人称代词
表示“我”、“你”、“他”、“我们”、“你们”、“他们”等的词,叫做人称代词。
一、人称代词主格的用法
a) 作主语
I am a cook. (炊事员) We are cooks.
You are a teacher. (教师) You are teachers.
He is a barber. (理发员) They are barbers.
She is a nurse. (护士) They are nurses.
It is a cart. (大车) They are carts.
b) 作表语
It's I. 是我。
Oh, it's you. 噢,是你。
注:第一人称单数人称代词 I (我) 永远要大写。
注:口语习惯上不说 it's I (he, she等),而说 It's me (him, her等)。
二、人称代词宾格的用法
a) 作及物动词的宾语
The dog bit him. 那只狗咬了他。
Our P. E. teacher taught us to swim yesterday.
我们的体育老师昨天教我们游泳。
This is my new hat. Do you like it ?
这是我的新帽子,你喜欢吗?
b) 作介词的宾语
My brother often writes to me.
我弟弟常给我写信。
They took good care of us.
他们无微不至地照料我们。
三、人称代词的其他用法
a) 报刊的编辑和文章的作者,在发表观点时,常用we代替I (同样用our代替my)。如:
We believe that China will make still greater progress in shipbuilding.
我们相信中国的造船业将会有更大的发展。
In our opinion this is the best film of the year.
我们认为这是今年最好的影片。
b) 用she来代替国家、城市、船舶、飞机等,用he/she来代替动物等,以表示亲切和爱抚。如:
That's the picture of the Dongfeng; she is a 10,000 - ton class ocean—going freighter.
那是万吨远洋货轮东风号的照片。
The dog waved his tail when he saw his master.
那狗看见主人就摇尾巴。
c) It 有时可用来代替小孩(child)和婴儿(baby)。如:
The child smiled when it saw its mother.
小孩见到母亲就笑了。
d) they可用来代替一般的人,特别在"they say"中。如:
They say there's going to be another good harvest this year.
人们说今年又是个丰收年。