表達脈絡

但更重要的是，

did you hear all the uses of just?

你听出 'just' 的所有用法了吗？

So first, Craig says,

首先，克雷格说：

"I just adore the place."

"I just adore the place." (我真是太喜欢这个地方了。)

Here just is used to emphasize the verb adore.

这里的 'just' 用来强调动词 adore（喜爱）。

It makes it stronger.

它让语气更强烈。

Next, Craig says,

接着，克雷格说：

"It's just as wonderful as you said it would be."

"It's just as wonderful as you said it would be." (它和你说的完全一样棒。)

Here just means equally or the same.

这里的 'just' 意思是相等或完全一样。

Craig says,

克雷格说：

"I was just thinking."

"I was just thinking." (我刚刚在想。)

Here just means very recently.

这里的 'just' 意思是刚刚发生。

And then Marco says,

随后马可说：

"I was thinking just the same thing."

"I was thinking just the same thing." (我也在想完全一样的事。)

Marco was thinking exactly the same thing.

马可在想完全相同的事。

Next, Craig says,

接着，克雷格说：

"It's just a bit too dark."

"It's just a bit too dark." (稍微有点太暗了。)

Just means slightly or a little.

'Just' 意思是稍微或一点点。

And Craig wants to soften what he says

克雷格想软化他的语气，

and just does that.

而 'just' 就起到了这个作用。

Craig sees that Marco is accepting all of these changes,

克雷格看到马可接受了所有的改动，

so he gets a bit more authoritative. 語法

所以他变得有点发号施令了。

And he says,

他说：

"Just get rid of the red roses." 語氣意圖

"Just get rid of the red roses." (就把红玫瑰拿走吧。)

It took Marco days to find those.

马可可是花了几天时间才找到这些玫瑰的。

And here just is used to emphasize the instruction.

这里的 'just' 被用来强调指示。

And he just wants purple poppies.

而且他只想要紫色罂粟花。

Just here means only.

这里的 'just' 意思是仅仅、只。

He only wants purple poppies.

他只想要紫色的罂粟花。

He doesn't want anything else.

他不想要其他任何东西。

And then the last straw is when he says 習語

而压死骆驼的最后一根稻草是他说的：

the paintings are just too modern.

那些画实在是太现代了。

Just here emphasizes the negative criticism.

这里的 'just' 强调了负面批评。

It makes everything worse.

这让情况变得更糟。

And then to add insult to injury, 習語

接着，更雪上加霜的是，

he says,

他说：

"They might have just enough money."

"They might have just enough money." (他们剩下的钱可能刚好够。)

So Marco might not be able to buy the paintings.

所以马可可能根本买不起这些画。

It's no wonder he walked off, 短語搭配

难怪他会走开，

and I would have walked off sooner.

换作我会走得更早。

So in this short conversation,

所以在这个简短的对话中，

we use just in five ways.

我们用了 'just' 的五种方式。

To emphasize what you are saying,

强调你正在说的话，

to show that things are equal or the same,

表示事物是相等的或一样的，

to show that something happened very recently,

表示某事刚刚发生，

to show that something's slightly over or under,

表示某事稍微多一点或少一点，

finally to show that you only want one thing.

最后表示你只想要一样东西。

So,

那么，

what would you have said to Craig? 語法

你会对克雷格说什么呢？

If you could just share your ideas in the comments section, 語氣意圖

如果您能在评论区稍微（just）分享一下您的想法，

that would be just perfect. 用詞

那就太完美（just perfect）了。