IS or IT'S - Most Common English Errors | English Grammar & Pronunciation Mistakes

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- Hello everyone and welcome back to English With Lucy.

嗨 各位 歡迎來到English With Lucy

Today, I've got a very short little lesson,

今天，我要教一個比較簡短的課程

but I'm hoping to correct an error

但我希望可以糾正一個錯誤

that I hear and see a lot of you make,

一個我常聽到你們犯的錯誤

especially students that have Spanish

特別是那些以西班牙語

as their mother tongue.

為母語的人

So, this lesson might not be relevant for everybody.

所以這堂課可能不會與所有人相關

You might watch this and say

你可能看了會說

"Lucy, do you think we're stupid?"

露西，你真以為我們那麼笨嗎？

But no, I started teaching Spanish students,

但 不是，當我開始教西班牙學生時

because I was teaching in Spain, and I always saw

因為我當時在西班牙任教，而我經常看到

that they really, really struggled with this,

他們真的真的對這個問題非常困惑

because Spanish does not have the same structure

因為西班牙語沒有像英文

as English regarding this particular grammar point.

一樣的這個文法結構

Yours, however, might do.

然而，你們的可能語言有

So, if you get through this video

所以如果你們看完這個視頻

and you find it irrelevant,

然後你覺得它是不相關的

every grammar topic can be relevant for everyone.

任何文法議題對任何人都可以是有關聯的

Before we can started, I just wanted to

在開始之前，我想要

remind you to sign up to Audible.com.

提醒你去註冊Audible.com.

You can get a free 30-day trial and audiobook,

你就可以得到30天的免費適用和有聲書

which is worth rather a lot of money,

這些東西都價值不菲唷

by signing up, clicking on the link below.

只要註冊跟點擊下面的連結

I've given out a couple of recommendations,

我也有提出一些我推薦的

I really recommend the Harry Potter books,

像我真的非常推薦哈利波特系列

they are fantastic, and also I found out

他們真是棒極了，而我也覺得

that you can have the complete Sherlock Holmes collection

你們可以去看看由史蒂芬·佛萊所朗讀的夏洛克·福爾摩斯系列

read by Stephen Fry, who is one of my favourite comedians.

他也是我最喜歡的喜劇演員之一

He speaks with Received Pronunciation,

他使用的是標準英音 (RP)

he's got excellent pronunciation, he speaks clearly.

他有著非常標緻且清晰的發音

I have left the link for that particular collection

我同樣也放了這本有聲書的連結在下面

of audiobooks down below as well.

我同樣也放了這本有聲書的連結在下面

I recommended it in a previous video

我在之前的視頻中推薦過它

and you guys seemed to really, really like it,

而你們好像非常非常喜歡它

so I thought I would mention it again.

所以我想我會再提起它一次

The one great thing about audiobooks is

關於有聲書的一大的優點就是

you can practise your listening,

你可以練習你的聽力

but you can also practise your pronunciation,

還可順便練習你的發音

because you're listening to a native person read the book.

因為你是在聽一個英文母語者朗讀這本書

And if you buy the actual book as well,

而如果你也買了這本書

it's like you've got a complete listening exercise.

就像你得到了一套完整的聽力測驗

Anyway, let's start with the lesson.

話不多說，讓我們開始這堂課吧

Today, I'm going to talk about

今天，我要來討論關於

the difference between is and it's.

is 和 it's 之間的不同

Now, before we get started,

現在，在我們開始之前

I want to just quickly talk to you

我想要快速告訴你

about the pronunciation of these two words.

關於這些字的發音

Because I hear a lot of people saying "ees," "eets."

因為我聽到很多人說 "ees," "eets."

Both of these are incorrect.

這兩種都是不正確的

It should be firstly "ih," a short vowel sound.

第一點，它應該是"ih,"，一個短母音

Not "ee," "ih."

不是 "ee," "ih."

So that's the first mistake corrected.

所以這是第一個錯誤

"Ih," not "ee," "ih."

"Ih," 不是 "ee," "ih."

Stop the voice with your throat.

用喉嚨去堵住聲音

"Ih," "ih.

"Ih," "ih.

"Ee," "ih."

"Ee," "ih."

Okay?

好嗎？

See if you can guess what I'm going to talk about next,

你可以猜猜看我再要說什麼

regarding the pronunciation of the two words.

關於這兩個字的發音

Is.

Is.

It's.

It's.

Is.

Is.

It's.

It's.

They end with a different phoneme,

它們在結尾有著不一樣的音位

even though the phonemes are represented by the letter S.

即便這些音位是由字母S所表示

So is is a voiced, "zzz," sound;

所以is 是有聲音的 聽起來像"zzz"

it's, unvoiced "sss" sound.

it's是無聲音的 聽起來"sss"

So "iss" doesn't exist.

所以"iss"是不存在的

It's is, is, it's.

It's is, is, it's.

Is, it's.

Is, it's.

Now if you apply this to your speech,

現在, 如果你把這個應用到你的談話

you will instantly sound more native.

你會立馬聽起來更像一個天生的母語者

Now the next error that I want to correct

下一個我要改正的錯誤是

with these two little words

兩個小小的單詞

is the repetition of the subject.

討論“主詞重複”

Don't repeat the subject.

不要重複主詞

Spain it's wonderful.

西班牙 它真是太美好了

Spain is wonderful.

西班牙真是太美好了

Which one is correct?

哪一個是正確的

What is the subject of this sentence?

這句話的主詞是什麼

The subject is Spain.

主詞是西班牙

If I say "Spain it's wonderful,"

如果我說 西班牙 它真是太美好了

I'm actually saying "Spain it is wonderful,"

我實際上是在說 西班牙 它真的是太美好了

and that means I've got two subjects.

而這代表我有兩個主詞

I have repeated the subject.

我重複了主詞

So the it is not necessary.

所以這個it是不需要的

Spain, subject, is wonderful.

西班牙 (<-主詞)，真是太美好了

Now, compare these two sentences:

現在，來比較兩句話

Today is sunny.

今天真是晴朗

Today it is sunny.

今天它真是晴朗

What's the difference?

有什麼差別

Which one is incorrect?

哪一個是不正確的

Neither of them are incorrect.

沒有一個是不正確的

Both of them are correct.

兩句話都是對的

Today it is sunny.

今天它真是晴朗

"It" refers to the weather.

這個”it“是指天氣的意思

Today is sunny.

今天真是晴朗

A very slight difference, so be careful with that.

是個非常細小的差別，但要注意到這個

What does the "it" refer to?

”it“是指什麼？

Another error that I hear made by Spanish speakers a lot

另外一個我很常聽到西班牙母語者犯的錯誤

is "no is," okay?

就是 "no is“

I had a wonderful, wonderful student, an amazing academic.

我有一個學術表現很出色的學生

If you gave him anything to do with computers,

如果你給他任何關於電腦的問題

he would just sort it out, it was amazing.

他都可以解決它，他真的很厲害

But he couldn't get it into his head that it's not "no is."

但他就是學不會，"no is"是不對的

It is "it's not," or "isn't."

是 "it's not," 或"isn't."

But because in Spanish you say "no es," "no es asi,"

但因為在西班牙語，你會說"no es," "no es asi,"

some people's brains want to say in English "no is,"

有些人的大腦想要用一樣的套路在英語裡面說"no is,"

because it sounds so similar, doesn't it?

因為它聽起來很相似，對吧？

"No es," "no is," "no es," "no is."

"No es," "no is," "no es," "no is."

But this isn't, isn't, isn't the case.

但在這個例子不是這樣

If I was to say "No es, no es el," for example,

如果我說"No es, no es el"，舉個例子

I have to say "It's not him,"

我會說"It's not him,"

or "It isn't him."

或"It isn't him."

I can't say "No is him."

我不能說 "No is him."

It doesn't exist.

這個用法不存在

Now, for some people that might seem quite basic.

現在，可能有些人可能會覺得有點太基本

It's hard not to translate things

不從你的母語直接地翻譯是很難的

directly from your own language.

不從你的母語直接地翻譯是很難的

"No," "no."

"No," "no."

"Es," "is."

"Es," "is."

I can totally understand why a Spanish speaker

我可以完全理解為什麼一個以西班牙語為母語的人

would translate "no es" as "no is,"

會把no es"翻譯成"no is

but take it from me, it's not correct,

但 聽我道來，這不是正確的

and if you want to speak and sound like a native,

還有如果你想要說出來和聽起來像一個天生母語者

then you need to start saying "it isn't, isn't."

那你就必須開始試著說it isn't, isn't."

She isn't nice.

She isn't nice.

It isn't good.

It isn't good.

It's not fair.

It's not fair.

Right, so the points you need to take away

所以你要從這堂課學到的重點就是

from today's lesson.

所以你要從這堂課學到的重點就是

Pronunciation.

發音

It's, is.

It's, is.

It's, is.

It's, is.

"It's" is "it is" together.

"It's"就是 "it is" 在一起

So "is" has no subject, and "it's" has the subject.

所以“is”沒有主詞，但"it's" 有主詞

"It" is the subject.

”it“就是主詞

"It" is the subject in "it's."

在"it's."裡it就是主詞

Hoo, this is quite a difficult topic to explain!

呼，這真是有點難解釋得題目

It seems so simple, but actually it's not simple.

它看起來很簡單，但實際上也沒那麼簡單

The next point, be very, very careful

下一個重點，要非常非常注意就是

when repeating the subject.

當重複主詞時

Do you need to repeat it?

你有需要去重複嗎？

The answer is almost always no.

這個答案幾乎是”不用“

Spain is different.

Spain is different.

Spain it's different.

Spain it's different.

Which one is it?

哪一個是對的？

It's "is," because Spain is the subject.

"Is"是對的，因為西班牙是主語

And then the final point,

再來最後一點

with the negative, it's never "no is,"

不正確的用法, 決不要用"no is,"

it is always "it is not," "it's not," "it isn't."

一定是"it is not," "it's not," "it isn't."

That's it for today's lesson.

今天就到這裡

Don't forget to sign up for your free trial at Audible,

不要忘記去Audible註冊免費試用

and download your free audiobook

然後下載免費的有聲書

by clicking on the link down below.

只要點擊下面的連結

Also, don't forget to connect with me

還有，不要忘記關注我

on all of my social media.

所有的社交媒體

I've got my Facebook and my Instagram, and also my Twitter.

我的臉書 Instagram和我的推特

I will see you soon for a another lesson, mwah.

我們會很快在下一堂課見面的

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