(单词翻译:单击)
This is Everyday Grammar. I'm Alice Bryant.
这里是《每日语法》节目。我是爱丽丝·布莱恩特。
Uh oh, look at the time. It's almost 5 o'clock and I still need to run to the post office.
嗯，看看时间。快5点了，我还得跑一趟邮局。
Hmm... Maybe I can get there before it closes.
嗯……也许我能在邮局关门前赶到。
The bus runs down 14th Street every few minutes.
公共汽车每隔几分钟就从第14大街开过去。
But before I go, I want to tell you about a word that can be a verb or a noun:
但在我走之前，我想告诉你们一个既可作动词也可作名词的单词:
"run" It has more meanings than any other word in the English language.
与英语中的任何其他单词相比，“run”有更多的含义。
But many are guessable by how they are used.
但许多含义是可以通过它们的使用方式来猜测的。
Listen again to how I used the verb "run" a moment ago and see if you can guess its meaning:And I still need to run to the post office.
再听一遍刚才我是如何使用“run”这个动词的，看看你是否能猜出它的意思:我还得跑一趟邮局。
Here, "run" means to make a quick trip to a place to get or buy something.
在这句话中，“run”的意思是快速跑到一个地方去取或买东西。
You can, for example, run to a post office, a store or somewhere else.
例如，你可以跑到邮局、商店或其他地方。
Now, listen to this other part of what I said.
现在，听我说的另一部分。
Again, try to guess what the verb "run" means here: The bus runs down 14th Street every few minutes.
再一次，试着猜一下动词“run”在这句话中的意思:公共汽车每隔几分钟就从第14大街开过去。
This use of "run" refers to public transportation, especially buses and trains.
“run”的这一种用法涉及公共交通工具，尤其是公共汽车和火车。
It means to travel along a usual route or at usual times along a route.
它的意思是沿着通常的路线或在通常的时间沿着一条路线行驶。
OK, time to run to the post office!
好了，该跑去邮局了!
Join us again soon for more about "run".
欢迎再次加入我们，了解更多关于“run”的内容。
And that's Everyday Grammar.
以上就是今天的《每日语法》。
