Name: 還是不太確定？到底''sure''的意思是什麼？ What does the word 'SURE' really mean in English?
Uploaded: 2014-04-23T00:44:52.000Z
Duration: 5 min 31 s

Hi. James, from EngVid. How are you doing?

嗨！我是 EngVid 的 James，你好嗎？

Are you sure you're good? You don't sound good.

你確定真的好嗎？你聽起來不太好

祈使句型

Well, let's take a look at the word "sure".

來吧，我們一起看看 "sure" 這個字

When we look at the word "sure" in English, it basically means "assured".

當我們看到 "sure" 這個字，基本上它代表的就是「確信的」這個字

It's a small word for "I believe", right?

So are you sure about something? You believe something.

所以你確信某件事，你也是相信某件事

But I wanted to give you a different lesson, not the dictionary lesson.

但我想來上堂不一樣的課，不是字典會告訴你的那種

I want to give you a lesson based on -- it's not the slang use, but the colloquial use,

我想教的不是俚語的用法，而是比較口語的

which means the common people use for the word "sure".

也就是比較多人常用的 "sure" 用法

And there are basically four different types of "sure".

They sound similar, but you can count on me, I'm sure they're different. All right?

它們聽起來都很像，但相信我，我確定這些用法其實不一樣，好嗎？

E 先生現在在市集，或是嘉年華

And in the West, when we go to a carnival, it's -- you know, like a fair.

在西方國家，當我們去嘉年華，你知道，就像個市集

你可以在那看到小丑，或是玩些遊戲

When you hit it, a little thing moves up, and it tells you how strong you are, right?

當你用力捶下去，有個小東西會往上跑，然後它會告訴你你有多強壯，了解嗎？

So you can go from zero percent all the way to 100. And 100 would make you like a Superman or superhero, right?

所以你有機會得到零分，或是高到一百分都有可能，得到一百分的話會讓你像是個超人，或是超級英雄之類的，對吧？

And zero, well, it means you're kind of weak -- not very good.

零分的話，呃，代表你力氣有點小，體力不太好

So what we're doing here is we're going to show you how sure your sures are.

我們這裡要做的是，利用這個告訴你你確定的程度到底有多高

I'm sure that's right. All right? Let's go to the board.

我相信這樣還行，對吧？看看白板吧！

Now, let's start with the basic one. No. 1 sure.

現在，讓我們看看最基本的第一個 "sure"

I know you're going, " 'Sure' means you're certain."

我知道你一定會說「sure 不就代表你很確定的意思嗎」

But when we generally use it, we say "sure" as in, "Yeah. No problem".

但大致上我們用這個字，我們會說 "sure"，代表「好啊，沒問題的意思」

So I might say to you, "Do you want a coffee?" And you go, "Sure".

因此我對你說「你想來杯咖啡嗎？」的時候，你會說 "sure"

You don't have to say "yes"; you can say "sure".

你可以不用說 "yes"，你可以說 "sure"

Yes. It has the idea of "I'm certain", but it means more like this,

"Yes"，它有種「我很確定」的意思，但它感覺比較像是這樣

「對，是的，我要一杯」懂嗎？

It's this crazy one where it's like I have a problem because I can't speak properly?

它是比較瘋狂瘋狂的「我有個話總說不清楚」那種嗎？

'Cause you say, "Sure, sure". And you go, "Why 'sure, sure'?".

因為當有人說「好啦好啦」，你會回「什麼好啦好啦？」

This is a little bit different than the yes -- simple yes.

但這裡和 "yes" 比較不一樣，不是單純的那種 "yes"

It means maybe I'm busy writing, and you ask me some questions,

它感覺是當我在忙著寫作時，然後你問我一些問題

and I go, "Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Sure,sure."

然後我就會說「好啦好啦，Sure, sure.」

它代表的意思就是「好啊，快去」

And not just "yes", but "go and do everything."

不只是「對」，而是「去啊，去忙你的事情」

Complete it. Don't bother me anymore. I'm busy. I've already said yes. And I'm saying yes.

把對話結束，別再打擾我了，我很忙，我已經說好了

Now, you have the go ahead -- two words -- to complete it. You don't have to ask me anymore.

現在你快去吧，兩個字就可以結束這一切，你不要再問東問西了

Sure, sure. That's it. We're done. Finish it. Don't come back and keep asking me questions on it. All right?

好啦好啦，就這樣，好了，把話說完！別再回來問我問題，懂嗎？

So you might get "Sure. That's a good idea". Like, "Sure, sure. Finish it".

所以你可能會聽到「當然，這點子真不錯」或「好啦好啦，快說完你的話」

Now, what about No. 3? "I'm sure. "You should learn "I'm sure" for a reason.

那第三種呢？"I'm sure." 你應該要學會這用法

"I'm sure" means, well, No. 1, "I'm 100 percent certain on something".

"I'm sure" 的意思是，是這樣的，最高的那種「我百分之百確定」

So you go, "Is this the correct way to Toronto?" You go, "I'm sure. I'm sure it is".

所以當有人說「這條前往多倫多的路是對的嗎？」你會說「沒錯，我確定是對的」

It means "I believe 100 percent it's correct".

它意思就是「我百分之百確定它是正確的」

There's another reason for using "sure", and it works like this.

還有另個用 "sure" 的原因，是這麼用的

When somebody doesn't believe you're correct on something, and they say, "Are you sure about that?"

當其他人不相信你正確的時候，他們會問 "Are you sure about that?"

You say, "I'm sure". "Sure" isn't enough because you're just saying "yes". Remember?

你會說 "I'm sure." 在這 "sure" 還不夠，因為它代表的只有 "yes"，還記得嗎？

I know in the dictionary it means "to know" or "to have knowledge or belief".

我知道字典教你的意思是「了解」、「擁有這方面的知識」

But you need to actually make it stronger and refer with, "I'm sure this is correct",

但你需要更強調時，你需要說 "I'm sure this is correct."

which means there is no doubt, or there is no question in my mind about what I'm saying. All right?

也就是毫無疑問，或是我對於我自己的說法堅信不移，懂嗎？

So we've taken this word, and we've made it stronger -- given permission. Right?

所以當我們用了這個字，我們就能更強烈地表達想法，好嗎？

But what about this one? If you watch enough television -- and I'm sure you do.

那這個呢？如果你電視看得夠多，我也確定你看了很多

See I said "sure" again. I believe, right? I'm sure you do. I really believe you do.

看吧我又說了 "sure"，我相信如此，懂嗎？我確定你看很多，我真的相信

You'll hear this one, "Sure. She's the prettiest pig in all of Canada". Right?

你應該聽過這種講法「當然阿，她是加拿大最美的那頭豬了，對吧？」

Well, this is the word "sarcastic". When somebody is being sarcastic, it means they're not really

是這樣的，這種用法叫做「諷刺」，當其他人正在諷刺某件事時，這代表他們...

-- they don't really believe what they're saying, or they're making fun of something.

代表他們的意思根本不是字面上的那樣，或是代表他們正在嘲笑某些事

By saying something positive, they're actually making fun of it.

藉著說些比較正面的話，他們其實是在嘲笑這件事

So in this case, they're saying, "Sure". And it means the opposite of, "I'm sure."

所以在這情況下，他們說 "sure"，但它代表的其實是 "I'm sure" 的相反

"Sure, you work for the queen of England." I don't believe you.

「你當然是替英國女王工作囉！」我才不相信

"Well, I'm sure you do. You have the credentials". It means, "I do believe you".

「噢，我相信你真的如此，你有著憑據」意思是，我真的相信你

Okay. Anyway. It's been a quick lesson. I hope you got out of it something.

好，總之這堂課真的過得很快，希望你有學到些什麼

Well, I'm not sure all of you did. It might've gone above you, but I'm thinking most of you got something, right?

呃，我不敢說全部人都有，有些可能太難，但我想大部分的人都學到東西了對吧

For sure. That's why you were here. Right? Now, you should go ahead and do the quiz, right?

當然吧！不然你怎麼會在這呢？對吧！現在你應該快去做些測驗考考自己，好嗎？

When? Sure, sure, you can do it now if you wish.

什麼時候呀？當然當然，你想要現在做也可以

But I'm sure you will get 100 percent because you are a good student.

但我相信你會得到一百分的，因為你一定是個很棒的學生

Anyway. That's me and Mr. E, and we've finished our lesson on "sure", which we've been assured you'll like.

總之，這是我和 E 先生上的關於 "sure" 的課，我們確定你一定會很喜歡

I want you to go to www. "eng" as in "English" and "vid" as in "video" .com.,

我希望你去 www. English 的 "Eng" 及 Video 裡的 "Vid" .com

where you can study this and other lessons. And don't forget to take the quiz, okay?

在那你可以多了解這堂及其他堂課，也別忘記去做測驗，好嗎？

And before I go, I'm sure I have forgotten something, which I did.

在我離開之前，我很確定我忘了一件事，我也真的忘了

I would like you to make sure you click "like" and subscribe. Alright?

我想要你確定自己點擊了「我喜歡」並且訂閱，好嗎？

That way, you can get lessons sent to you on a regular basis. And you'll be sure you don't miss anything.

這樣一來，你就能定期收到一些教學影片，也能確定你沒錯過任何新東西

Anyway. I'll talk to you in a bit. Have a good one.

總而言之，我們下次再聊吧！祝你好運！