你可以忽略的三個文法規則——迷你英文課：英語精讀講義

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

說英語的人總是遵守文法規則的，對吧？

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

那為什麼《阿拉丁》裡的精靈會說，

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

「你從來沒交過我這樣的朋友。」

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

老師不是說過絕對不能使用雙重否定嗎？

And why does Elton John say,

又為什麼 Elton John 會說，

"If I was a sculptor." 文法

「如果我是個雕塑家。」

Shouldn't that be were,

不應該是用 were 嗎，

"If I were a sculptor."

「如果我是個雕塑家。」

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

在這節迷你英語課中，了解三個說英語的人經常忽視的文法規則吧。

If I was the teacher,

如果我是老師，

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

我會讓我們提前 5 分鐘放學回家。

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

不，應該是「如果我是老師，

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

我會讓我們提前 5 分鐘放學回家。」

You probably read in a textbook that you should use were

你可能在教科書上讀到過，你應該使用 were，

when making a second conditional 用詞

當使用第二條件句時，

with the subject pronouns

如果主格代名詞是

I, he, she, and it.

I、he、she 和 it。

But English speakers often use was 文法

但是，說英語的人在自然對話中，往往會使用 was

when making a second conditional in natural conversation.

當他們在構建第二條件句時。

So, Elton John says,

所以，Elton John 唱道，

"If I was a sculptor."

「如果我是個雕塑家。」

But then again, "No." 表達脈絡

但話說回來，「不。」

I apologize for my singing. 片語搭配

我為我的歌聲道歉。

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

我和我朋友晚點要去打電動。

No, it should be

不，應該是

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

「我朋友和我晚點要去打電動。」

You've probably heard from your teacher 片語搭配

你可能聽老師說過，

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

你不應該說「Me and someone」，

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

而是應該說「Someone and I」。

And technically, that is grammatically correct 表達脈絡

從技術上講，這在文法上是正確的，

because I is the subject pronoun 用詞

因為 I 是主格代名詞，

and me is the object pronoun.

而 me 是受格代名詞。

But English speakers just often ignore this in casual conversation 用詞

但說英語的人在日常對話中經常忽略這一點，

and always just say "Me and someone."

總是只說「Me and someone」。

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

我更喜歡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. 文法

所以我不能不和他玩。

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

實際上，你應該說「我必須和他玩。」

or "I should play with him."

或者「我應該和他玩。」

Never use a double negative, silly.

絕對不要使用雙重否定，傻瓜。

You might have heard from your teacher

你可能聽老師說過，

that you should never use a double negative.

你絕對不應該使用雙重否定。

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

但說英語的人確實會時不時地使用雙重否定。

For example, in the sentence,

比如，在下面這句話裡，

"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.

說話的人在強調他們有義務和朋友一起玩。

It's more of an internal feeling 片語搭配

這更像是一種內心的感覺，

than must or should

而不是用 must 或 should，

and has a stronger emphasis 片語搭配

並且更加強烈地強調了

on the obligation that they should play with their friend.

他們應該和朋友一起玩的這種義務。

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

現在，我們還有一個附加的文法規則。

This isn't really a grammar rule

這其實不算是人們常犯錯的

that people get wrong, 片語搭配

一個文法規則，

but a lot of people say that this is incorrect.

但是很多人都說這是不正確的。

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

所以，這算是一個彩蛋。

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

「今天有個新同學要來。」

"Oh, what time are they coming?" 文法

「喔，那位同學幾點來？」

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

不，應該是「他或她幾點來？」

It's just one person.

因為只有一個人。

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

你可能聽說過 they 只能用作複數，

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

但你其實也可以把 they 當作單數代名詞使用。

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

當你不知道那個人的性別時，你可以使用它，

because you haven't met them before

因為你以前沒見過那個人，

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

或者當你泛指某個人的時候，也可以使用它。

We actually have a mini English lesson on this.

我們其實專門有一節關於這個的迷你英語課。

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

所以，請點擊上面的連結觀看 Kate 關於 they 用法的影片。

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

好了，我和幾個朋友現在要去巴黎觀光了。

If I wasn't so scared of heights, 講解

如果我不是那麼恐高的話，

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

我可能會登上艾菲爾鐵塔。

But seeing as I'm already here, 片語搭配

但既然我已經來了，

I can't not go up it. 表達脈絡

我總不能不上去吧。