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In this episode, I want to teach you a very interesting and, I think, very strange expression.
在这一集中，我想教大家一个非常有趣的，我认为非常奇怪的表达方式。
The expression is "no ifs, ands, or buts." No ifs, ands, or buts. That's no ifs: i-f-s, ands: a-n-d-s, or buts: b-u-t-s. No ifs, ands, or buts.
这个表达方式是“no ifs, ands, or buts”。
The first strange thing you might notice is that those words—if, and, but—are being used like nouns.
你可能会注意到的第一件奇怪的事情是，if、and、but这些词用作名词。
Those words are called conjunctions, and we cannot usually have a plural form of a conjunction. But in this expression, we see the plural form of if, and, but.
这些词被称为连词，连词通常没有复数形式。但在这个表达中，我们看到了if、and、but的复数形式。
"No ifs, ands, or buts." What does this expression mean? This expression means "no matter what."
No ifs, ands, or buts这个表达是什么意思？这个表达的意思是“no matter what”。
We use it when we want to say that something will happen, or something is true, no matter what. It is definitely true, or it will definitely happen.
当我们想说某事会发生，或者某事是真的时，我们会使用它。它肯定是真的，或者它肯定会发生。
Or something like that. Okay, but why does it mean that? How does it mean that?
或者类似的东西。但是为什么是这个意思呢？它怎么会是这个意思呢？
This is what the expression is saying: it is saying something will happen or something is true, and there are no restrictions on it. There are no ifs.
这个表达式的意思就是：它表示某事将会发生或某事为真，并且对此没有任何限制。没有如果。
That is, there are no conditions. There is nothing that begins with if that we need to add to our statement. Also, we don't need to add anything that starts with and.
也就是说，没有条件。我们不需要在语句中添加任何以if开头的内容。此外，我们不需要添加以and开头的任何内容。
We don't need to add any more detail. We also don't need to add anything that starts with but because this thing is always true. Or it will always happen. It will definitely happen. No matter what.
我们不需要添加更多细节。我们也不需要添加以but开头的任何内容，因为这个事情始终为真。或者它总是会发生。它肯定会发生。无论如何。
Let me give you an example of a situation where somebody could use this expression, and then, I think you will understand it a little bit better.
让我给你举个例子，然后，我想你会更好地理解它。
Let's say that I am having a party on Friday night. I ask my friend if he will come to the party. And my friend says, "I will be there, no ifs, ands, or buts." When he says that, he means he will definitely be there.
假设我周五晚上要开派对。我问我的朋友他是否会来参加派对。我的朋友说：“I will be there, no ifs, ands, or buts.”当他说那句话时，他的意思是他一定会去的。
He is saying, "I will be there. It is that simple. There are no if statements. I'm not saying, 'I will be there if I can.' Or, 'I will be there if I don't have other plans.' Or, 'I will be there if I remember.'"
他说的是：“我会去的。就这么简单。没有如果。我不是说‘I will be there if I can.’或者‘I will be there if I don't have other plans.’或者‘I will be there if I remember.’”
He's not saying anything like that. There will be no statements that begin with if. There will be no conditions. There will be no ifs.
他没有说任何类似的话。不会有任何以“if”开头的陈述。不会有任何条件。不会有任何如果。
He is also saying, "I will not add anything to this statement. I'm saying, 'I will be there. No ifs, ands, or buts.' I'm not saying, 'I will be there, and I can only stay for a few minutes.' Or, 'I will be there, and I expect you to do me a favor next week.'"
他还说：“我不会在这句话上添加任何内容。我说的是‘I will be there. No ifs, ands, or buts.’我不是说‘I will be there, and I can only stay for a few minutes.’或者‘I will be there, and I expect you to do me a favor next week.’”
Or anything like that. He is not adding anything to the statement. He's also not adding anything that starts with but.
或者任何类似的话。他没有在这句话上添加任何内容。他也没有添加任何以“but”开头的陈述。
He's not saying, "I will be there, but I don't really want to come." Or, "I will be there, but I don't really like your other friends." Or, "I will be there, but I don't think I will have a good time." He is not adding anything.
他不是在说：“I will be there, but I don't really want to come.”或者，“I will be there, but I don't really like your other friends.”或者，“I will be there, but I don't think I will have a good time.”他没有添加任何东西。
He is saying, "I will be there, definitely. I will be there no matter what. I will be there, no ifs, ands, or buts."
他说的是：“我一定会去的。不管怎样我都会去的。我会去的，没有任何如果、而且或但是。”
And that is "no ifs, ands, or buts," an interesting, useful, and strange expression that I think you should know.
以上就是“no ifs, ands, or buts”的用法，一个有趣、有用且奇怪的表达方式，我认为你应该知道。
