Learn English - TO & FOR

Hello there everyone. My name is Ronnie and today i'm going to teach you something you something that is a little bit confusing for me.

大家好，我是Ronnie。今天我将要给大家讲一些我自己也有点迷惑的东西

I actually had to research this a bit.

我实际上也已经查了一些资料

One of my Brazilian students asked me this question: Teacher, what different "to" and "for" in English sentence?

我的一个巴西学生问我这样的问题：老师，英语句子中的“TO”和“FOR”有什么区别呢

Uhh, I don't know. I'll tell you tomorrow. So, it's tomorrow. The difference is kind of difficult to explain, but I'll try my best, for you.

呃、呃，我不知道。我明天告诉你。那么，现在就是“明天”了。它们之间的不同有点不太好解释，不过，我会尽我最大努力解释给你听

Oh, it's for you. So this is how this works.

对了，这是我用的是"FOR", 所以, 这就是“FOR”如何使用的

You can think of it in this way: "to" we're always going to use as a transfer or exchange or change of something, okay?

你可以这样认为：“TO”，我们总是用来作为传递或者交换一些东西

"For" we're always going to use as something beneficial or good for the person.

“FOR”我们总是用在对这个人有益或者有好处的事情上

If you guys understand the word benefit or if you don't understand the word benefit, it means a good thing.

如果你们理解"benefit”这个单词，或者如果你不理解这个单词，你就当做是一个好事就可以了

So, if you want to transfer or exchange something you're gonna do it "to", if you want to do something for someone in a good way it's gonna be "for".

所以，如果你想传递或交换一些东西时，你可以用“TO”，如果你想以一种好的方式对某人做某事的时候，就用“FOR”

So, let's check this out with examples.

现在，我们看一些例子

the first two

这两个句子

these words, these sentences are actually in the past tense

这些词，这些句子实际上都是过去时态

it does not matter if you are using past, present, or future

但是无论你用过去时、现在时还是将来时

or any kind of grammar, in the tenses

或者有关时态上的任何语法，都不重要

what matters is what is happening in the sentence

重要的是这个句子中讲述是什么事

so let's try this

现在我们来看看这个句子

I made this lesson

I made this lesson

you can either use "to" or "for"

你可以用“TO”或者“FOR”

so what do you think?

你决定用哪个呢

I made this lesson

我制作了本课程

is this lesson good for you?

本课程对你有用吗

yes yes yes it is

是是是，有用

so, because this is a good thing that's happening

所以，因为这是一件有好处的事情

and I'm giving it to you

而我这好处给了你

I'm going to benefit you, it's gonna be good

我要对你有益，这将会是一件好事

and you're going to use

所以你要用

for you, okay

“FOR”，对吧

I gave the beer

I gave the beer

for her or to her?

这里用for还是to呢？

I'm actually holding a beer

想像一下，我拿着一瓶真正的啤酒

Magical mystery beer; invisible beer, and I'm going to give it to someone.

神奇魔法啤酒，看不见的啤酒，我打算把它给别人。

So I'm actually transferring something.

所以这里我实际上是在传递一些东西

So because it's a transfer and exchange,

因为它是一个传递或者交换

I'm going to use "to".

所以我要用“TO”

Okay? Let's try another one

好的， 我们看另一个例子

These sentences,

这些句子

I've used the future tense, these sentences I've used the past.

我用了将来时，这些句子我用了过去时。

I'm going to talk,

I'm going to talk

"for" her or "to" her?

是用“FOR”还是“TO”呢？

When we talk, what do we do?

当我们说话的时候，我们实际上在做什么？

We, exchange or we transfer information.

我们在交换或者传递信息。

So, I'm going to talk "to" you.

所以我要和你交谈，这里用“TO”

Next one.

下一个

I will do that, or I will do something, "to" you- uh oh, "for" you- hmm.

"I will to that" 或者 " I will do something" 这里是用“TO”，呃，还是用“FOR”呢

So if I do something for you I'm going to help you; maybe I will wash the dishes, or I will give you a ride to class.

所以，如果我要为你做一些事实，实际上我是要帮助你。也许我会洗碗，或者我会送你去上课

Okay? So I would say, I will do something or do that, "for" you.

所以，我要说“我要为你做一些事情”的时候，用“FOR”

See if you can do this one by yourself.

看看你能不能自己完成这个句子

I sing,

我唱歌

hmm,

嗯，

you.

你

I go,

我去

hmm,

嗯

school.

学校

What do you think?

你认为该用哪个呢

This grammar is in, the simple present tense,

这个语法是，一般现在时

so we have past, future, and present tense.

现在我们有过去，将来和现在时

So,

所以，

when someone sings, do they do it to exchange something?

当有人唱歌的时候，他们这样做是在交换什么吗

Or do they do it because it's pleasureful, or beneficial , or good?

还是他们这样做是因为这是一件信愉快的或者有益的或者是一件好的事情 呢

Oh pick that one! Okay, yes,

挑那个，是的

I will sing,

我将要为你

for you.

唱歌

No- uh I'm not going to sing sorry.

不，不好意思，不是我要唱歌

La♪ no- not going to happen.

这不会发生

Um.

嗯。

I go "for" school? No, I go "to" school.

我去学校，是用“FOR”？不，应该是用“TO”

So, let's just check out what we're actually transferring and exchanging in these sentences.

那么，我们来看看在这个句子中我们是在传递还是交换什么东西

If you say "I go to school." you're transferring your body.

如果你说“我去学校。”你是在传递你的身体。

So you're going from one place to another place. Going back woo-hoo!

所以你从一个地方到另一个地方。现在回来

So in this one to make it kind of...

所以在这个例子里，有点

Strange, but easier,

奇怪，但更简单一些

you're transferring, your body.

你在传递，你的身体

"I sing for you." Is a benefit.

“I sing for you”我为你唱歌，是一件好事

"I will do that for you." I'm going to do something to help you.

“I will do that for you.”我会帮你做一些事情

"I'm going to talk to you." When we talk like I said we transfer information.

“I'm going to talk to you.”当我们说话的时候，就像我说的，我们在传递信息。

So, or you can use exchange.

或者你也可以认为是在交换信息

Exchange,

交换

info. Info is a short form of information, just so you know.

信息。info是information的缩写形式，你知道就好

"I gave the beer to her." I'm actually, physically giving her beer, I'm transferring beer from my hand, to her hand.

“I gave the beer to her.” 我其实是，物理上给她啤酒，我从我手里转移啤酒，到她的手上。