BORROW vs LEND Learn Meanings and Differences with Example English Sentences

Hi, everyone. I’m Esther.

大家好。我是埃丝特。

In this video, I’m going to talk about two similar and sometimes confusing English verbs

在本视频中，我将讨论两个相似且有时令人困惑的英语动词

‘borrow’ and ‘lend’.

“借”和“借”。

Mixing up the words ‘borrow’ and ‘lend’ can be a common confusion,

混淆“借”和“借”这两个词可能是一个常见的混淆，

but this video will help you master their usage.

但这个视频将帮助您掌握它们的用法。

Let’s get started.

让我们开始吧。

Let’s start with ‘borrow’.

让我们从“借”开始。

It is a verb.

它是一个动词。

It means to take something from someone with the plan of giving it back after using it.

意思是从某人那里拿走某样东西，并计划在使用后归还。

‘borrow’ is similar to the verbs ‘take’, ‘get’, and ‘receive’.

“借”类似于动词“拿”、“得到”和“接收”。

Remember, you borrow from someone.

请记住，您是向某人借的。

Let’s look at some examples.

让我们看一些例子。

The first sentence says,

第一句话是：

‘Could I borrow your pen for a minute, please?’

“我可以借一下你的笔吗？”

I’m asking if I can take your pen

我问我是否可以拿走你的笔

but I will give it back after I use it.

，但我用完后会把它还给你。

The next sentence says,

下一句话是：

‘Brenda often borrows Erin's car.’

“布伦达经常借艾琳的车。”

Again Brenda might take Erin's car and use it for a little bit

布伦达可能会再次使用艾琳的汽车并使用它一段时间

but she will give it back to Erin.

，但她会将其还给艾琳。

Now, I will talk about ‘lend’.

现在，我要谈谈“借”。

It's an irregular verb.

这是一个不规则动词。

The past tense of lend is ‘lent’.

借出的过去式是“借出”。

It means to give something to someone for a short period of time

意思是在短时间内给予某人某物，

expecting it to be given back.

期望得到回报。

‘lend’ is similar to the verb ‘give’.

“借”与动词“给予”相似。

Remember, you lend to someone.

请记住，您借给某人。

Let’s look at some examples.

让我们看一些例子。

The first sentence says,

第一句话是：

‘I never lend my money to anyone.’

“我从不借钱给任何人。”

This means even though someone might pay me back,

这意味着即使有人可能还钱给我，

I never give anyone that money.

我也不会给任何人这笔钱。

The next sentence says,

下一句话是：

‘I lent Gary my umbrella.’

“我把伞借给了加里。”

In this sentence, it means I gave Gary my umbrella

这句话的意思是我把伞给了Gary

and he will give it back to me later.

，他稍后会还给我。

Now, let's do a checkup.

现在，我们来做个检查。

In this conversation, there are a few sentences.

在这段对话中，有几句话。

In one of the sentences, we should use the word ‘borrow’.

在其中一个句子中，我们应该使用“借用”一词。

In the other sentence, we use ‘lend’.

在另一句话中，我们使用“借出”。

Take a moment to think about where we use these verbs.

花点时间思考一下我们在哪里使用这些动词。

‘A’ says,

“A”说，

‘May I _blank_ your car?’

“我可以_blank_你的车吗？”

‘A’ is asking ‘B’ can I take something from you and I will return it later.

“A”正在问“B”我可以从你那里拿走一些东西吗？我稍后会归还。

The word ‘borrow’ means to take and return, so ‘A’ says,

“借”这个词的意思是拿走并归还，所以“A”说，

‘May I borrow your car?’

“我可以借你的车吗？”

In reply ‘B’ says, ‘Of course, I'd be happy to _blank_ it to you?’

“B”回复说：“当然，我很乐意将其空白给你？”

In this case, we use ‘lend’

在这种情况下，我们使用“借出”，

because lend means to give something to someone

因为借出意味着向某人提供某些东西，

knowing that they'll get it back later.

并且知道他们稍后会收回它。

So let's take a look.

那么让我们来看看吧。

A: May I borrow your car?

A：我可以借你的车吗？

B: Of course. I'd be happy to lend it to you.

乙：当然。我很乐意借给你。

Now you know the difference between ‘lend’ and ‘borrow’.

现在您知道“借”和“借”之间的区别了。

This can be confusing but with a lot of practice you will master these very important verbs.

这可能会令人困惑，但通过大量练习，您将掌握这些非常重要的动词。

Good job, everybody and see you in the next video.

干得好，大家，我们下一个视频见。