Tell me, Sam. Are you still obsessed with grammar?

Sam告訴我 你還是很熱衷於文法嗎？

Yes, I now have a new theory about English verbs.

是的 我現在對英文動詞又有了一個新的理論

Oh, really? What's that?

喔 真的嗎？ 是什麼呢？

For me, verbs have different levels of importance.

對我來說 動詞有著不同程度的重要性

You mean between regular, irregular and auxiliary verbs?

你的意思是 在規則動詞、不規則動詞 和助動詞之間嗎？

Yes. The regular verbs are ordinary like to rain - rained - rained

是的 規則動詞是很普通一般的動詞 像是下雨(to rain rained rained)

to wait - waited - waited, to phone - phoned - phoned.

等待(to wait - waited - waited) 打電話 (to phone - phoned - phoned.)

Ordinary verbs? And what about the irregulars? Aren't they ordinary?

普通的動詞？ 那不規則動詞呢？ 他們不普通嗎？

No, the irregulars are important day to day verbs: to eat - ate - eaten

不 不規則動詞是每天都會使用的重要動詞 像是吃(to eat - ate - eaten)

to drink - drank - drunk, to write - wrote - written, to speak - spoke - spoken.

喝(to drink - drank - drunk) 寫(to write - wrote - written) 說( to speak - spoke - spoken)

Well, I never think about it in that way.

喔 我從來都不會這樣去想他們呢

Ah ... and the three auxiliary verbs, to be, to do, and to have are essential in life.

嗯 然後三個助動詞 to be, to do, and to have是三個生命中最不可或缺的

I don't agree with your theory.

我不同意你的理論

Why is that then?

為什麼呢？

What about to love?

那love呢？

Love, loved, loved, is a regular verb.

Love, loved, loved 是個普通動詞

Yes, but it's not ordinary. It's the most important verb in life.

是的 但是他一點也不普通啊 它是生命中最重要的動詞

It can move mountains, start wars and even kill people.

它可以使山移動 可以發起戰爭 甚至可以殺人

Oh, Elizabeth. That was 2000 years ago. Not now.

喔 Elizabeth 那是兩千年前的事了 不是現在

You are such an old romantic!

你還真是個老派的浪漫者

but at the start of the 21st century love will be everywhere,

但在二十一世紀的開始 到處都有愛啊

all around us the age of Aquarius is coming!

在我們的身邊 水瓶座的時代已經來臨了

Is that so? well, If that's the case, then we must change the verb to love from a regular verb to an irregular verb

是嗎？ 好吧，如果是這樣的話 那我們就必須把love從規則動詞變成不規則動詞

No, Sam. It's not possible to change it, but that is a beautiful thought.

不Sam 這是不可能改變的 但是這是個很美的想法

Oh, I am full of beautiful thoughts! Probably this is your influence.

喔 我有很多美麗的想法呢 這可能是受到你的影響的關係

No, Sam. Remember, the age of Aquarius is coming!

不Sam 記得 水瓶座時代已經來臨了！

Oh help ... barman, two whiskys, please!

喔 好喔 酒保 兩瓶威士忌 謝謝