- Hello everyone and welcome back to English With Lucy.

今天，我要教一個比較簡短的課程

Today, I've got a very short little lesson,

但我希望可以糾正一個錯誤

but I'm hoping to correct an error

一個我常聽到你們犯的錯誤

that I hear and see a lot of you make,

特別是那些以西班牙語

especially students that have Spanish

為母語的人

as their mother tongue.

所以這堂課可能不會與所有人相關

So, this lesson might not be relevant for everybody.

你可能看了會說

You might watch this and say

露西，你真以為我們那麼笨嗎？

"Lucy, do you think we're stupid?"

但 不是，當我開始教西班牙學生時

But no, I started teaching Spanish students,

因為我當時在西班牙任教，而我經常看到

because I was teaching in Spain, and I always saw

他們真的真的對這個問題非常困惑

that they really, really struggled with this,

因為西班牙語沒有像英文

because Spanish does not have the same structure

一樣的這個文法結構

as English regarding this particular grammar point.

然而，你們的可能語言有

Yours, however, might do.

所以如果你們看完這個視頻

So, if you get through this video

然後你覺得它是不相關的

and you find it irrelevant,

任何文法議題對任何人都可以是有關聯的

every grammar topic can be relevant for everyone.

在開始之前，我想要

Before we can started, I just wanted to

提醒你去註冊Audible.com.

remind you to sign up to Audible.com.

你就可以得到30天的免費適用和有聲書

You can get a free 30-day trial and audiobook,

這些東西都價值不菲唷

which is worth rather a lot of money,

只要註冊跟點擊下面的連結

by signing up, clicking on the link below.

我也有提出一些我推薦的

I've given out a couple of recommendations,

像我真的非常推薦哈利波特系列

I really recommend the Harry Potter books,

他們真是棒極了，而我也覺得

they are fantastic, and also I found out

你們可以去看看由史蒂芬·佛萊所朗讀的夏洛克·福爾摩斯系列

that you can have the complete Sherlock Holmes collection

他也是我最喜歡的喜劇演員之一

read by Stephen Fry, who is one of my favourite comedians.

他使用的是標準英音 (RP)

He speaks with Received Pronunciation,

他有著非常標緻且清晰的發音

he's got excellent pronunciation, he speaks clearly.

我同樣也放了這本有聲書的連結在下面

I have left the link for that particular collection

我同樣也放了這本有聲書的連結在下面

of audiobooks down below as well.

我在之前的視頻中推薦過它

I recommended it in a previous video

而你們好像非常非常喜歡它

and you guys seemed to really, really like it,

所以我想我會再提起它一次

so I thought I would mention it again.

關於有聲書的一大的優點就是

The one great thing about audiobooks is

你可以練習你的聽力

you can practise your listening,

還可順便練習你的發音

but you can also practise your pronunciation,

因為你是在聽一個英文母語者朗讀這本書

because you're listening to a native person read the book.

而如果你也買了這本書

And if you buy the actual book as well,

就像你得到了一套完整的聽力測驗

it's like you've got a complete listening exercise.

話不多說，讓我們開始這堂課吧

Anyway, let's start with the lesson.

今天，我要來討論關於

Today, I'm going to talk about

is 和 it's 之間的不同

the difference between is and it's.

現在，在我們開始之前

Now, before we get started,

我想要快速告訴你

I want to just quickly talk to you

關於這些字的發音

about the pronunciation of these two words.

因為我聽到很多人說 "ees," "eets."

Because I hear a lot of people saying "ees," "eets."

這兩種都是不正確的

Both of these are incorrect.

第一點，它應該是"ih,"，一個短母音

It should be firstly "ih," a short vowel sound.

不是 "ee," "ih."

Not "ee," "ih."

所以這是第一個錯誤

So that's the first mistake corrected.

"Ih," 不是 "ee," "ih."

"Ih," not "ee," "ih."

用喉嚨去堵住聲音

Stop the voice with your throat.

"Ih," "ih.

"Ih," "ih.

"Ee," "ih."

"Ee," "ih."

好嗎？

Okay?

你可以猜猜看我再要說什麼

See if you can guess what I'm going to talk about next,

關於這兩個字的發音

regarding the pronunciation of the two words.

Is.

Is.

It's.

It's.

Is.

Is.

It's.

It's.

它們在結尾有著不一樣的音位

They end with a different phoneme,

即便這些音位是由字母S所表示

even though the phonemes are represented by the letter S.

所以is 是有聲音的 聽起來像"zzz"

So is is a voiced, "zzz," sound;

it's是無聲音的 聽起來"sss"

it's, unvoiced "sss" sound.

所以"iss"是不存在的

So "iss" doesn't exist.

It's is, is, it's.

It's is, is, it's.

Is, it's.

Is, it's.

現在, 如果你把這個應用到你的談話

Now if you apply this to your speech,

你會立馬聽起來更像一個天生的母語者

you will instantly sound more native.

下一個我要改正的錯誤是

Now the next error that I want to correct

兩個小小的單詞

with these two little words

討論“主詞重複”

is the repetition of the subject.

不要重複主詞

Don't repeat the subject.

西班牙 它真是太美好了

Spain it's wonderful.

西班牙真是太美好了

Spain is wonderful.

哪一個是正確的

Which one is correct?

這句話的主詞是什麼

What is the subject of this sentence?

主詞是西班牙

The subject is Spain.

如果我說 西班牙 它真是太美好了

If I say "Spain it's wonderful,"

我實際上是在說 西班牙 它真的是太美好了

I'm actually saying "Spain it is wonderful,"

而這代表我有兩個主詞

and that means I've got two subjects.

我重複了主詞

I have repeated the subject.

所以這個it是不需要的

So the it is not necessary.

西班牙 (

Spain, subject, is wonderful.

現在，來比較兩句話

Now, compare these two sentences:

今天真是晴朗

Today is sunny.

今天它真是晴朗

Today it is sunny.

有什麼差別

What's the difference?

哪一個是不正確的

Which one is incorrect?

沒有一個是不正確的

Neither of them are incorrect.

兩句話都是對的

Both of them are correct.

今天它真是晴朗

Today it is sunny.

這個”it“是指天氣的意思

"It" refers to the weather.

今天真是晴朗

Today is sunny.

是個非常細小的差別，但要注意到這個

A very slight difference, so be careful with that.

”it“是指什麼？

What does the "it" refer to?

另外一個我很常聽到西班牙母語者犯的錯誤

Another error that I hear made by Spanish speakers a lot

就是 "no is“

is "no is," okay?

我有一個學術表現很出色的學生

I had a wonderful, wonderful student, an amazing academic.

如果你給他任何關於電腦的問題

If you gave him anything to do with computers,

他都可以解決它，他真的很厲害

he would just sort it out, it was amazing.

但他就是學不會，"no is"是不對的

But he couldn't get it into his head that it's not "no is."

是 "it's not," 或"isn't."

It is "it's not," or "isn't."

但因為在西班牙語，你會說"no es," "no es asi,"

But because in Spanish you say "no es," "no es asi,"

有些人的大腦想要用一樣的套路在英語裡面說"no is,"

some people's brains want to say in English "no is,"

因為它聽起來很相似，對吧？

because it sounds so similar, doesn't it?

"No es," "no is," "no es," "no is."

"No es," "no is," "no es," "no is."

但在這個例子不是這樣

But this isn't, isn't, isn't the case.

如果我說"No es, no es el"，舉個例子

If I was to say "No es, no es el," for example,

我會說"It's not him,"

I have to say "It's not him,"

或"It isn't him."

or "It isn't him."

我不能說 "No is him."

I can't say "No is him."

這個用法不存在

It doesn't exist.

現在，可能有些人可能會覺得有點太基本

Now, for some people that might seem quite basic.

不從你的母語直接地翻譯是很難的

It's hard not to translate things

不從你的母語直接地翻譯是很難的

directly from your own language.

"No," "no."

"No," "no."

"Es," "is."

"Es," "is."

我可以完全理解為什麼一個以西班牙語為母語的人

I can totally understand why a Spanish speaker

會把no es"翻譯成"no is

would translate "no es" as "no is,"

但 聽我道來，這不是正確的

but take it from me, it's not correct,

還有如果你想要說出來和聽起來像一個天生母語者

and if you want to speak and sound like a native,

那你就必須開始試著說it isn't, isn't."

then you need to start saying "it isn't, isn't."

She isn't nice.

She isn't nice.

It isn't good.

It isn't good.

It's not fair.

It's not fair.

所以你要從這堂課學到的重點就是

Right, so the points you need to take away

所以你要從這堂課學到的重點就是

from today's lesson.

發音

Pronunciation.

It's, is.

It's, is.

It's, is.

It's, is.

"It's"就是 "it is" 在一起

"It's" is "it is" together.

所以“is”沒有主詞，但"it's" 有主詞

So "is" has no subject, and "it's" has the subject.

”it“就是主詞

"It" is the subject.

在"it's."裡it就是主詞

"It" is the subject in "it's."

呼，這真是有點難解釋得題目

Hoo, this is quite a difficult topic to explain!

它看起來很簡單，但實際上也沒那麼簡單

It seems so simple, but actually it's not simple.

下一個重點，要非常非常注意就是

The next point, be very, very careful

當重複主詞時

when repeating the subject.

你有需要去重複嗎？

Do you need to repeat it?

這個答案幾乎是”不用“

The answer is almost always no.

Spain is different.

Spain is different.

Spain it's different.

Spain it's different.

哪一個是對的？

Which one is it?

"Is"是對的，因為西班牙是主語

It's "is," because Spain is the subject.

再來最後一點

And then the final point,

不正確的用法, 決不要用"no is,"

with the negative, it's never "no is,"

一定是"it is not," "it's not," "it isn't."

it is always "it is not," "it's not," "it isn't."

今天就到這裡

That's it for today's lesson.

不要忘記去Audible註冊免費試用

Don't forget to sign up for your free trial at Audible,

然後下載免費的有聲書

and download your free audiobook

只要點擊下面的連結

by clicking on the link down below.

還有，不要忘記關注我

Also, don't forget to connect with me

所有的社交媒體

on all of my social media.

我的臉書 Instagram和我的推特

I've got my Facebook and my Instagram, and also my Twitter.

我們會很快在下一堂課見面的

I will see you soon for a another lesson, mwah.

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