English Wednesday lesson. So last night my friends and I had a really fun time.

歡迎收看 Confident English Wednesday。昨天我和朋友們度過了 fun 的一晚

No, wait. Funny. We had a funny time. No fun time. If

不對，我們度過了 funny 的一晚。不，fun 的一晚

you're not sure about which of those words is correct - fun or funny - then

如果你不確定這邊該用哪個， fun 或是 funny

today's lesson is perfect for you. Those two words look very similar and many

那今天的課程非常適合你。這兩個字長得很像

people think that they mean the same thing. But you might be making a common

許多人認為它們意思相同。但你在用這兩個字時，可能犯了一個常見的錯誤

mistake with these two words and today we're going to talk about what they mean

今天我們會講解這兩個字意思

and how to use them so that you can use them in your English conversations

以及如何在英語會話中正確地運用它們

correctly. Of course, these two words look similar and they're both used as

這兩個字的確看起來很像，而且都是形容詞

adjectives. Now a side note: adjectives are those words that describe nouns, for

補充一下：形容詞指的是用來形容名詞的字

example: a black dress or a cool breeze a great vacation.

例如：一件黑色的裙子、一陣微涼的風、一個很棒的假期

Black, cool, great... those are all adjectives describing a noun. Fun and

黑色的、微涼的、很棒的…這些都是形容名詞的形容詞

funny can be used in the same way. But they have different meanings and that is

fun 和 funny 也是這樣用。不過它們的意思並不相同

what we're going to focus on today so that when you're talking about something

我們今天要講的就是這個。以後你就知道

that was fun or funny you make the right choice between those words. So let's

到底該用 fun 還是 funny 在你的句子中

start with the definitions of each and we'll look at fun. Fun is another way to

我們先從兩個字的定義開始講起

say something is enjoyable or pleasurable. It makes you feel happy. For

Fun 可以形容某事是令人享受的、令人愉快的、令你開心的

example, last night we had a fun dinner party with our friends. Or last weekend

例如，昨晚我們和朋友有個愉快的晚宴

was really fun. We had a fun picnic in the park. In all of those examples, what

或是，上週末很愉快，我們在公園享受野餐。在這些例子中

you are expressing is that you had a good time, an enjoyable time. It made you

你所表達的是，這段時光是愉快的、令人享受的、令你開心的

feel happy. Now with funny, when we use that word it means that

而 funny ，我們用這個字的時候

something made us laugh, we laughed at something. For example, my friend told a

是指某事令我們發笑。例如，我朋友告訴我一個好笑的笑話

funny joke. That means the joke made you laugh. Or maybe last weekend you saw a

這表示這笑話使你發笑。或是說上周末你看了一個好笑的電影

funny movie. Maybe you watched a comedy and again it made you laugh. Now like all

你可能看了一部喜劇，而這部喜劇令你發笑

good things in English grammar and vocabulary, there is another side. The

這和其他英文文法和字彙一樣，有另外一點

word funny can be a little bit tricky. If you've been following me with Speak

funny 這字可以滿妙的。如果你有固定收看 Speak Confident English

Confident English for a long time you know that I often talk about the

你就知道我常常討論文章內容的重要性

importance of context. Context is not just the word and the meaning but the

文章內容不是只看文字和含意

whole sentence or the whole paragraph because sometimes that helps you

而是整個句子，或是整段文章，因為這可以幫助你了解內容

understand the meaning. Some words, like funny, can have more than one meaning. And

有些字，像是 funny ，不只有一個含意

in some situations funny actually means something is strange or weird; something

在某些情況中， funny 其實表示某事很奇怪、怪異

that is difficult to explain or understand. For example if I meet

難以解釋或理解。例如，如果我第一次見某個人

someone for the first time and then later I say, "You know, I had a funny

然後我說，「我對他有種說不上來的感覺。」

feeling about him." That is not a positive statement and it doesn't mean he made me

這不是一個正面的評價，而且並不代表他使我發笑

laugh. It means there was something not right. I didn't like him, I didn't trust

這表示有些事感覺起來不對勁。我不喜歡他、我不相信他

him. There was something strange or weird. I had a funny feeling about him. Or

某些地方看似怪異。 我對他有種說不上來的感覺。

another common example, "That's funny! I know I left my keys on the desk. Where

或者另一個例子，「奇怪了！我把鑰匙放在桌上，它到哪去了？」

have they gone?" In that example I'm not saying that

在這例子裡面，我不是在說

losing my keys is making me laugh, I'm saying hmm that's funny that's that's

找不到我的鑰匙使我發笑，我是在說，怪了

strange I can't explain it. I know I left my keys on the desk but now they're not

我無法解釋這事。我知道我把鑰匙留在桌上，但現在它不見了

there. It's unexplainable or it's strange. So we can talk about

這是無法解釋、奇怪的

something that is pleasurable, enjoyable, it makes you happy, it's fun. Or we can

所以我們可以用 fun 來表示某事令你享受、開心的事

talk about something that makes you laugh or is strange,

或者我們可以用 funny 表示某事令你發笑

weird, unexplainable and it's funny. Okay now you know the difference

感到奇怪，或是你無法解釋。現在你知道

between fun and funny so let's try a couple of example sentences and I want

fun 和 funny 的差別，我們來看看這些例句

you to decide what word is correct for the sentence. Number one: do you remember

我要你來判斷哪個字放在句子裡才是正確的。第一題

our trip to the lake last summer? That was such a ___ weekend. That was such a

你記得去年暑假的湖邊之旅嗎？那真是個 ___ 的周末。

___ weekend. Hopefully you said fun. We're talking about an enjoyable, pleasurable

希望你的答案是 fun。這裡說的是一段令人享受的時光

time. Number two: I love Silicon Valley! That is such a ___ TV show.

第二題：我超愛 Silicon Valley ！那影集 ____

I love Silicon Valley! That is such a ___ TV show. Hint: it is a TV show that makes me

提示：這影集令我發笑

laugh so it's funny. It's a funny TV show. Number three: my friend James is so ___. He

所以答案是 funny 。 那影集很有趣。第三題：我朋友 James 很 ___

always makes me laugh. Now that one should be very simple. James is so ___. He

他總是令我發笑。這題應該很簡單。 James 很 ___，他總是令我發笑

always makes me laugh. We're talking about something or someone who makes me

我們在講某事或是某人令我們發笑

laugh so James is funny. And finally, number four: hey! Can you come to our

所以 James 很有趣。最後，第四題：嘿！週末辦烤肉會你能來嗎？

barbecue this weekend? I promise it will be ___. Can you come to our barbecue this

我保證這會很 ___。

weekend? I promise it will be ___. We're describing a barbecue that will be

我們在形容烤肉會將會很令人享受

enjoyable, pleasurable. It will be fun. Now as always I have more opportunities for

會很有趣。和平常一樣，我線上的課程中

you to practice with some challenge questions in the online lesson so after

有更多有挑戰的題目給你練習

you finish watching this video be sure to check that out and share your

所以看完這影片後，記得去看看

comments in the comment section just below this video. And that's it! This

然後在影片下方的評論區分享你的意見。就這樣！

week's lesson is very simple but it is important because I hear mistakes with

這周的課程很簡單，但很重要

fun and funny all the time. And now you can avoid making those mistakes

因為我常聽到 fun 和 funny 用字上的錯誤 。現在你知道如何避免用錯字

because you understand the difference between the two words and how to use

因為你了解了這兩個字的不同之處

them correctly. Now visit the online lesson,

以及如何正確使用它們。去看看線上課程

check out those challenge questions, share your answers with me, get some

做看看有挑戰的題目，和我分享你的答案

practice using these two words so that it becomes easy and natural for you to

用這兩個字做練習，才能更輕鬆

use them with confidence in your next conversation in English. Thank you so

更自然、且有自信地把它們加在你下次的英文對話中

much for joining me. I love having you here every Wednesday and I'll see you

謝謝收看。我超愛每週三都看到你

next week for your Confident English Wednesday lesson.

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