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John, did you try that homemade tea I sent to you?
约翰，你尝过我寄给你的自制茶了吗？
Not yet. I just made a cup from the bag you sent.
还没有。我刚用你寄来的茶包泡了一杯。
Hmm. What flavor is it supposed to be?
嗯。它应该是什么味道的？
I call it Chocolate Chip Cookies and Milk.
我叫它巧克力曲奇加牛奶。
I think it's the best flavored tea I've made so far.
我觉得这是我到目前为止做过的味道最好的茶。
This ain't it, chief! It doesn't taste like cookies.
你错了，头儿！尝起来不像饼干。
Wow, John, you surprised me!
哇，约翰，你让我大吃一惊！
A grammar guy like you used the word "AIN'T!".
像你这样的语法专家用了“AIN'T！”这个词。
Well, that's a popular expression--haven't you heard?
这是一个很流行的表达——你没听说过吗？
"THIS AIN'T IT" means you're wrong.
“THIS AIN'T IT”的意思是你错了。
Ah, I get it! You know, I think "ain't" is a really old short form in English.
啊，我明白了！我认为“ain't”在英语中是一个非常古老的缩写形式。
You're right--Charles Dickens used it to show how working-class Londoners spoke.
你说得对——查尔斯·狄更斯用它来展示伦敦工人阶级的说话方式。
And when writers want to capture how people sound today, they use a lot of short forms.
当作家想要描述当今人们的声音时，他们会使用很多缩写形式。
I dunno, I was just tryna be funny!
我不知道，我只是想搞笑一点！
There you go again!
你又来了！
You used "dunno" for "don't know" and "tryna" for "trying to".
你用“dunno”表示“不知道”，用“tryna”表示“试图”。
Dr. Jill, you hear these words all the time in casual speech.
吉尔博士，你总是会在日常对话中听到这些词。
Of course, and they are in many popular songs.
当然，它们也会出现在许多流行歌曲中。
Let's look at some other examples.
我们看看一些其他的例子吧。
I'm gonna list them here.
我要把它们列在这里。
And remember, it's fine to use these in conversation with friends.
记住，在与朋友交谈时使用这些词是可以的。
But when speaking formally, keep the longer form.
但在正式发言时，请使用较长的形式。
And that's Everyday Grammar.
以上就是今天的《每日语法》。
