(单词翻译:单击)
This is Everyday Grammar. I'm Kaveh.
这里是《每日语法》节目。我是卡韦赫。
And I'm Lucija. I'm thinking of getting some delicious Mexican food after work today.
我是露茜佳。我想今天下班后去吃一些美味的墨西哥食物。
Why not some Mexican delicious food?
为什么不是墨西哥美味食物呢？
'Cause that just sounds silly. Adjectives follow a particular order.
因为这听起来很可笑。形容词要遵循特定的顺序。
You can't just throw them in anywhere!
你不能随意放置它们的位置。
Says who? I can say a beautiful red vase or a red beautiful vase. You'll still understand me.
谁说的？我可以说一个漂亮的红色花瓶，也可以说一个红色漂亮的花瓶。你都可以明白我说的。
True, but it might sound weird. Hear me out.
没错，但是听起来就怪怪的了。听我把话说完。
A noun is usually modified by one or two adjectives although there can be more.
名词通常由一个或两个形容词修饰，尽管也可以用更多的形容词。
OK, so tell me about this adjective word order thing you were talking about.
好，那你就给我讲讲你刚才说的形容词词序吧。
The first thing to know is that opinion adjectives usually come before all other adjectives.
首先要知道的是，评价性形容词通常排在所有其他形容词之前。
Words like "dangerous" "difficult" and "favorite" express opinions.
比如像dangerou、difficult、favorite这种表达观点的词。
Easy enough to understand.
很容易理解。
After opinion adjectives, you then have size, age, color, nationality and material.
在评价性形容词之后，就要说到尺寸、年龄、颜色、国籍和材质了。
Wait a minute! What about quantity? Like, "the three blind mice."
等一下！那数量呢？比如说“三只盲鼠”。
Oh, when a number is used as an adjective, it tops all, even opinion.
哦，当一个数字被用作形容词时，它高于一切，甚至是高于评价性形容词。
Got it! So, without numbers, opinion adjectives come first, like, "The costly rugs."
我懂了！也就是说，没有数字的话，那就先说评价性形容词，比如“昂贵的地毯。”
Yes! Then size. Then age. Then color. Then nationality. Then material.
没错！然后是尺寸。接下来是年龄、颜色、国籍和材质。
That sounds wordy.
听起来好冗长啊。
Just stick to that word order, and don't use more than two adjectives for each noun.
只要遵循这个词序就行了，而且每个名词不要使用超过两个形容词来形容。
