Hey, guys. I'm Alex. Thanks for clicking, and welcome to this vocabulary lesson on the word: "big".
大家好，我是Alex，感谢点击收看，欢迎来到今天关于“大”的词汇课。
Today, we are going to look at 10 synonyms for this very common, often overused word.
今天，我们来看看这个超级常见、经常被过分使用的单词，与之相关的10个同义词。
So if you're tired of describing things using the same adjectives again and again, specifically the word: "big",
所以如果你已经受够了一遍遍用同一个形容词，特别是“大”这个单词，
today, we're going to look at 10 other ways you can do that just so you have some variety in your speech.
那么今天我们就来看看其他10种不同的说法，这样你就可以在演讲的时候有丰富变化了。
Now, we're also going to focus on the pronunciation of these words because that's also important in speech.So let's get to it.
我们也会注重这些单词的发音，因为发音在演讲中同样重要。来看看吧。
At the top, I have two sentences, you know, where you could use the word: "big".
最上面，我写了两句话，这两句话中你可以用到“大”。
So the first one says: "That's a", or: "an", depending on if it's a consonant or vowel.
第一个写的是，“那是一个……”（a或者an，取决于后面是元音还是辅音。）
If it's the word: "big", we would say: "That's a big building!" Or: "They made a big amount of money!"
如果是单词“big”，那我们可以说“那时一幢大楼！”或者“他们整了一大笔钱！”

That doesn't sound as good I guess, but I would say: "a large amount of money", probably sounds better in that case.
我猜听起来不是那么好，但是我会说“a large amount of money”，在这句话里这么说可能听起来舒服点儿。
So let's look at some words that we can use in place of the word: "big" in these contexts.
那让我们来看看我们能拿来替换“big”的一些单词。
First, we have, very simple, the word: "large", which you might hear, you know, if you go to a fast-food restaurant and order a drink or something like that.
第一个，很简单的单词“large”，如果你去一家快餐店然后点一杯饮料的话，你可能就会听到这个单词了。
So you can say: "That's a large building!" Very basic.Second one we have is: "huge".
你可以说：“That's a large building!” 很基础的词汇。第二个是“Huge”。
So this one you really have to stretch your "u" sound in "huge", "huge". Not: "huge" or: "hudge". It's: "huge".So make sure you're stretching it.
这个单词你需要把“U”的音拉长，Huge。不是“huge”或者“hudge”，而是“huge”。保证你要拉长。
And you can imagine...You see my hands going like this, I naturally want to this when I...
你可以想象一下……你能看到我的手会做这样的动作，
When I say that word "huge" just because it makes me think of something very, very large.
我在讲“huge”这个单词的时候很自然的就想这么做，因为这让我想到了非常非常大的东西。
So, the next one, I know this word exists in other languages in different forms, it's: "gigantic". Okay?
好，下一个，我知道这个单词在其他语言中有不同形式，它是“gigantic”。好吗？
So it's not: "gigantic", it's: "gi", "gigantic". All right?
不是“gigantic”，是“gi”，“gigantic”。
So you can say: "They made a gigantic amount of money!" Whether this is a recording studio or something like that.
所以你可以说：“They made a gigantic amount of money!”不管赚钱的是一间录音室还是其他什么东西。
Next word: "enormous".Now, this one has two acceptable pronunciations that you might hear on the street.
下一个：“enormous”。在大街上，你会听到这个单词有两种发音。
Some people say: "enormous", so you can say: "enormous".Some people, like myself, we say: "e", "enormous", "enormous". Okay?
有一些人说“enormous”，所以你也可以说“enormous”。还有一些人，比如我自己，我们说“e”，“enormous”，“enormous”。
Next one we have: "massive".So this one, you really have to open up your mouth like: "ma", "massive".
下一个是“massive”。读这个的时候，你要把嘴张大，“ma”，“massive”。
And again, it's not: "massive". It's: "massive", "massive". All right?
再来一遍，不是“massive”，是“massive”，“massive”。
Five more to go, and we're going to do the pronunciation on these ones now.So first one: "immense", "immense".
还有五个，我们要开始注重发音了。第一个“immense”，“immense”。
Not...You could say: "immense" as well, this is another one that has two possible pronunciations, so: "immense" or: "immense".This one: "colossal".
不是……你也可以说“immense”，这是另外一个有两个发音的单词，是“immense”或者“immense”。这一个：“colossal”。
So you think of a giant colossus with one eye like a gigantic monster, a colossal building.
你可以想到一个巨大的独眼巨人，像一个大型怪物一样，一幢摩天大楼。
Or you can say: "I have a colossal headache", if your head hurts a lot. All right?
如果你头非常疼的话，你可以说：“我头疼的厉害。”懂了吗？
"Mammoth", this comes, again, from the giant two-tusked animal.
“Mammoth”，这个单词来源于那个两个象牙的巨大动物。
So you think of a mammoth as being a large creature, you can also say: "a mammoth building", or: "a mammoth headache", or: "a mammoth lunch", if you eat a lot.
所以你可以想到猛犸是一种大型生物，你也可以说“a mammoth building”，或者“a mammoth headache”，如果你午饭吃的很多的话，你可以说“ a mammoth lunch”。
Next one: "monstrous".So think of a monster, a gigantic, scary monster.
下一个，“monstrous”。想象一个怪物，巨大的吓人怪物。
And finally, we have, if you...You know, you're a comic book reader, you might be familiar with the Hulk, so this one is: "hulking".
我们要看的最后一个，如果你是一个漫画迷的话，你大概会熟悉绿巨人，这个就是“hulking”。
So think of the Hulk when you say: "hulking".So a hulking building or a hulking amount of money - just very, very powerful, large, strong.
当你说“hulking”的时候你就想想绿巨人。那么就有了a hulking building或者a hulking amount of money，非常非常有力、巨大、强壮。
Okay, one more time, I just want you guys to listen and repeat with me for the pronunciation.
好了，再来一遍，你们听完以后请跟读。
Okay? So from the top, everyone listen and repeat: "large", "huge", "gigantic", "enormous" or: "enormous", "massive", "immense" or: "immense", "colossal", "mammoth".
好了吗？从头开始，大家听后跟读，“large”，“huge”，“gigantic”，“enormous”或者“enormous”，“massive”，“immense”或者“immense”，“colossal”，“mammoth”。
Make sure you get that "th", "mammoth".One more time: "mammoth". Okay. "Monstrous", and again, make sure you get that final "s", "monstrous". And finally: "hulking".
注意th发音，“mammoth”。再来一遍，“mammoth”。很好。“Monstrous”，注意结尾的s发音，“monstrous”。最后一个，“hulking”。
So if you want to test your understanding of this material, specifically, I'm going to be focusing on the spelling in the quiz.
所以如果你想要检验一下自己是不是理解了这些单词，我会在测验里面着重考察拼写。
Make sure you know how to spell these words, as well as pronounce them.You can check out the quiz on www. engvid. com to do that.
保证你自己会拼写这些单词，也会读这些单词。你可以通过登录www.engvid.com做测试题检验一下。
And don't forget to subscribe to my YouTube channel and every other engVid teacher's YouTube channel because where else can you get free, good English lessons online?
别忘了订阅我的还有其他engvid老师的Youtube频道，因为你还能在哪找到这样免费的优秀在线英语学习课程呢？
I guess many places, but not the way we do them here.So, guys, I'll see you next time.
我猜有不少地方能够找到，但是跟我们在这的方式可不一样。那么，下次见了。