例:I am a boy.
(我是男孩。)
It is a book.
(那是書。)
You are very kind.
(你心腸真好。)
但在口語中, 常為求說話的速度及口氣的自然, 經常將『代名詞 + be動詞』化簡, 而形成下列的形態:
I'm a boy.
It's a book.
You're very kind.
茲列表如下:
人 稱 |
化 簡 前 |
化 簡 後 |
第一人稱 |
單數 |
I am |
(我是) |
I'm |
複數 |
we are |
(我們) |
we're |
第二人稱 |
單數 |
you are |
(你是) |
you're |
複數 |
you are |
(你們是) |
you're |
第三人稱 |
單數 |
he is
she is
it is |
(他是)
(她是)
(它/牠是) |
he's
she's
it's |
複數 |
they are |
(他/她/它/牠們是) |
they're |
試將下列含『代名詞 + be動詞』的句構化簡:
a. They are my good friends. 他們是我的好友。
b. He is my father. 他是我爸爸。
c. You are very nice. 你人很好。
d. We are hungry now. 我們現在肚子餓。
e. It is a cute dog. 牠是隻很可愛的狗。
解答:
a. They're my good friends.
b. He's my father.
c. You're very nice.
d. We're hungry now.
e. It's a cute dog.
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