to see where you are before, and where you are after. All right? Let's get started.

來看看你們一開始的認知，到後來學到的知識。準備好了嗎？那我們開始吧！

So, which of these verbs is correct to use in these sentence? In these sentences?

所以，在這些句子中，哪一個動詞是正確的？

Do we say: "Economics is very important." or do we say: "Economics are very important."

我們會說：「經濟學很重要（is）」還是我們會說：「經濟學很重要（are）」

Okay? Well, we say: "Economics is very important." You'll understand why in a few minutes.

恩，我們會說：「經濟學很重要（is）」。你們待會就會知道為什麼是選擇is

The next one: "The children is asleep." or: "The children are asleep." Which one is correct?

下一個是：「小孩在睡覺（is）」還是「小孩在睡覺（are）」。哪一個是正確的？

It should be: "The children are asleep." Okay? Again, you'll understand why.

正確答案是：「小孩在睡覺（are）」。可以嗎？不要擔心，待會你們就會知道為什麼

Last one: "The fish is very beautiful." or: "The fish are very beautiful." Which is correct?

最後一個：「這隻魚很漂亮（is）」還是「這隻魚很漂亮（are）」。哪一個是正確的？

Well, that's a good question, because actually, both are correct. It depends if you're talking

恩，這是一個好問題。因為事實上，兩個都是正確的。就看你們是說

about one fish or whether you're talking about many fish. And you'll understand that also, as soon as we go on.

一隻魚還是很多魚。我們繼續看下去，你們當然待會也會知道為什麼

So, we could say: "The fish is very beautiful." We could say:

所以，我們可以說：「這隻魚很漂亮（is）」。我們也可以說：

"The fish are very beautiful." I'll explain.

「這隻魚很漂亮（are）」。我待會會解釋為什麼

So, in this lesson today, we're going to be talking about irregular plural nouns,

所以，在今天這堂課中，我們將要來討論幾個不規則複數名詞

which is an area which is... Which causes a lot of confusion for many students. Many grammar

而這類文法常常會讓學生們困惑不已。許多的文法

errors are because of this issue, so it's really good that you're watching

錯誤就是因為不清楚這種不規則名詞。所以，看這個影片對你們是非常好的

so you won't make this kind of mistake.

在之後，你們就不會再犯這樣的文法錯誤

So let's look at what the problem areas are. The problem is that normally, when we have

那我們來看看這些有問題的部分。這些問題正常來講，當我們有

a singular word... Right? So if we say: "the chair," then we use a singular verb. Right?

一個單數詞‧‧‧。所以，如果我們說：「椅子（chair）」，我們則會用單數動詞

"The chair is." so that... When that happens, when we use the right noun with the right

「這個椅子在（chair is）」，當我們知道是一個單數詞時，我們就要用對的

verb, then that's called subject-verb agreement. "That chair is in the room."

動詞，這就是所稱的主詞－動詞一致性。「那個椅子在房間裡（chair is）」

But we say, if it's plural: "The chairs are in the room." Correct? So this was singular, singular; plural, plural.

但，如果是複數，我們會說：「很多椅子在房間裡（chairs are）」。對吧？所以，單數詞接單數動詞，複數詞接複數動詞

That's the normal way. And most of the time, that's absolutely fine. However,

這是正規用法，通常都會是對的。但是

the reason why students get confused is because, unfortunately in English, we also have irregular nouns,

為什麼學生還是會搞不清楚，是因為在英文中，我們還有不規則型態的名詞

which don't follow those rules and they follow separate rules. But you can understand

他們沒有既定規則，是個別的。但，你們還是可以掌握

it because we can group them in certain categories to help you understand them.

他，因為我們可以把他們這些不規則名詞分類，這樣可以幫助你們了解他們

So, first of all, we have irregular singular nouns. So these are confusing a little bit

所以，第一個不規則單數名詞。這幾個是有點不好理解的

because they end with "s," but they are singular. They should be singular. So, for example,

因為他們字尾都有個「s」，但，他們是單數。他們是單數。所以，例如

we say: "Politics is." "The news is good." "Mathematics is difficult for some students."

我們說：「政治學是（Politics is ）」、「這是件很好的新聞（news is）」、「數學對於一些學生而言很難（Mathematics is）」

"Ethics is very important in life." Okay? So don't get fooled by the fact that there is an "s"

「道德規範在生活中很重要（Ethics is）」。所以，不要被字面的「s」騙了

there as part of the noun. Okay? It's still singular.

s也是名詞的一部分，但，仍然是單數

So there's one category of irregular singular nouns.

所以，不規則單數名詞為一個種類

Next one: irregular plural nouns. Here, there is no "s," but it's plural. "Children are."

下一個是：不規則複數名詞。這種類的名詞沒有「s」。但，仍是複數。「小孩是（Children are）」

"The mice are." "My feet are hurting." "The men are." "The women are." "My teeth are."

「老鼠在（mice are）」、「我的雙腳很痛（feet are）」、「男人們在（men are）」、「女人們在（women are）」、「我的牙齒（teeth are）」

"The geese are." Okay? So here, what was confusing is that there's no "s,"

「鵝在（geese are）」。所以，這邊會困惑的是沒有「s」的名詞

and yet, the answer is that the correct verb to use is that it's... Is "are." Right? Is the plural verb. So that's

正確動詞的答案卻是「are」。對吧？就是複數動詞

the irregular plural nouns.

就是不規則複數名詞

And then last, we have a category which can be even more confusing, but luckily

最後一個，我們有個更令人困惑的種類，但幸運的是

there's not too many examples in this category, and these are the irregular unchanging nouns.

這個種類沒有很多的例子，而這些是不規則單複數名詞

What does that mean? That means that whether you have one fish or two fish, you still say:

這是什麼意思呢？這指的是不管你有一隻魚或是兩隻魚，你仍然會說：

"Fish." Okay? Generally speaking, that's what you can keep in mind. The same with "deer,"

「魚（Fish）」。普遍而言，這是你們可以記得的方式。同樣的像是「鹿（deer）」、

and "sheep," and "moose." "One moose, two moose." You're probably not very likely to

「羊（sheep）」、和「麋鹿（moose）」。「一隻麋鹿、兩隻麋鹿（moose）」。你們大概不常

talk so much about moose, but that's how it is.

談論到麋鹿。但，麋鹿也是個不規則單複數名詞

So if you're, say... If you're talking about one fish, or one deer, or one sheep, or one

所以，如果你們說‧‧‧一隻魚、一隻鹿、一隻羊、或是一隻

moose, you can say: "The deer is very beautiful." But if you're talking about many deer,

麋鹿，你們可以說：「這隻鹿很漂亮「deer is」」。但，如果你講到很多鹿

you can still say: "The deer are very beautiful." Okay? Depends if you're talking about one

你們仍然可以說：「這些鹿很漂亮（deer are）」。就看你們講到的是一隻

or more than one. So in this case, the noun is unchanging, so that's what causes a little bit of confusion in this category,

還是不只一隻。所以，在這個種類中，名詞複數型態是不變的。所以，這就是為什麼這個種類會這麼難以理解

because you could use either one, but you still have to use the right one.

因為你們既可以用are又可以用is，但你們仍要用到正確的動詞

Because if you're talking about more than one, you have to make sure

假如你們談論到更多的數量，你們就必須要確定

you use the plural verb; if you're talking about one, you use one... You use the singular one.

你們是用複數動詞；假如你們只談論到一隻，你們就用單數動詞

In a second, we'll do a really short quiz to see how well you've learned this.

待會，我們可以再做個小測驗，來看看你們學得如何

So let's do number one. "Those fish is very colorful." or: "Those fish are very colorful."

所以，我們來做第一個。「這些魚色彩非常繽紛（Those fish is）」或者「這些魚色彩非常繽紛（Those fish are）」?

Okay? Now, here it's a little bit confusing because I'm saying: "fish," and if you remember correctly,

這裡有一點複雜的。因為我說：「魚（fish）」，但如果你們還記得

"fish" was one of those categories which was unchanging, irregular unchanging.

「魚（fish）」是不規則單複數名詞的種類

But there is a clue here to tell you which verb to use, and that clue is here in the word: "those."

但，這裡有一個提示，讓你知道要用的是單數還是複數動詞，而這裡的線索字：「those」

"Those" by itself is a plural word, so we know that we're talking about many fish.

「Those」是複數字。所以，我們知道我們說的是很多魚

And so if we're talking about many fish, the correct verb to use is "are." "Those

所以，如果我們說的是很多魚，正確要用的動詞是：「are」。「這些

fish are very colorful." If it said: "That fish," then we could say: "That fish is very colorful."

魚色彩非常繽紛（Those fish are）」。但，假如是：「那條魚（that fish）」，那我們則要說：「那條魚色彩非常的繽紛（that fish is）」

Next one: "My teeth is hurting." or: "My teeth are hurting." Which is correct?

下一個是：「我的牙齒很疼（My teeth is）」或是：「我的牙齒很疼（My teeth are）」。哪一個是正確的？

It should be: "My teeth are hurting." Okay?

要說：「我的牙齒很疼（My teeth are）」

Next: "Physics is fascinating." or: "Physics are fascinating." Which is right?

下一個是：「物理學是有趣的（Physics is）」或是「物理學是有趣的（Physics are）」。哪一個是對的？

"Physics is fascinating."

「物理學是有趣的（Physics is）」是對的

"The news is so shocking!" or: "The news are so shocking!" Think about it.

「這新聞很嚇人（The news is）！」或是「這新聞很嚇人（The news are）！」。想想看

"The news is so shocking!"

「這新聞很嚇人（The news is）！」是對的！

"That deer is so graceful." or: "That deer are so graceful."

「那隻鹿是隻非常優美的動物（That deer is）」或是「那隻鹿是隻非常優美的動物（That deer are）」

Okay? Again, you have an unchanging noun, but you have a clue in the word "that."

再一次的，你們有不規則單複數名詞。但，你們還是有提示字「that」

"That" is singular, so we have to say: "That deer is so graceful."

「That」是單數。所以，我們要說：「那隻鹿是隻非常優美的動物（That deer is）」

Next one: "The women is outside." or: "The women are outside." Which is correct?

下一個是：「那些女生在外面（The women is）」或是「那些女生在外面（The women are）」。哪一個是正確的？

It should be: "The women are outside." Okay?

要說：「那些女生在外面（The women are）」

Now, if you didn't get all of these right, it means you need to practice some more, so

如果你們還沒辦法全部答對，那代表你們需要更多的練習。所以，

please go to our website: www.engvid.com. There you can do a quiz on this,

歡迎來拜訪我們的網站：www.engvid.com。在那邊你們可以做個小測驗

perhaps you could watch the lesson again, and really master this area because these three categories,

或許你們也可以再看一次這堂課程，領悟到這三個不規則名詞總類

once you master them, you'll eliminate lots of mistakes that you might make in English grammar. Okay?

一旦你們都能了解箇中道理，你們之後都能降低可能會犯的英文文法錯誤

Thanks very much for watching, and good luck with your English.

謝謝您們的收看，希望你們的英文會越來越好