简介
In this lesson, we will discuss the correct usage of ‘their’.
本节课，我们将讨论”their”的正确用法。
Explanation
解释
Perry: In English we use ‘their’ to indicate possession. ‘Their’ is a possessive adjective pronoun so it is always connected to a noun.
佩里：在英语里，我们用’their’表示所属。’their’是形容词性的所属代词，所以它经常与名词一起使用。
Leena: Where is their car?
丽娜：他们的汽车在哪里?
Perry: In this example the person is talking about a car that belongs to other people.
佩里：在例子中的人提到的是属于别人的车。
Leena: I have two kids and this is their room.
丽娜：我有两个孩子，这是他们的房间。
Perry: The person is showing the room that belongs to the children, that’s why she said ‘their’ room.
佩里：这个人展示的房间属于孩子。这就是为什么他说’their’房间。
Leena: We walked their dog while they were on vacation.
丽娜：在他们旅游的时候我帮他们遛狗。
Perry: The speaker is talking about a dog whose owners are traveling.
佩里：说话者说的狗的主人正在旅游。
Leena: Is that their only choice?
丽娜：这是他们唯一的选择吗?
Perry: In this example, the word ‘their’ is referring to a group of people with limited choices.
佩里：在这个例子里，’their’这个词指的是没有什么选择的一群人。
Leena: I don’t want their money. I’ll figure something out.
丽娜：我不想要他们的钱。我会找到办法的。
Perry: The speaker is saying that she doesn’t want the money that belongs to a group of people, maybe her friends or her parents, for example.
佩里：说话者说他不想属于别人的钱，比如说他的朋友或者是父母。
Let’s see some sample conversations.
我们来看一些例子：
Conversation 1
对话一：
Harry: I’ve just talked to the neighbors. Did you really buy their car?
哈利：我刚刚和邻居聊天来着，你真的要买他们的车吗?
Johnson: Yes, I did.
强森：是的。
Harry: How did that happen, Harry?
哈利：怎么会这样呢?
Johnson: What?! What do you mean?
强森：什么?你什么意思?
Harry: Their garage is huge. Ours is not. Where will you park that car every day?
哈利：他们的院子很大，我们的不是啊。我们要把车停子那里呢?
Johnson: They’ll let me keep the car in their garage for now.
强森：他们会让我把车停在他们的院子里的。
Harry: And what about their money? How are you planning to pay for this?
哈利：那他们的钱呢?你要为此付钱吗?
Johnson: Don’t worry about it. I have it all covered.
强森：不要担心这个，我把所有的事都算进去了。
Conversation 2
对话2
Leonard: Hey, what are you looking at, Eddy?
莱纳德：嗨，你在看什么?艾迪?
Eddy: Do you see those people over there?
艾迪：你看到在那儿的人了吗?
Leonard: Yes, what about them?
莱纳德：看到了，你认识他们吗?
Eddy: Their presence here is really disturbing me.
艾迪：他们的存在让我很困扰。
Leonard: What made you think that?
莱纳德：你怎么会这么想呢?
Eddy: Look at their behaviour. Their way to talk to others is rude. I’ll just ask them to leave.
艾迪：看看他们的行为。他们谈话的方式很没有礼貌。我要让他们离开。
Leonard: Didn't you invite them?
莱纳德：你没有邀请他们吗?
Eddy: No, I don't even know who they are.
艾迪：没有，我甚至不知道他们是谁。
Leonard: This is bad. Come on. Let’s talk to them.
莱纳德：太糟糕了。来，我们去找他们谈谈。
