Upgrade Your English Conversation! ⬆️⬆️⬆️ [Adjective intensifiers]

Hello I'm Emma from mmmEnglish!

你好，我是mmmEnglish的Emma！

Now I have to say

现在我不得不说

I'm extremely excited about this lesson today.

今天我对这一课感到非常兴奋。

Because I know that you're

因为我知道你是

an exceptionally dedicated student,

一个特别敬业的学生，

so this incredibly useful lesson,

这个非常有用的课程，

is going to help you to take your English speaking skills

将帮助您掌握英语口语技巧

to the next level.

更上一层楼。

The tips that I share today are going to help

我今天分享的提示将有所帮助

your speaking and your writing skills

你的口语和写作技巧

sound much more powerful.

听起来更强大。

So how are we going to do that?

那我们怎么做呢？

We're going to use intensifiers.

我们将使用增强器。

We're going to use intensifiers to make your language

我们将使用增强器来制作您的语言

more powerful when you're talking about extremes.

当你谈论极端时更强大。

So intensifiers are words that are added

因此增强器是添加的词

before an adjective to make it stronger.

在形容词之前使其变得更强大。

It's simple, you take any old, boring adjective,

这很简单，你可以使用任何旧的，无聊的形容词，

like 'boring' and then you add an intensifier to it.

例如'无聊'，然后你添加一个增强器。

The lecture was really boring.

讲座真的很无聊。

See? I bet you didn't even know that you already know

对吧？我打赌你甚至不知道你已经知道了

how to use some adjective intensifiers.

如何使用一些形容词增强器。

But 'really' and 'very' are pretty stock standard

但'真的'和'非常'是相当的股票标准

intensifiers, you know.

你知道，增强器。

They're not really showcasing your English skills.

他们并没有真正展示你的英语技能。

Let me show you what I mean.

让我告诉你我的意思。

That shop assistant was rude.

店员很粗鲁。

That shop assistant was really rude.

店员真的很粗鲁。

That shop assistant was extremely rude.

店员非常粗鲁。

Did you notice how the tone of each

你有没有注意到每个人的语气

sentence changed?

句子改了？

It suddenly became much stronger as we got to the end

随着我们走到尽头，它突然变得更加强大

so the role of an intensifier in your sentence is

所以增强器在你的句子中的作用是

exactly what it sounds like!

究竟是什么感觉！

It's there to intensify the adjective,

它是强化形容词，

to make the meaning stronger.

使意义更强。

And that, my friends, allows you to introduce

而且，我的朋友，允许你介绍

more emotion and more feeling into your English.

更多的情感和更多的英语感受。

Using intensifiers is going to help you to enhance

使用增强器将帮助您增强

the meaning of an adjective,

形容词的意思，

to emphasize a point.

强调一点。

They'll also help you to sound really impressive,

他们还会帮助你发出令人印象深刻的声音，

definitely when you're speaking,

当你说话的时候，

but these intensifiers will help you to write

但这些增强剂会帮助你写作

more compelling essays and reports too.

更引人注目的论文和报道。

So this lesson is definitely worth sticking around for.

所以这一课绝对值得一试。

Now there are intensifiers

现在有增强器

that show high intensity, medium intensity,

显示高强度，中等强度，

and low intensity.

和低强度。

And intensity is talking about strength,

强度在谈论力量，

so there are intensifiers that are

所以有增强器

high in strength, that are medium in strength

强度高，强度中等

or that are low in strength.

或者说力量很低。

So we'll start with intensifiers that are high intensity.

因此，我们将从高强度的增强器开始。

So these intensifiers are going to take your adjective

所以这些增强器将采用你的形容词

to the extreme upper limits

达到极限上限

of the meaning of your adjective. They're very strong.

形容词的意思。他们非常强大。

And there are quite a few of these strong intensifiers

并且这些强力增强器中有相当多

to choose from.

从中选择。

Extremely. Completely. Absolutely. Utterly.

非常。完全。绝对。完全。

Totally. Entirely. Exceptionally. Insanely.

完全。完全。在特殊情况下。疯狂。

And incredibly.

令人难以置信的。

Okay so let's test these out.

好的，让我们测试一下。

Her daughter is intelligent.

她的女儿很聪明。

So this sentence is okay but to emphasise the point,

所以这句话没问题，但要强调一点，

we can use an intensifier to make it stronger.

我们可以使用增强器使其更强大。

Her daughter is exceptionally intelligent.

她的女儿非常聪明。

Wow! She is very, very, very, very, smart.

哇！她非常，非常，非常，非常聪明。

She's been stressed lately.

她最近一直很紧张。

She's been incredibly stressed lately.

她最近受到了极大的压力。

The exam was difficult.

考试很难。

The exam was extremely difficult.

考试非常困难。

The sound was deafening!

声音震耳欲聋！

The sound was absolutely deafening!

声音绝对震耳欲聋！

We are exhausted.

我们筋疲力尽。

We are utterly exhausted.

我们已经筋疲力尽了。

So all of these intensifiers are at the high, extreme

因此所有这些增强器都处于极高的极端状态

top end of the meaning of the adjective.

形容词意义的最高端。

So I have a question for you.

所以我有一个问题要问你。

If you've just eaten lunch an hour ago,

如果你刚刚吃了一个小时的午餐，

can you use any of these adjectives

你能用这些形容词吗？

to say that you're feeling hungry again?

说再次感到饥饿？

No, they're much too strong.

不，他们太强大了。

But what about if you hadn't eaten since

但是，如果你从那以后没吃过怎么办呢

yesterday morning

昨天早上

and that was over twenty-four hours ago?

那是二十四小时前的事了？

Could you use any of them then?

你可以使用其中任何一个吗？

Probably, because I think you'd be pretty hungry.

可能，因为我觉得你很饿。

So write this sentence for me in the comments

所以在评论中为我写这句话

below this video. Use one of the intensifiers

在这个视频下面。使用其中一个增强器

to explain how you feel

解释你的感受

- you haven't eaten for over twenty-four hours!

- 你已经吃了超过二十四小时了！

You're...

你是...

Quick! Write it!

快！写下来！

But, please be careful.

但是，请小心。

It is possible to overuse intensifiers,

过度使用增强器是可能的，

particularly these high extremes,

特别是这些极端情况，

so your sentence can really quickly become too full

所以你的判决很快就会变得太满了

of strong emotions.

强烈的情绪。

And you'll start to sound a little insincere.

你会开始听起来有点虚伪。

If this sentence was a person, it would sound like this.

如果这句话是一个人，听起来就像这样。

The most unbelievably phenomenal thing

最令人难以置信的现象

has happened!

已经发生了！

My incredibly brilliant and utterly amazing brother

我令人难以置信的辉煌和完全惊人的兄弟

just met an extremely wealthy man

刚遇到一个非常富有的人

who owns an exceptionally successful company.

谁拥有一家非常成功的公司。

That's a bit too much!

这有点太多了！

So just take it easy okay?

那么放轻松好吗？

With intensifiers, less is more.

使用增强器，越少越好。

It's better to have one or two

最好有一两个

really appropriate intensifiers

非常合适的增强器

than to have too many in your sentence, right?

而不是你的句子太多了吧？

Now, not all intensifiers are high-intensity.

现在，并非所有增强器都是高强度的。

Not everything in life is so extreme, right?

生活中的一切都不是那么极端，对吧？

So we also use intensifiers to show

所以我们也使用增强器来展示

medium and low intensity.

中低强度。

For medium intensity, these are really common ones.

对于中等强度，这些是非常常见的。

Really. Very. Pretty. Quite. And particularly.

真。非常。漂亮。相当。特别是。

So these intensifiers are not quite as strong

所以这些增强器并不那么强大

and they're not quite as intense.

他们并没有那么激烈。

But they are good to use if you want to emphasise

但如果你想强调的话，它们很好用

a point a little, but not too much.

一点点，但不是太多。

Your resume is impressive.

你的简历令人印象深刻

Your resume is quite impressive.

你的简历令人印象深刻。

Those desserts are good.

那些甜点很好吃。

Those desserts are particularly good.

那些甜点特别好吃。

The movie was okay but it got

电影还可以，但它得到了

pretty violent towards the ends.

相当暴力。

And for low intensity, you could use

对于低强度，你可以使用

'mildly', 'relatively' or 'somewhat'.

'温和'，'相对'或'有点'。

So these are low strength intensifiers.

所以这些是低强度增强剂。

They're useful to emphasise that the adjective

它们有助于强调形容词

is not strong.

不强。

So imagine that you went to a comedy show last night

所以想象你昨晚去看了喜剧节目

and it was okay. It was kind of funny.

这没关系。这很有趣。

Definitely wasn't as funny as you

绝对没有你那么有趣

thought it would be though.

以为会是这样的。

So the show was mildly amusing.

所以这个节目有点有趣。

Not much of a compliment for a comedy show

对喜剧节目赞不绝口

if it was mildly amusing.

如果这是有趣的。

So let's compare intensifiers.

那么让我们来比较增强器。

She's been stressed lately.

她最近一直很紧张。

She's been mildly stressed lately.

她最近受到了轻微的压力。

She's been pretty stressed lately.

最近她一直很紧张。

She's been incredibly stressed lately.

她最近受到了极大的压力。

See how we can add meaning and emphasis

了解我们如何添加意义和重点

to our sentence just by adding these intensifiers?

通过添加这些增强器来判断我们的句子？

Learning to use them is definitely

学习使用它们绝对是

going to help your English to sound more powerful

帮助你的英语听起来更强大

and confident.

并且自信。

So it's time for your homework!

所以你的作业是时候了！

It's your turn to write some sentences

轮到你写一些句子了

in the comments below this video.

在此视频下方的评论中。

We're expecting serious weather conditions tomorrow.

我们明天期待严重的天气状况。

So can you see the adjective in that sentence there?

所以你能看到那句话中的形容词吗？

'serious', right?

'严肃'，对吗？

So I want you to take this sentence

所以我想让你接受这句话

and rewrite it three times in the comments

并在评论中重写三次

with a high, medium and low intensifier.

具有高，中，低增强器。

Let's see how many different sentences

让我们看看有多少不同的句子

we can get in the comments together.

我们可以一起得到评论。

Well that's it for this lesson.

那就是这一课。

And now you know how to add more emotion

现在你知道如何增加更多的情感

into your English and how to express yourself

进入你的英语以及如何表达自己

clearly and naturally using intensifiers.

清楚自然地使用增强器。

So please do write even more sentences

所以请写更多的句子

in the comments below this video.

在此视频下方的评论中。

I read them, I see them and I love giving

我看了他们，我看到他们，我喜欢奉献

little tweaks and corrections to make sure that you've

小调整和纠正，以确保你

understood my lesson correctly.

理解我的教训。

And if you did enjoy the lesson, please give it a 'like'

如果你确实喜欢上课，请给它一个'喜欢'

and subscribe to the mmmEnglish Channel.

并订阅mmmEnglish频道。

I make new English lessons here every week

我每周都会在这里上新的英语课

so don't be a stranger, come say 'hello'

所以不要成为陌生人，来说'你好'

and come and check out

来看看吧

some of my other lessons, right here.

我的其他一些课程就在这里。

Thanks for watching

谢谢观看

and I'll see you in the next lesson.

我会在下一课中见到你。

Bye for now!

暂时再见！