Hello. I'm Gill from www. engvid. com and we're having a lesson today on the verb "to use", which is quite an interesting verb and it is used in different ways.
大家好，我是 engvid 网站的 Gill，我们今天这节课是关于动词 "use" 的，这是一个很有趣的动词，有很多不同的用法。
So I'm going to show you a few ways that we can use the verb "to use". Okay.
我会教你们动词 "use" 的一些用法。
So: "use" in the past tense: "used", and we also talk about being "used to".
那么，"use" 的过去式是 "used"，我们还会讲一讲 "used to"。
So I'll be showing you some examples of the different ways of using "used to". Okay.Let's just start with the simple meaning.
我会给你们看几个例句，这些例句中 "used to" 的用法各有不同。我们从简单的意思开始讲吧。
Right, to use something, the simple meaning."I use a computer at work." Okay?
"use" 的简单意思就是使用某个东西。“我工作的时候用电脑。”
I have a computer on my desk, I use it.It's part of my job to use the computer. Okay?"She uses a sat-nav in her car."
我的桌上有一台电脑，我用它。我工作的一部分就是用电脑。“她在她的车里用卫星导航。”

To help her find her direction, how to go to somewhere when she doesn't know the way, a sat-nav machine in her car, she uses.
当她不认识路的时候，她会在车里用卫星导航，帮助她找到方向，告诉她怎么去某个地方。
So, obviously, "use", "uses" depending on the person.I use, you use, but he/she/it uses.
所以用 "use" 还是 "uses" 显然取决于主语。"I" 和 "you" 后面用 "use"，但 "he"、"she"、"it" 后面要用 "uses"。
We just add the "s" on the end in the present tense. Okay.
在现在时中，我们就是在动词后面加上了 "s"。
And then just the past tense, if I...if I...in the past I had a job where I used a computer at work,
然后是过去时，过去我有一份工作，上班的时候用电脑，
so we could change that to past tense if we want to and say: "I used a computer at work", just the same. Okay.
所以如果想的话，我们可以把它变成过去时，变成“我曾经上班的时候用电脑”，其他的内容都是一样的。
So that's just the simple way of using "use".So let's have a look at some more complicated ways of using this word.
以上只是 "use" 的简单用法。现在我们来看看这个词更复杂的一些用法。
And the first one is "to get used to" something.
第一个是 "to get used to " （适应；习惯）的用法。
And you may have noticed when I said that, I made more of an "s" sound here: "used", "ss"; whereas with this one, it has a sort of "z": "to use".
你可能注意到了，我读 "used" 的时候发的是清辅音，更像 "s"，而这一个 "to use" 发的是浊辅音，更像 "z"。
"Use", but then when we come to this, "use", "used", "used to". Okay?
当 "use" 变成 "used" 时，"used"，"used to" 这些都是发 "s" 的音。
So just remember there is a slight change of pronunciation when you say "to get used to something".
所以要记住，当你读 "to get used to something" 的时候，发音上稍微有点变化。
And this is when you're adapting to a new situation, to get used to.
"to get used to" 的意思是适应新情况。
You're probably having to get used to the English language and all the complications in it, and the new vocabulary that you're learning.
你可能不得不适应英语语言和其中所有复杂的内容，以及你正在学的新词汇。
You have to get used to a new language, adapt to it.
你必须习惯一门新语言，适应它。
Okay, so looking at this first example, maybe this is someone who has moved from a hot country to a cold one,
好了，看一看这第一个例句，这可能是某个从炎热的国家搬到寒冷的国家的人，
and they're finding it very difficult in the winter because the winters are cold and long.
他觉得冬天很难熬，因为这里的冬天又冷又漫长。
So, they might say: "I can't get used to the long, cold winters."
所以他可能会说：“我无法适应漫长的寒冬。”
It's really difficult to adapt, to get used to the long, cold winters. Okay?
很难适应，很难习惯这漫长的寒冬。
And then this one, maybe someone who has started a new job and there are a lot of new things to learn, so they're saying: "There's a lot to learn in my new job, but I'm getting used to it.
然后来看这一个，这个人可能开始了一份新工作，有很多新东西要学，所以他说：“我的新工作有很多东西要学，但是我在慢慢习惯。
I'm adapting gradually, I'm getting used to it."Okay? So this is about adapting, a gradual process of getting used to something.
我在慢慢适应，我在适应它。”所以这个的意思是适应，一个习惯某事的慢慢的过程。
Okay? So that's getting used to something.And similarly: "to be used to".
那么以上是 "get used to something" 的内容。相似的还有 "to be used to" （习惯）。
Again, it's the "s" sound, to be used to something is when you have adapted or it was...it's always been like that.
还是一样，它发的是 "s" 音，"to be used to something" 就是你已经适应了，或者它总是这个样子。
It's normal, it's a regular situation.So there's nothing new here.
它很正常，是正常情况。没有任何新情况。
It's something that you've always done or you've done for a long time, so it feels normal.So, you say: "I'm used to getting up early".
这是你总是做的事情，或者你做这件事已经很长时间了，所以感觉很正常。所以你说：“我习惯了早起。”
"I'm used to", "to be", "I am", so that's part of the verb "to be"."I am used to getting up early."
在 "I'm used to" 中，"I am" 就是 "to be"，是动词部分。“我习惯了早起。”
I'm not used to getting up early, but some people are.I find it very difficult, getting up early.
我不习惯早起，但有些人习惯了这样。我觉得早起太难了。
Oh dear, especially in the long, cold winters. Mmm.
哦天呐，特别是在漫长而又寒冷的冬天。
Okay. "I'm used to getting...", well, somebody, "He is used to getting up early.", I'm not.
好了，“我习惯......”，是有些人，“他习惯了早起”，我不习惯。
Oh, here's a negative one: "He's not used to driving on the left."
啊，这里有一个否定的例句：“他不习惯靠左行驶。”
Maybe someone who's moved countries, again, in his country they drive on the right.
还是一样，也许某个人从一个国家搬到了另一个国家，在他的国家是靠右行驶的。
So he moves to a country where they drive on the left, how confusing, and he's not used to driving on the left.
他搬到了一个靠左行驶的国家，多令人困惑啊，他不习惯靠左行驶。
You can even have an accident if you're not used to it.I think you have to practice quite carefully first.Not used to driving his car on the left. Okay?
如果不习惯的话，甚至可能会出现事故。我想你必须先小心练习一下。不习惯靠左边开车。
And then finally in this section, again, the weather in this country, in the UK: "We're used to wet weather in the UK." Okay?
这部分的最后一个还是关于这个国家，关于英国的天气的，“我们习惯了英国潮湿的天气。”
"We are used to wet weather".It rains a lot, especially in the autumn.
“我们习惯了潮湿的天气。”这里经常下雨，尤其是秋天的时候。
Okay. And in the spring, and in the winter, and sometimes in the summer as well.So it's very...it can be very wet here.
好了，还有春天，还有冬天，有时候夏天也经常下雨。所以这里会非常潮湿。
You may not want to come now I've told you that, but anyway.
听到我这么说之后你可能不想来了，不过随便啦。
Perhaps you're here already.Anyway: "We're used to wet weather in the UK."
可能你已经在这儿了。不管怎样，“我们习惯了英国潮湿的天气。”
And the longer you spend here, you...easier you'll get used to it as well.Okay, so that is the first part of the lesson.
而且你在这儿待的时间越长，你也就越容易习惯。好了，刚才讲的是这节课的第一部分。
We have one more set of examples which we'll be covering next.
我们还有一组例句，我们随后来讲。
Okay, so here is the final example of how "used" is used.When you say: "I used to".
好了，这是 "used" 用法的最后一组例句。这个用法就是 "I used to" （过去经常；曾经）。
So, again, we've got the "ss" sound, not "z", "used to".
还是一样，我们发的是 "s" 音，不是 "z"。
We also don't really pronounce the "d" much, "used to".
"used to" 中的 "d" 我们也不怎么读出来。
So we don't try to say: "used to", it's too difficult.
所以我们不会试着把它读成 /jusd tu:/，这样太难了。
So: "used to", but it's spelt with the "d" but it's not really pronounced, "used to".
所以虽然 "used to" 的拼写里有 "d"，但读的时候并不把它读出来。
So, this is something, the meaning of this is quite different from the other: "to get used to", "to be used to".
这一个的意思和其他的，也就是 "to get used to" 和 "to be used to" 的意思很不同。
When you say: "I used to do something", it's something in the past, something you did in the past, but you don't do it now. Okay?
当你说 "I used to do something" 时，意思是这是过去的事情，是你过去做的事情，但是你现在不这么做了，知道了吗？
So, for example: "I used to live in North London."Okay? "I used to".
举个例子：“我曾经住在伦敦北部。”“我曾经”。
At one time I lived in North London, but not now.Now I live in South London. Okay.
我曾经住在伦敦北部，但现在不是。现在我住在伦敦南部。
The river...the river divides London, and the areas are very specific.
河流把伦敦一分为二，地区划分得非常明确。
People in North London don't like to go to South London, and people in South London don't like to go to North London sometimes.It's a bit of a...the river is a big divide.
有时候，伦敦北部的人不喜欢去伦敦南部，伦敦南部的人不喜欢去伦敦北部。那条河是一个大分界线。
Anyway: "I used to live in North London, but I'm happy to say I now live in South London." Okay.
不管怎样，“我曾经住在伦敦北部，但是我很高兴地说我现在住在伦敦南部。”
"She used to play tennis, but then she hurt her knee" -she had an injury, something happened to hurt her knee- "and she had to stop", had to stop playing tennis.
“她过去常打网球，但是后来她伤到了膝盖”，她受了伤，伤到了膝盖，“她必须停下来”，必须停止打网球。
She used to play, she used to play.At one time she played tennis, but not now because she hurt her knee. Okay?
她过去常打网球。曾经她打过网球，但是现在不打了，因为她伤到了她的膝盖。
Another one: "I used to work full time", to work full time, that means from say 9 or 10 o'clock in the morning through to 5 or 5:30 at night, so like seven hours, the full day.
另一个：“我以前做的是全职工作”，全职指的是从早上九点或十点一直工作到晚上五点或五点半，所以工作时间为七个小时，一整天。
And that's usually Monday to Friday for a lot of people.
对很多人来说通常是从周一工作到周五。
That's full time, about 35-36 hours a week is full time.So: "I used to work full time..."
那是全职，一周大概工作35-36小时就是全职。所以“我以前做的是全职工作......”
The opposite of full time is part time, it's called part time."...but I only work in the afternoons now".
“全职”的反义词是“兼职”。“......但是现在我只在下午工作。”
Okay, so: "I used to work full time, but now I'm part time.I only work in the afternoons now."
好了，所以就是“我以前做的是全职工作，但是现在我是兼职。我现在只在下午工作。”
Okay. And finally, this is where you see somebody and they look familiar, you think: "I know that person.Where do I know that person from?"
最后，这种情况是你看到了某个人，他看上去很熟悉，你想着：“我认识那个人。我在哪里认识的那个人来着？”
And then you think back years and years and years to when you were at school: "Ah, we were at school together all those years ago.
然后你回想到了很多很多很多年以前，回到你还在上学的时候，然后想起来：“啊，我们很多年前一起上的学。”
So you say: "Ah, we used to go to the same school, didn't we?"We used to go to the same school, didn't we?"
于是你说：“啊，我们以前在同一所学校上学，是吧？”“我们以前在同一所学校上学，是吧？”
We don't go there now because we're too old to go to school.
我们现在不去那儿了，因为我们年纪太大了，不适合上学了。
"We used to go to the same school, didn't we?"
“我们以前在同一所学校上学，是吧？”
And then the other person might pretend not to recognize you.
然后对方可能会装作没有认出你。
It depends, you know, what your relationship was at school, whether you were friends or not.
这取决于你们上学时的交情，取决于你们是不是朋友。
But anyway, I hope those examples and the earlier ones have helped to show how this interesting verb: "to use" can be used.
但是不管怎样，我希望这些例句还有之前的那些对向你们展示如何使用这个有趣的动词 "use" 有所帮助。
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