This video is one that I've been meaning to make for a long time.
There are a few really common mistakes that my students keep making.
我想做這個視頻已經很久很久了。
我的學生們總是會犯一些非常常見的錯誤。
Obviously nobody is telling you so how else are you supposed to correct them?
I'm Emma from mmmEnglish and in this lesson, I'm going to share three really common grammar mistakes that you need to stop making so don't go anywhere.
很顯然，沒有人會告訴你，那你該如何糾正這些錯誤呢？
我是 Emma ，歡迎來到 Emma 的美味英語，在本節課程中，我將會分享三個大家需要規避的非常常見的語法錯誤，所以千萬別走開哦。
. . . . . . I've been teaching English for many years now.
我已經教英語教了很多年了。我在線上教過，在線下教過，在很多不同的國家教過。
I've taught students online, in classrooms and in so many different countries around the world.
But there are some really common mistakes that I keep hearing my students make all the time.
但是有一些常見的錯誤，我經常聽我的學生會犯。
它們其實並不是什麼嚴重的錯誤，它們只是你很早的時候養成的錯誤，沒有成功擺脫它們，我很好奇大家有沒有也犯我在本節課程中說到的錯誤。
And they're not even bad mistakes, they're just bad habits that you've learned really early and you've just never gotten rid of and I'm really curious to find out if you make the mistakes that I'm sharing in this lesson too. It's really difficult.
In fact, it's almost impossible to know what mistakes you're making if nobody tells you right?
其實是很難的。
事實上，如果沒有人告訴你的話，基本不太可能知道自己在犯什麼錯誤是吧？所以大家都原諒了你，並不是你的錯。
So you're completely forgiven, it's not your fault. It's just that nobody tells you that you've made a mistake.
只是沒有人告訴你你犯錯了。母語者會在腦海中想：不，他們是這個意思，但是他們不會告訴你的。
Native speakers just think in their head: 'No they mean that. ' but they never say anything to you. But it's all good, today we're going to sort all of this out.
但是沒事的，今天我們會學習如何解決這個問題。最好的在第一時間發現你的錯誤的方式就是花時間和英語母語者老師待在一起，而不只是英語母語者。
Now one of the best ways to even realise that you've been making mistakes in the first place is to spend some time with a native English teacher, not a native English speaker.
They're not going to correct these kinds of mistakes for you.
他們不會給你糾正這種錯誤。但是老師可以這麼做，如果你在語言學校參加英語課程的話就比較簡單了，是吧？
But a teacher can and this is really easy to do if you go to English classes at a language school, right? But then you've got to go all the way to those classes, do the classes, come home again.
但是然後呢你需要去參加課程，然後回家，循環往復。這非常浪費時間，強度那麼大也很難做到。
It's really time-consuming and it's hard to do that intensively. Well this is exactly how I felt when I became a Lingoda student.
好的，在我成為Lingoda的學生之前我就是這麼覺得的。我沒有時間去語言學校，但是Lingoda就和去上語言學校一樣，但是所有的課程都是在線的。
I just didn't have time to go to a language school but Lingoda really is just like going to a language school but all the classes are online.
I still get native teachers, I get workbooks with every lesson to help me prepare for classes and review them afterwards.
我仍然可以請到母語老師，每節課都有練習冊幫助我預習課程和課後複習。我的水平也從A1升到了C2，得到了相應的證書。
I get certificates as I increase my skills from A1 to C2. I get to hang out with classmates but it's way more flexible.
我可以和同學們一起出去玩，但是更加靈活自由了。我不需要舟車勞頓，在哪裡
都可以進行。
I don't have to travel, I can do it from anywhere. If you want to try Lingoda for yourself, you can grab a free trial from their website but they're offering mmmEnglish students twenty-five percent off their first package of lessons.
如果你想要試一下Lingoda的話，大家可以從官網上免費試用一下，但是他們會給美味英語的學生第一套課程百分之二十五的減免。所以如果你想要充分利用的話，那就使用描述區的連結和優惠券吧。
So if you want to make the most of that deal, then use the link that's in the description and this voucher code. Guys, Lingoda really is not that expensive.
同志們，Lingoda真的沒那麼昂貴的。我很確定他們的課程一般都是八歐元，是的，Lingoda是美味英語頻道的贊助商，但我也是自己花錢上課的學生。
I'm pretty sure that their classes start from around eight euros and yes, Lingoda are a sponsor of the mmmEnglish Channel but I'm also a paying student of theirs myself.
So I can confidently tell you that studying with Lingoda is like going to a language school but I think it's even better because it's flexible and you can take your classes whenever it suits you.
所以我可以很有信心地告訴大家在Lingoda上學習和去語言學校一樣，但是我覺得這更好一點，因為它更加靈活自由，你們可以上那些符合你們時間的課程。
好的，到時間解決這三個常見的錯誤了。
Okay, time to fix these three common mistakes. Number one.
第一個。這些單詞都不是可以互換使用的，對吧？「有趣的」的「滑稽的」，它們都是常見的英語形容詞，但是意思完全不一樣。
These words are not interchangeable, right? 'Fun' and 'funny', they're both common English adjectives but they mean two quite different things. Seriously, they're really different.
真的，它們完全不同。當時使用「有趣的」作為形容詞的時候，意思是非常令人愉悅、很令人開心。
When you use 'fun' as an adjective, it means enjoyable and entertaining. We use 'fun' to talk about situations and events and people and activities when they help us to have a good time.
我們使用「有趣的」來談論那些讓我們覺得開心的情境、事件、人和活動。所以「有趣的」的反義詞是無聊的。
So the opposite of 'fun' would be boring, dull. Right?
對吧？但是「滑稽的」的意思非常不同，對吧？
But the meaning of 'funny' is very different, right? We use 'funny' as an adjective in two ways, most commonly to describe situations or even people that are humorous, alright?
我們會有兩種使用「滑稽的」的方式，大多數情況下都是用來描述滑稽的情境或者是人，對吧？那些讓我們捧腹大笑的人或者是情境。
People or situations that make us laugh. And the second meaning of funny is to describe something as a little weird or a bit strange, odd.
「滑稽的」的第二個意思是描述有點奇怪的東西。你可以說：保羅很滑稽！
So you could say: Paul is funny! But you could also say: Paul is funny. . .
但你也可以說：保羅很奇怪......就是有點點古怪。
Like a little weird. Now the problem that most of my students have is that they use 'funny' instead of 'fun'.
很多我的學生都會有的問題是他們會使用「滑稽的」而不是「有趣的」。記住，這兩個形容詞的意思是完全不同的。
Remember, the meaning of these two adjectives is completely different. Describing a party as fun means that I had a really good time, I enjoyed myself.
說一個派對很有趣意思是我真的玩得很開心。可能我在跳舞，可能我在玩棋類遊戲，我並不感到無聊。
Maybe I was dancing, maybe I was playing board games I wasn't bored. Now if I describe a party as funny, then it means I laughed a lot.
如果我說派對很 「funny」 的話，那意思就是我經常捧腹大笑。可能特別滑稽的事情發生了，或者是這個派對很奇怪。
Maybe something happened that was really quite humorous or it means that the party was weird, strange. Maybe everyone wore an eye mask the whole time and you couldn't see anyone or anything that was going on.
可能大家一直都要戴著眼罩，你看不到任何人，也看不到發生了什麼事情。太奇怪了！
That's weird! Alright I'm going to do a little quick test before we move on, 'fun' or 'funny'?
在我們繼續之前，會有一個小測試，是 「fun」 還是 「funny」 呢？對吧？
Okay? I watched a movie last night that made me laugh a lot.
我昨天晚上看了一部讓我捧腹大笑的電影。這是部喜劇。
It was a comedy. Right, comedy, funny, right? It made me laugh.
好的，滑稽的喜劇是吧？它讓我捧腹大笑。好的，那描述你總是玩得很開心的朋友呢？這個朋友一直會想出有趣的遊戲。
Okay what about to describe your friend who you always have a good time with, who's always inventing entertaining games. 'Fun' or 'funny'?
「Fun」 還是 「funny」 呢？你的朋友讓你玩得很開心。
Your friend helps you to have a good time. It's 'fun', they're fun.
是 「fun」 ，他們非常有趣。那描述你笑話講得很好，總是讓人開懷大笑的朋友呢。
Now describe your friend who always tells great jokes and makes people laugh. That person is funny.
那個人很搞笑。對吧？你懂了。再來一次。
Okay? You got it. One more. Last weekend I went out on my friend's boat.
上周我乘了我朋友的船。我們去遊泳了，還去釣魚了。
We went swimming. We went fishing. The weather was really, really good.
天氣真的非常非常好。是 「fun」 還是 「funny」 呢？
Fun or funny? Sounds like an enjoyable day, right?
聽起來像是非常令人愉悅的一天，對吧？應該是有趣的。
It was fun. So do you think that you can remember the meanings of these words to make sure that you don't sound funny or funny when you use them.
你覺得你可以記住這些單詞的意思，確保你用的時候不會聽起來很滑稽吧。試著在評論區造個句子，這樣大家就可以練習正確使用這些單詞，不會出錯。
Try writing a sentence in the comments so that you can practise using them correctly and make sure you're not using it in the wrong way. Mistake number two.
第二個錯誤。蘋果過於多汁了。
This apple is too juicy. Okay, 'too' can mean also.
好的，「too」 也有也的意思。「I like it too」 的意思就是我也喜歡。
'I like it too' means I also like it. But the mistake that I'm talking about when you use 'too' is to add emphasis.
但是我現在討論的錯誤是你們用以強調的時候使用 「too」 的情況。覺得 「too」 和 「very」 、 「really」 是同義詞的想法是錯誤的。
Now it's a mistake to think that 'too' is a synonym for very, really or so okay? 'Too' does add emphasis but it means excessive, a higher degree or amount than you actually want or you need, so it's a negative thing.
「Too」 確實可以進行強調，但是它的意思是太過了，比你想要的或者是需要的更多，所以這個單詞是負面的。比你想要的更多。
It's more than what you want. So when I said that my apple was too juicy, that sounds negative like there is more juice than I really want or I like.
當我說我的蘋果過於多汁的時候，聽起來比我想要或者是喜歡的更多汁。我可以使用 very 、really，如果我想要讓這個形容詞語氣更強的話。
So I could use very, really or so if I wanted to make that adjective stronger. So here, none of these words have a positive or a negative meaning.
在這裡呢，這些單詞都沒有積極或者消極的意思。它們只是增強它們修飾的形容詞的語氣。
They're just there to give extra strength to the adjective that they modify. We can say that something is hot but really hot is even more hot or we can say that she's excited but we can say she's so excited, alright?
我們可以說某個東西很燙，但是 「really hot」 是更燙的意思，我們可以說她很激動，但是我們也可以說她超級激動，對吧？增強形容詞的語氣。
To increase the meaning of that adjective. Now I know what you're thinking, 'too' also means a lot.
我知道你們在想什麼，「too」 也有很多的意思。但是它的意思是負面的。
But it has a negative meaning. So too much of something is a bad thing.
某件東西太多了並不好。「too hot」 的意思是比應該更熱，或者是比我想的更熱。
My tea is too hot, I can't drink it! So 'too hot' means that it's hotter than it was supposed to be or hotter than I want.
她太緊張了，所以開始驚慌失措。考試太難了，沒有人通過。
She was too anxious, and she started to panic. The test was too difficult, none of the students passed.
我們說它太難了，意思是比應該的難度更難。應該更簡單一點。
So we're saying it's too difficult means that it was more difficult than it should have been. It needed to be easier.
當然了，錢很多，或者是假期很多是件好事情，對吧？但是使用 「too」 我們在暗示這是件消極的事情，消極的方面。
Now surely having too much money or too much time off work is a good thing, right? But by using 'too' we're suggesting that there's a negative thing, a negative aspect.
太多休息的時間也可能表明你變懶了。太多錢，可能你就不關心身邊的人了，對吧？
Too much time off work could mean that you're getting lazy. Too much money, maybe you don't care as much about the people around you, right?
使用「too」 ，有一些非常重要的區別你需要注意，我在這個視頻中詳細地進行了講解，所以如果大家想繼續和我練習的話，就來這裡吧！第三個錯誤。
Using 'too', it's an important difference that you need to recognise and I go into even more detail about using 'too' in this video right here so if you want to keep practising with me, that way! Mistake number three.
不要說自己「令人厭煩」。當你這麼說的時候，意思是你沒什麼意思，你會讓其他人覺得厭煩，你很無聊。
Don't call yourself boring. When you say that it means you're not interesting, that you make other people feel bored, that you're really quite dull.
你應該說的是「我感到無聊」。對吧？就是你的生活平平無奇，什麼有趣的事情都沒有。
What you should say instead is "I'm bored". Alright? When you've got nothing going on when there's nothing interesting happening around you.
這只是暫時的感覺。說你很無聊的話，你說的是你的性格，對吧？我們並不想這麼做。
This is just a temporary feeling. By saying that you're boring, you're talking about your personality generally, right? We don't want to do that.
不要搞混了。英語學習者經常犯這個錯誤，不只是關於形容詞「厭煩的」和「令人厭煩的」，是關於「-ed」或者是「-ing」形式的形容詞。
Don't confuse this. It's a really common mistake that English learners make and it's not just about the adjective 'bored' and 'boring' but it's about any adjective that has an -ed and an -ing form.
它們之間有非常重要的不同。大體上來說呢，-ed結尾的形容詞描述的是人們對於某件事情的感覺。我們也描述動物對某件事情的感覺。
There's a really important difference between them. So in general, -ed adjectives describe how people feel about something. We also describe how animals might feel about something.
但是-ing形式的形容詞描述的是一件事情，或者是導致那種感覺的人。讓我們一起看一下幾個例子吧，來測試一下。
But -ing adjectives describe the thing or the person that causes that emotion. So let's go through a few examples together to test this.
我想要描述一種情況，能量滿滿，讓我感覺超棒。這個情境是令人激動的，還是感到激動的呢？
I want to describe a situation that was full of energy and it made me feel great. Was the situation exciting or excited?
我不能說是感到激動的，因為一種情形是不會有什麼感覺的。我想要描述我在令人害怕的情境中的感覺。
I can't say excited because a situation can't feel anything. Now I want to describe how I felt in a scary situation.
我感到 frightened 或者是 frightening。是我有這種感覺，對吧？
I felt frightened or I felt frightening. It was me who felt something, right?
我感到害怕。那種情境，就是我身邊發生的事情是令人害怕的，但是我感到害怕。
I felt frightened. The situation, whatever was happening around me was frightening but I was frightened.
好的，在我們結束今天的課程之前，還有另一個。我想要描述對我而言很難的一個考試，好嗎？
Okay one more before we wrap up today. I want to describe an exam that was difficult for me to take, okay?
考試是感到困惑的還是令人困惑的。應該是哪一個呢？
The exam was confused or confusing. Which one?
記住考試並沒有什麼感覺，所以應該是令人困惑的，對吧？令人困惑的考試讓我感到困惑。
Remember that an exam can't feel things so it has to be confusing, right? The confusing exam made me feel confused.
如果這個對你而言有點難的話，不要擔心，我有一整節關於-ed和-ing形式形容詞的課程，就在這裡，大家可以一會兒看一下。
我想要知道，說實話，你有時候會犯這些錯誤嗎？
If this is a little tricky for you, don't worry I've got a whole lesson on -ed and -ing adjectives right up there so you can check that out next. So I want to know and be honest, do you sometimes make these mistakes?
在評論區告訴我吧。我希望你在本節課程中學到了新的東西和有用的東西。
Tell me in the comments. I hope that you learned something new and something useful in this lesson today.
想要練習的話，我真的希望大家造個句子，證明你們已經看了並且清晰地理解了所講的一切。
為我今天談到的這三個錯誤分別造一個句子吧，我一會兒就會過去檢查的。
To practise, I really would love you to write a sentence to prove to me that you watched and understood everything clearly.
Write one sentence for each of the three mistakes that I talked about today and I'm going to come down and check them out in a minute.
如果你有朋友在學習英語的話，你覺得他們能從這個視頻中獲益的話，那請分享給他們哦。
這些錯誤真的是太常見了，但是我們需要幫助大家意識到這些錯誤。
Now if you've got a friend who's learning English and you think they could really benefit from watching this lesson, then please share it with them.
These mistakes are so, so common but we just have to help each other to realise that.
不要感到尷尬，試著去解決它們，對吧？試著擺脫這些壞習慣。
Don't be embarrassed about it, just try and fix them, okay? Try and break these bad habits.
好的，希望大家已經訂閱了我的頻道，我每周都會發布新的英語課程，如果大家沒有訂閱的話，一定要訂閱哦。
Alright I hope that you've already subscribed to my channel but I make English lessons here every week so if you haven't, make sure you do.
And for you, I really recommend that right now, you head over and check out one of these two lessons here so that we can keep practising together.
我推薦大家去看看這兩節課程，這樣我們就可以繼續練習了。
I'll see you in there!
再見啦！