There are several different ways to emphasize what we want to say
有幾種不同的方式可以用來強調
to give something emphasis
強調所要表達的內容
We can use intensifiers, for example
我們可以詞來表示強調,比如
absolutely
absolutely
completely
completely
really or so
really 或 so
It's really cold today!
今天真的很冷!
Use of auxiliary verbs, for example, “do” or “does”
還可以用助動詞do或does
It does seem strange
看起來確實奇怪
Cleft sentences, for example
還可以所以分裂句
what it's and then who
比如由what it's及who引導的分裂句
What I want to do is travel the world
我想做的是環游世界
While I like winter
雖然我也喜愛冬天
it's my friend Anna who enjoys winter the most
但是最喜愛冬天的是我的朋友安娜
Emphatic questions for example “on earth”
疑問句還可以用on earth表示強調
Where on earth did you put that book?
你到底把書放哪里了?
What on earth is the matter?
這到底是怎么回事?
so and such for example
用so和such表示強調,比如
Skiing is so much fun!
滑雪是如此的好玩!
It's been such a long time since I've been to Christchurch
我已經很久很久沒有去到克萊斯特徹奇了
The next dialog will put these uses into practice
下個情景對話將會用它們來做練習
Watch the subtitles for the written examples
觀看用上述例子做的字幕
You are so old
你年紀一大把啦
It is a little extraordinary that I am still alive
我到現在還活著還真算了不起呢
I just keep on going!
我活了一天又一天的
I am pretty old too
我也很老了
But it's you who is breaking all the records
可破紀錄的是你
It's a shame that I can break records
我能打破紀錄
But I can't break up my own pills
卻不能破開自己的藥丸,真是遺憾
Where on earth is your nurse?
你的護士到底在哪里?
She should be giving you your pills already crushed up
她給你藥丸的時候應該先研碎
Isn't that what you want?
那不就是你想要的嗎?
What I want is to turn 120 years old
我想要的是活到120歲
Then I will be the oldest man in the world
這樣我就是世界上壽命最長的人了
That's something to live for
那才是生活的意義
That's so amazing
那樣就太棒了
We will watch it again
我們來再看一遍
Relative clauses are next
下面將關系分局,定語從句
We use relative clauses to give more information
定語從句用來提供更多
about someone or something
關于人或事情的信息
We use relative pronouns in relative clauses
關系從句中要用到關系代詞
If we're referring to a person as the subject of the sentence
如果我們提及的那個人是從句的主語
we use “who”
要用 who
Anna, who is a trained lifeguard
安娜是個受過培訓的救生員
rescued a child at the beach yesterday
昨天在海灘邊救了一個小孩
The man who ran to get help is a fast runner
那個跑去求助的男人是個快跑手
If we're referring to a person is the object of the sentence
如果我們提及的人是從句的賓語
we can use “that” or “who” or leave out the relative pronoun
我們要用that或who或直接省略關系代詞
There's the man that I saw at the beach
那就是我在海灘邊看見的人
There's the man who I saw at the beach
那個男人是我在海灘邊看見的
If we're referring to a thing
如果我們討論是一個事物
as either the subject or the object of a sentence
則不管這事物做主語還是賓語
we can use “which” or “that”
都可以用 which 或 that