and today I'm going to tell you the differences between 'be going to' and the present continuous to talk about future plans.

今天我要教你用「be going to」和現在進行式來談論未來計畫時的分別。

We use 'be going to' to talk about future plans.

我們用「be going to」來談論未來的計畫。

The plan will probably take place, but it's not a definite plan.

這個計畫可能發生，但不是一項很明確的計畫。

If I say: I'm going to meet my friends this weekend,

如果我說：我這個週末要跟朋友們見面，

it means I made plans with my friends, but it could mean that we haven't decided where to meet, nor have we decided what time to meet.

這表示我跟我朋友有做一些計畫，但也可能表示我們還沒決定在哪見面，或什麼時間碰面。

On the other hand, we use the present continuous to talk about future plans that are almost definite.

另一方面，我們用現在進行式來談論幾乎確定的未來計畫。

If I say: I'm meeting my friends this weekend,

如果我說：我這週末會跟朋友們見面，

it means I made plans with my friends, and we may have decided where to meet and what time to meet.

這表示我與朋友一起訂定了計畫，而我們很可能已經決定好在哪碰面，以及什麼在時間碰面。

So, this plan is almost definite and it's difficult to cancel.

所以，這項規劃幾乎是確定的了，也很難取消。

So remember, the present continuous describes a more definite plan than 'be going to'.

所以記得喔，現在進行是描述的是比「be going to」更明確的計畫。