This is for everyone around the world, even if you speak English, even if you don't speak English.

這是全世界所有人都要會的，甚至只要你會說英文，甚至就算你不會說英文

This is a very, very beautiful, basic lesson on how to write small, short, beautiful paragraphs.

這是一堂非常、非常美妙且基礎的課，在教導如何寫出簡短又漂亮的段落

"How to Write a Basic Paragraph". Now, I also want you to be very careful.

「如何寫出一段基本段落」現在，我也要你非常小心

This is not how to write a 200-word essay for your university exam.

這不是在教你大學考試時候要寫200字的作文

We don't have enough time in the world for me to teach you that, and I probably forget.

我沒有足夠的時間來教你這個，而且我應該也忘了怎麼寫

So this is, very simply, how to write a basic English paragraph. One, two, three, four rules.

所以這個非常簡單，要怎麼寫一段基本的英文段落呢。一、二、三、四個原則

Rule No. 1 is: Indent, indent. What does "indent" mean? Indent, basically, means -- I learned this when I was a child -- you take your finger.

原則第一條：縮排、縮排。「縮排」是什麼意思？縮排，基本上就是指－我小時候學的－你拿起你的手指

You can have a big finger, a small finger -- I don't care.

你或許有隻大手指或是小手指－都沒關係

You take your finger or two fingers, and you make a little space like so. This is called an "indentation" or "indent".

你舉起你的一隻手指或兩隻手指，然後移一點點像這樣。 這就叫做「縮排」

So "indent" means you leave a space at the very first line of the paragraph.

所以「縮排」就是你在段落的第一行要留一些空格

And that's it. You do not leave a space at any other lines in the paragraph, only the first line.

就是這個。段落的其他行都不需要留空格，只有第一行

So it's very important that you only indent the first line of your paragraph like so. Okay.

所以你一定要像這樣把段落裡面的第一行縮排

The next thing that you have to do is you have to use a capital letter at the beginning of every sentence.

下一個你一定要做的就是每個句子開頭的第一個字母一定要用大寫

Now, the word that I've written is "I".

現在我寫下來的這個是「我」

Another rule in English is that every single time you write "I", it must be a capital.

英文的另一個規則就是每一次你寫「我」的時候，一定要是大寫

So I'm going to write an example sentence for you to illustrate what I mean:

所以我要來寫一個例句來說明我的意思

"I am a teacher." Okay? This is one sentence.

「我是一位老師。」看得懂嗎？這是一句句子

So rule No. 3: At the end of my sentence, I must use a period. A "period" is a dot, if you'd like. So "I am a teacher."

所以規則三是，句子的結尾，一定要用句點。「句點」就是一個點，如果你要這麼說的話。所以「我是一位老師。」

So what I'm going to do is my next sentence... I'm going to begin it with a capital letter.

然後接下來要做的就是我的下一個句子......我要先用一個大寫的字母開頭

"My"-- so I want to say, "My name -- My name is Ronnie." So what I've done: Rule No. 1, indent.

「我的」－所以我要說的是，「我的名字－我的名字是Ronnie。」所以看看我的造句：規則一，縮排

Rule No. 2, you have to use a capital letter at the beginning of every new sentence.

規則二，每一個新句子的開頭都用要大寫的字母

Rule No. 3, you're going to use a period at the end of each sentence so that the person reading your beautiful paragraph knows when to stop and take a break.

規則三、每一個句子的結尾都要有一個句點，所以在讀你的美妙段落的讀者才知道什麼時候可以休息一下

For example, if I did not have a period here, I'd say, "I'm a teacher my name is Ronnie."

例如，如果我都沒有句點，我說「我是一個老師我的名字是Ronnie。」

You need to break up your ideas. So one sentence has one thought and one period.

你一定要把你的想法們分開。所以一個句子只有一個想法和一個句點

"I am a teacher. My name is Ronnie."

「我是一個老師。我的名字是Ronnie。」

Next one. No. 4. I see this in a lot of students' writing. The two basic things about a paragraph are the form and the content.

接下來，規則四。我常常在很多學生的寫作裡面看到。段落的兩個基本元素就是格式和內容

The form is the most important. The form is the indentation.

格式是最重要的。格式像是縮排

And don't use point form. Do you know what "point form" is?

不要使用分點格式。你知道什麼是「分點格式」嗎？

If you're typing something on Word or on an email, "point form" is also called "bullets", which [makes shooting sounds].

如果你在Word上或電子郵件上打一些東西的時候，「分點格式」也被叫做「子彈格式」，也就是［發出開槍的聲音］

So "bullet" means you would put each new sentence on a new line.

所以「子彈」就是指你會把每一句句子都放在新的一行

So if I was to write this: "I'm a teacher", then I would put my next sentence here. This is not how to make a paragraph.

所以我本來是寫，「我是一位老師。」，然後我要把我的下一句句子放在這裡。可是這不是段落的寫法

This is "point form". So this is bad. What I'm going to do is I'm going to write until I almost reach the end of the page.

這就是「分點格式」。所以這方式不好。我要做的就是我在寫的時候我會一直寫到幾乎是頁面的邊緣

Don't write past the end of the page because then you're writing on the desk and it gets messy.

不要寫超過頁面的邊緣唷，因為你寫到桌子上，然後桌子就變你弄得一團亂

So "I am a teacher. My name is Ronnie.

所以「我是一位老師。我的名字是Ronnie。

I live -- so I'm going to use up all of my line until the end -- I live in Canada."

我住在－所以我要把一行的空間都用完－我住在加拿大。」

What would you like to know about Canada? "Canada is very cold." In the winter.

你想要知道什麼關於加拿大的事情呢？「加拿大很冷。」冬天的時候

So as you can see by my example, I only stop my sentence at the end of my paper. I don't use each sentence on each line.

所以你可以看到我的範例，我只有寫到紙的邊緣的時候才斷句。我不是一行只寫一個句子

So four basic things to remember when you're writing a basic English paragraph.

所以這就是你在寫一個英文的基本段落時候要記住的四個基本要件

The first one is: Indent the first line of your paragraph only.

第一：你的段落的第一行要縮排

Use a capital letter at the beginning of each new line or each new sentence.

新的一行或新的一個句子的開頭要使用大寫的字母

And use a period at the end. Also, don't forget: Don't use point form.

還要在結尾的時候用句點。還有，別忘了：不要使用分點格式

"I am a teacher. My name is Ronnie. I live in Canada. Canada is very cold."

「我是一位老師。我的名字叫Ronnie。我住在加拿大。加拿大天氣很冷。」

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