This is Everyday Grammar. I'm Kaveh.
欢迎收看《每日语法》栏目,我是卡维。
And I'm Lucija. Kaveh, I'm kind of upset today, so don't talk to me.
我是露西佳。卡维,我今天有点儿伤心,所以不要和我说话。
Wait, what? I have to talk to you! We are doing the show together. What's going on?
等等,怎么了?我必须和你说话!我们正一起录节目呢,发生什么事了?
Well, I took this writing course, and I got a bad grade on my first paper.
我上了门写作课,我的第一篇论文分数很低。
Oh, well, what was the problem?
噢,是吗,出了什么错?
So, I mixed up i.e. and e.g. It happens!
我把i.e.和e.g.弄混了。常有的事
E.g. and i.e. are both Latin abbreviations we use in writing.
E.g.和i.e.都是我们在写作中使用的拉丁文缩略词。
E.g. for exempli gritia and i.e. for id est.
E.g.是“exempli gritia”的缩写,i.e.是“id est”的缩写。
Ok, what else?
好吧,还有吗?
E.g. means "for example", and is used when you want to list one or more examples.
E.g.的意思是例如,它在你想要列出更多例子时使用。
Mark only likes to watch action movies (e.g., Die Hard, James Bond, the Terminator series)
马克只喜欢看动作片(例如《终极警探》、《詹姆斯·邦德》、《终结者》系列)
I.e. means "in other words". It is not used with listing examples, but clarifies an idea with more information.
I.e.的意思是换句话说,它不用于列举例子,而是通过更多的信息澄清一个想法。
Our pet, Sammy, i.e., the Beagle we adopted two years ago, needs to be groomed every day.
我们的宠物萨米,即我们两年前领养的小猎犬,每天都需要打扮一番。
Those are great explanations! Anything else?
这些解释都很棒!还有别的吗?
Yes! Style! It's important to know that i.e. and e.g. are always written with a period.
有的!格式!重要的是要知道,i.e.和e.g.书写时要加句号。
After the second period use a comma,
在第二个句号后用逗号,
the letters are lowercase if used in the middle of a sentence,
如果它在句子中间,用小写字母,
and you can use them with parenthetical statements, or in front of commas or even semicolons.
你可以在插入语中、逗号甚至分号前面用它们。
And that's Everyday Grammar.
以上就是今天的全部内容。