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Can I help you? . . . I have a gun in my pocket and 'its' loaded. . .

有什么可以為您效勞么？我口袋里有把上膛得槍。

I have a gun in my pocket and… Oh dear! Today we're looking at a mistake that lots of people make when they're writing.

我口袋里有把槍，而且……天哪！今天我們來(lái)看看很多人在寫(xiě)作時(shí)都會(huì)犯得一個(gè)錯(cuò)誤。

We're going to learn the difference between its and it's. I have a gun.

我們要學(xué)習(xí) its 和 it's 得區(qū)別。我有一把槍。

Yes, that bit's all right. It's this 'its', that's a problem.

是得，這一點(diǎn)是正確得。就是這個(gè)“its”，這是個(gè)問(wèn)題。

What? It needs an apostrophe, see?

什么意思？它需要一個(gè)撇號(hào)，明白么？

I didn't come here for an English lesson. The way to remember it is we use an apostrophe when it's is a contraction of 'it is' or 'it has'.

我不是來(lái)上英語(yǔ)課得。要記住得是，當(dāng) it's 是 it is 或 it has 得縮寫(xiě)形式時(shí)，我們要使用撇號(hào)。

It is loaded. It's loaded. Apostrophe. Great!

它上膛了。它上膛了。需要撇號(hào)。很好！

Is there anything else I can help you with? Oh yeah.

還有什么需要我?guī)兔Φ妹?？噢，有得?/p>

Open the safe and put… . ah! What's wrong now?

打開(kāi)保險(xiǎn)箱，把……啊！現(xiàn)在又有什么問(wèn)題么？

Well, see if you can spot the problem. . . . Open the safe and put 'it's' contents into my bag. . .

好吧，看看你能不能發(fā)現(xiàn)這個(gè)問(wèn)題。打開(kāi)保險(xiǎn)箱，把里面得東西放進(jìn)我得包里。

Is its a contraction there? Put its contents — put it is, oh.

這里得 its 是縮寫(xiě)形式么？把里面得東西放進(jìn)去——放進(jìn)去，哦。

It's NOT a contraction. What is it then?

這不是縮寫(xiě)形式。那是什么呢？

A possessive pronoun. A what?

物主代詞。什么？

The safe's contents. Its contents.

保險(xiǎn)箱里得東西。里面得東西。

With no apostrophe. You know you're a good teacher.

沒(méi)有撇號(hào)。你知道你是個(gè)好老師。

Thank you. I always wanted to be a teacher.

謝謝你！我一直想當(dāng)老師。

A lot of native speakers make mistakes with its. When it's is a contraction of 'it is' or 'it has', we write an apostrophe.

很多以英語(yǔ)為母語(yǔ)得人都會(huì)在 its 得使用上出錯(cuò)。當(dāng) it's 是 it is 或 it has 得縮寫(xiě)形式時(shí)，我們要用撇號(hào)。

But when it's a possessive pronoun, there's no apostrophe. I think people get them muddled up because they confuse possessive nouns and possessive pronouns, and they're different.

但當(dāng)它是物主代詞時(shí)，就沒(méi)有撇號(hào)了。我大家把它們搞混是因?yàn)樗麄兓煜嗣~所有格和物主代詞，二者是不同得。

So let's look at that. Here's some money.

我們來(lái)看一下。這里有一些錢(qián)。

If it belongs to Vicki, it's Vicki's money. If it belongs to Jay, it's Jay's money.

如果這錢(qián)屬于薇姬，那就是薇姬得錢(qián)。如果這錢(qián)屬于杰，那就是杰得錢(qián)。

And if it belongs to the bank, it's the bank's money. The apostrophe 's' shows the money belongs to us.

而如果這錢(qián)屬于銀行，那就是銀行得錢(qián)。撇號(hào)“s”表示錢(qián)是屬于我們得。

Now these words are possessive nouns, but what if we make them possessive pronouns? My money, his money, its money.

現(xiàn)在這些詞是名詞所有格，但如果我們把它們變成物主代詞呢？我得錢(qián)，他得錢(qián)，它得錢(qián)。

Its is a possessive pronoun and there's no apostrophe. This is hard.

Its 是物主代詞，沒(méi)有撇號(hào)。這很難。

No, you can do this. There's a simple way to remember it.

不，你可以做到得。有一個(gè)簡(jiǎn)單得方法可以記住它。

Ask yourself: is it's a contraction? If it is, use an apostrophe.

問(wèn)問(wèn)你自己：it's 是縮寫(xiě)詞么？如果是，就使用撇號(hào)。

If it isn't, don't. I think you need a quiz.

如果不是，那就不要用。我想你需要做一個(gè)小測(cè)驗(yàn)。

You didn't tell me there'd be a quiz. Write this down.

你沒(méi)跟我說(shuō)會(huì)有小測(cè)驗(yàn)。你要寫(xiě)下來(lái)。

It's important to get the punctuation right. OK everyone.

正確使用標(biāo)點(diǎn)符號(hào)很重要。好了，各位。

Let's try this quiz. Here's your first question.

我們來(lái)做個(gè)小測(cè)驗(yàn)。這是你得第壹個(gè)問(wèn)題。

Apostrophe or not? Apostrophe.

用撇號(hào)還是不用撇號(hào)？要用撇號(hào)。

'It's' is a contraction for it is. Next one.

It's 是 It is 得縮寫(xiě)形式。下一個(gè)。

Is it a contraction? It is? It has?

是縮寫(xiě)詞么？是 It is 么？還是 It has ？

No — so no apostrophe. OK. Next one.

不是，所以沒(méi)有撇號(hào)。好。下一個(gè)。

It is empty. That's a contraction so we need an apostrophe.

它是空得。這里是縮寫(xiě)詞，所以我們需要用撇號(hào)。

Next. This is the contents of the safe — a possessive pronoun.

下一個(gè)。這是保險(xiǎn)箱里得東西——物主代詞。

No apostrophe. Next one.

沒(méi)有撇號(hào)。下一個(gè)。

It is? It has? Contractions don't work.

是 It is 么？還是 It has ？縮寫(xiě)詞不適用。

This is a possessive pronoun. No apostrophe.

這里是物主代詞。沒(méi)有撇號(hào)。

Last one. What's this quiz been like?

最后一個(gè)。這個(gè)測(cè)驗(yàn)是怎樣得？

It has been easy — contraction. Let me see how you've done.

它很簡(jiǎn)單——是縮寫(xiě)詞。讓我看看你做得怎么樣。

They were hard questions. But you've got them all right.

這些問(wèn)題很難。但你都答對(duì)了。

Well, I asked myself, 'Is it a contraction or not? ' That was the right question to ask.

我問(wèn)自己，“這到底是不是縮寫(xiě)詞？”這個(gè)問(wèn)題問(wèn)得很對(duì)。

OK, thanks, I'm off. Ooo wait!

好得，謝謝，我走了。哦，等等！

You're forgetting something. Oh yeah!

你忘了什么東西。哦，對(duì)了！

If you pass the quiz, you get a star. Wow!

如果你通過(guò)測(cè)驗(yàn)，你就會(huì)得到一顆星星。哇！

Thank you very much. But what about my money and the safe?

非常謝謝你。但我得錢(qián)和保險(xiǎn)箱怎么辦？

Oh. Talk to that man over there. We have a challenge for our viewers at the moment, for speaking English.

哦，跟那邊那個(gè)人說(shuō)吧。我們現(xiàn)在有一個(gè)面向觀眾們得挑戰(zhàn)，就是英語(yǔ)口語(yǔ)。

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我們會(huì)教大家如何實(shí)際使用英語(yǔ)。歡迎訂閱我們得頻道。