Do you ever wonder about the difference between their, there and there?

你有沒有想過 "他們的"、"那裡 "和 "那裡 "之間的區別？

They are all pronounced the same but have different spellings and are used differently.

它們的發音相同，但拼法不同，用法也不同。

Their is used to show plural possession.

Their 表示複數擁有。

It is Phil and Ellie's laptop.

這是菲爾和艾莉的筆記本電腦。

It is their laptop.

這是他們的筆記本電腦。

It is Georgina and Roy's dog.

這是喬治娜和羅伊的狗。

It is their dog.

這是他們的狗。

Their is used to identify something for the first time and is often followed by the verb to be.

他們的 "用來指代首次出現的事物，後面通常跟動詞 "是"。

There is a cafe near our office but it's so expensive.

我們辦公室附近有一家咖啡館，但價格很貴。

There is a bookshop nearby and it has some nice books.

附近有一家書店，裡面有一些不錯的書。

They're has the same meaning as they are and is often followed by an adjective.

They're 的意思與 they are 相同，後面通常跟一個形容詞。

Where are Sam and Dan?

薩姆和丹在哪裡？

They're late.

他們遲到了

They're never on time.

他們從不準時。

Bye for now.

再見。

Fall can be a verb and a noun and has many meanings.

秋天既可以是動詞，也可以是名詞，具有多種含義。

Let's look at the most common together now.

現在讓我們一起來看看最常見的幾種情況。

As a verb, fall can mean to come down from a high position.

作為動詞，"跌落 "的意思是從高處跌落下來。

In the autumn, or the fall in American English, the leaves start to fall.

到了秋天，也就是美式英語中的秋天，樹葉開始飄落。

A similar but slightly different meaning is to suddenly go down towards the ground, probably by accident.

類似但略有不同的意思是，突然向地面倒去，可能是意外。

The noun form describes this act.

名詞形式描述這一行為。

When learning to walk, toddlers fall a lot, but they're usually not bad falls.

學走路時，幼兒會經常摔跤，但通常摔得不重。

Fall also means to become lower in size, amount or strength.

下降也指體積、數量或強度變小。

The noun form describes this change and is often followed by the preposition in.

名詞形式描述了這一變化，後面通常跟介詞 in。

There has been a fall in house prices recently but no one knows why they have fallen.

最近房價有所下降，但沒有人知道下降的原因。

And one more useful meaning of the verb fall is to change condition.

動詞 "下降 "還有一個更有用的意思，那就是 "改變狀況"。

People can fall asleep, fall ill, fall silent.

人們會睡著，會生病，會沉默。

Hi, I'm Sian from BBC Learning English.

嗨，我是 BBC Learning English 的 Sian。

What's the difference between stop to do and stop doing something?

Stop to do 和 stop doing 有什麼區別？

Well, stop what you're doing right now because that's what I'm going to tell you.

現在就停下你手頭的工作，因為這就是我要告訴你的。

When we use stop plus ing, the activity in the ing form stops.

當我們使用 stop 加 ing 時，ing 形式的活動就會停止。

So, I have stopped drinking coffee.

我不再喝咖啡了。

I'm not drinking coffee anymore, I'm only drinking water.

我不再喝咖啡了，我只喝水。

But when stop is followed by the infinitive, it means we stop doing another action to do the action in the infinitive.

但當 stop 後面跟不定式時，表示我們停止做另一個動作，去做不定式中的動作。

So, I stopped to buy a tea this morning.

所以，今天早上我停下來買了一杯茶。

I stopped walking in order to buy a tea.

為了買茶，我停下了腳步。

Right, I'm going to stop talking now.

好了，我不說了。

Write me a comment and tell me something that you've stopped doing.

給我寫評論，告訴我你已經停止做的事情。

Hi everybody, welcome back to English in a Minute.

大家好，歡迎回到《一分鐘學英語》。

I'm James and today we're going to look at the verb try.

我是詹姆斯，今天我們來學習動詞 try。

It can be a little bit tricky to use this verb because it changes its meaning depending on whether you use an ing verb or a verb with to.

使用這個動詞可能有點麻煩，因為它的意思會因使用ing動詞還是帶to的動詞而改變。

So, let's take a look at some These two sentences are almost exactly the same, but their meaning is a little bit different.

那麼，讓我們來看看這兩個句子吧 這兩個句子幾乎一模一樣，但意思卻有些不同。

When we use try with an ing, all we're saying is that we attempted to do something.

當我們使用 try 和 ing 時，我們要說的是我們試圖做某事。

It could be a new experience, something that you haven't done before.

這可能是一種新體驗，一種你從未做過的事情。

When we use try with a verb and to, we're saying that a task is quite difficult to complete or that we've failed.

當我們使用 try 和 to 時，我們是在說一項任務很難完成或我們失敗了。

If you'd like to try learning more English, why not go to our Facebook page or to the website.

如果您想嘗試學習更多英語，不妨訪問我們的 Facebook 頁面或網站。

Bye everyone.

大家再見。

Hi, I'm Tim from BBC Learning English and today I'm going to tell you about three useful words.

大家好，我是來自 BBC Learning English 的 Tim，今天我要給大家講三個有用的單詞。

Because, as and since.

Because、as 和 since。

These are all used to give reasons.

這些都是用來說明理由的。

Because is more common than as or since and we use it when we want to focus on the reason.

Because 比 as 或 since 更常見，當我們想強調原因時就會使用它。

I'm tired because I didn't sleep very well.

我很累，因為沒睡好。

When we want to give extra focus to the reason, we can put the because clause at the beginning of the sentence.

當我們想把重點放在原因上時，可以把 because 分句放在句首。

Because my bed is uncomfortable, I'm getting a bad back.

因為我的床不舒服，我的背也不好。

As and since are more formal than because and we use them to focus on the result rather than the reason.

由於 as 和 since 比 because 更正式，我們用它們來強調結果而不是原因。

I hope Tom's brought that comic as I wanted to borrow it from him.

我希望湯姆把那本漫畫帶來了，因為我想向他借。

Noodles are popular since they're easy to cook.

由於麵條易於烹飪，所以很受歡迎。

We often use as and since clauses at the beginning of the sentence.

我們經常在句首使用 as 和 since 分句。

Just remember to add a comma.

記得加上逗號。

So, as our minute is up, I'll finish recording this video.

一分鐘時間到了，我就把這部影片錄完。

Hello everyone.

大家好。

I'm Sam from BBC Learning English and today we are looking at five ways to use the word hard.

我是 BBC Learning English 的 Sam，今天我們來看看 hard 這個詞的五種用法。

As an adjective describing a thing, it can mean the opposite of soft.

作為描述事物的形容詞，它的意思可能與柔軟相反。

For example, wood is hard.

例如，木材是堅硬的。

The opposite of easy.

輕鬆的反義詞。

For example, the exam was hard.

例如，考試很難。

And it can mean something that involves effort.

它可能意味著需要付出努力。

Running a marathon is hard.

跑馬拉松很難。

As an adverb describing an energy, such as she works hard.

形容精力充沛的副詞，如 "她工作很努力"。

Or to use force, for example, he hit the ball hard.

或使用力量，例如，他用力擊球。

Just be careful not to confuse it with hardly because that has a different meaning.

但要注意不要將其與 "幾乎不 "混淆，因為兩者的含義不同。

So, not too hard, is it?

所以，並不難，不是嗎？

Let's learn some common uses of the word contact.

讓我們來了解一下 "接觸 "一詞的一些常見用法。

Firstly, contact can be used as a verb to mean speak or write to someone, often when someone wants to give or receive information.

首先，"聯繫 "可以用作動詞，意思是與某人說話或寫信，通常是指某人想要提供或接收資訊。

The doctor contacted me this morning to tell me the results of my tests.

今天早上，醫生聯繫了我，告訴我檢查結果。

Contact can also be used as a noun to talk about speaking or writing to someone.

聯繫也可用作名詞，指與某人說話或寫信。

As a noun, it's often used with other words such as in, lose or make.

作為名詞，它經常與其他詞一起使用，如 in、lose 或 make。

In contact with means speak or meet regularly.

聯繫是指定期交談或會面。

Make contact means try to speak or write to someone after finding where someone is.

取得聯繫是指在找到某人的行蹤後，嘗試與他通話或寫信。

While lose contact means no longer communicate.

失去聯繫則意味著不再交流。

Stay in contact when you go away.

外出時保持聯繫。

Contact can also be used to refer to a person who can help or give you information in work or socially.

Contact 也可以指在工作或社交中能為你提供幫助或資訊的人。

My contacts told me there's a job opening at the business.

我的聯繫人告訴我，公司有個職位空缺。

Contact as a noun refers to people whose names, numbers and or email addresses you have stored on your mobile phone.

聯繫人是一個名詞，指你手機中存儲的姓名、電話號碼或電子郵件地址的人。

I'll add you as a contact on my phone.

我會把你加為我手機上的連絡人。

Hi, I'm Georgina from BBC Learning English.

大家好，我是 BBC Learning English 的 Georgina。

Have you ever wondered about the difference between as if and as though?

你有沒有想過 "as if "和 "as though "之間的區別？

We use as if and as though to make comparisons about an imaginary situation or a possible situation that might be true.

我們用 "好像 "和 "彷彿 "來對想象中的情況或可能是真的情況進行比較。

To make comparisons about an imaginary situation, we use the past tense for the verb following as if or as though.

在對想象的情景進行比較時，我們使用 as if 或 as though 後面的動詞過去式。

He acted as if he didn't hear anything, but he did.

他裝作什麼也沒聽見，其實他聽見了。

They feel as though they weren't appreciated, but they were.

他們覺得自己好像沒有得到賞識，但他們確實得到了賞識。

To make comparisons about a possible situation that might be true, we use the present tense for the verb following as if or as though.

為了對可能真實發生的情況進行比較，我們使用動詞的現在時來表示 as if 或 as though 後面的動詞。

He speaks as if he knows a directions.

他說起話來好像知道什麼方向似的。

She looks as though she lives here.

她看起來就像住在這裡。

My stomach is rumbling as if I didn't have any breakfast, but I did.

我的肚子 "咕咕 "叫，好像我沒吃早餐，但我吃了。

Bye.

再見。

Let's talk about appearance.

讓我們來談談外觀。

What's the difference between look and look like?

look 和 look like 有什麼區別？

So, we use look with an adjective to say how something or someone appears.

我們在使用 look 時會用到形容詞，以表示某物或某人是如何出現的。

We don't know for certain, but we're making a statement based on what we can see with our eyes.

我們並不確定，但我們是根據我們的眼睛所能看到的來發表聲明的。

You look really tired today.

你今天看起來真的很累。

When did you go to bed?

你什麼時候上床睡覺的？

Now, remember, we can also use look for things.

現在，請記住，我們還可以使用 look 在物品上。

These grapes look delicious.

這些葡萄看起來很好吃。

We use look like to compare the appearance of something or someone to something else.

我們用 look like 來比較某物或某人與其他事物的外觀。

So, look like is followed by a noun or a noun phrase.

所以，look like 後面跟的是名詞或名詞短語。

I look like my mother.

我長得像我媽媽。

We have the same eyes.

我們的眼睛是一樣的。

You can also use these rules with these verbs, sound, smell, taste, and feel.

你還可以將這些規則用於聲音、氣味、味道和感覺這些動詞。

This smoothie smells disgusting, but it tastes good.

這奶昔聞起來很噁心，但其實很好喝。

Hello, everyone.

大家好。

I'm Sam from BBC Learning English, and today we are going to look at the three ways in which we use if only.

我是來自 BBC Learning English 的 Sam，今天我們來看看 "如果只是 "的三種用法。

We use this to say that we would like something to be different, but careful, it has different forms.

我們用它來表示我們希望某些事情有所不同，但要注意，它有不同的形式。

For the past, we use if only plus past perfect.

對於過去時，我們使用 if only 加上過去完成時。

If only I hadn't left my keys at home.

要是我沒把鑰匙落在家裡就好了。

For the present, we use if only plus past simple.

對於現在時，我們使用 if only 加過去式。

For example, if only I understood maths, or if only I were better at maths, where we use were instead of was.

例如，"如果我懂數學就好了 "或 "如果我數學更好就好了"，這裡我們用 were 代替 was。

And to talk about the future, we use if only plus would plus a verb.

在談論未來時，我們使用 if only 加 would 加動詞。

For example, if only he would call.

例如，如果他能打電話來就好了。

If only English were easier.

要是英語簡單點就好了。嘿。