Can I help you? . . . I have a gun in my pocket and 'its' loaded. . .
有什么可以为您效劳吗？我口袋里有把上膛的枪。
I have a gun in my pocket and… Oh dear! Today we're looking at a mistake that lots of people make when they're writing.
我口袋里有把枪，而且……天哪！今天我们来看看很多人在写作时都会犯的一个错误。
We're going to learn the difference between its and it's. I have a gun.
我们要学习 its 和 it's 的区别。我有一把枪。
Yes, that bit's all right. It's this 'its', that's a problem.
是的，这一点是正确的。就是这个“its”，这是个问题。
What? It needs an apostrophe, see?
什么意思？它需要一个撇号，明白吗？
I didn't come here for an English lesson. The way to remember it is we use an apostrophe when it's is a contraction of 'it is' or 'it has'.
我不是来上英语课的。要记住的是，当 it's 是 it is 或 it has 的缩写形式时，我们要使用撇号。
It is loaded. It's loaded. Apostrophe. Great!
它上膛了。它上膛了。需要撇号。很好！
Is there anything else I can help you with? Oh yeah.
还有什么需要我帮忙的吗？噢，有的。
Open the safe and put… . ah! What's wrong now?
打开保险箱，把……啊！现在又有什么问题吗？
Well, see if you can spot the problem. . . . Open the safe and put 'it's' contents into my bag. . .
好吧，看看你能不能发现这个问题。打开保险箱，把里面的东西放进我的包里。
Is its a contraction there? Put its contents — put it is, oh.
这里的 its 是缩写形式吗？把里面的东西放进去——放进去，哦。
It's NOT a contraction. What is it then?
这不是缩写形式。那是什么呢？
A possessive pronoun. A what?
物主代词。什么？
The safe's contents. Its contents.
保险箱里的东西。里面的东西。
With no apostrophe. You know you're a good teacher.
没有撇号。你知道你是个好老师。
Thank you. I always wanted to be a teacher.
谢谢你！我一直想当老师。
A lot of native speakers make mistakes with its. When it's is a contraction of 'it is' or 'it has', we write an apostrophe.
很多以英语为母语的人都会在 its 的使用上出错。当 it's 是 it is 或 it has 的缩写形式时，我们要用撇号。
But when it's a possessive pronoun, there's no apostrophe. I think people get them muddled up because they confuse possessive nouns and possessive pronouns, and they're different.
但当它是物主代词时，就没有撇号了。我大家把它们搞混是因为他们混淆了名词所有格和物主代词，二者是不同的。
So let's look at that. Here's some money.
我们来看一下。这里有一些钱。
If it belongs to Vicki, it's Vicki's money. If it belongs to Jay, it's Jay's money.
如果这钱属于薇姬，那就是薇姬的钱。如果这钱属于杰，那就是杰的钱。
And if it belongs to the bank, it's the bank's money. The apostrophe 's' shows the money belongs to us.
而如果这钱属于银行，那就是银行的钱。撇号“s”表示钱是属于我们的。
Now these words are possessive nouns, but what if we make them possessive pronouns? My money, his money, its money.
现在这些词是名词所有格，但如果我们把它们变成物主代词呢？我的钱，他的钱，它的钱。
Its is a possessive pronoun and there's no apostrophe. This is hard.
Its 是物主代词，没有撇号。这很难。
No, you can do this. There's a simple way to remember it.
不，你可以做到的。有一个简单的方法可以记住它。
Ask yourself: is it's a contraction? If it is, use an apostrophe.
问问你自己：it's 是缩写词吗？如果是，就使用撇号。
If it isn't, don't. I think you need a quiz.
如果不是，那就不要用。我想你需要做一个小测验。
You didn't tell me there'd be a quiz. Write this down.
你没跟我说会有小测验。你要写下来。
It's important to get the punctuation right. OK everyone.
正确使用标点符号很重要。好了，各位。
Let's try this quiz. Here's your first question.
我们来做个小测验。这是你的第一个问题。
Apostrophe or not? Apostrophe.
用撇号还是不用撇号？要用撇号。
'It's' is a contraction for it is. Next one.
It's 是 It is 的缩写形式。下一个。
Is it a contraction? It is? It has?
是缩写词吗？是 It is 吗？还是 It has ？
No — so no apostrophe. OK. Next one.
不是，所以没有撇号。好。下一个。
It is empty. That's a contraction so we need an apostrophe.
它是空的。这里是缩写词，所以我们需要用撇号。
Next. This is the contents of the safe — a possessive pronoun.
下一个。这是保险箱里的东西——物主代词。
No apostrophe. Next one.
没有撇号。下一个。
It is? It has? Contractions don't work.
是 It is 吗？还是 It has ？缩写词不适用。
This is a possessive pronoun. No apostrophe.
这里是物主代词。没有撇号。
Last one. What's this quiz been like?
最后一个。这个测验是怎样的？
It has been easy — contraction. Let me see how you've done.
它很简单——是缩写词。让我看看你做得怎么样。
They were hard questions. But you've got them all right.
这些问题很难。但你都答对了。
Well, I asked myself, 'Is it a contraction or not? ' That was the right question to ask.
我问自己，“这到底是不是缩写词？”这个问题问得很对。
OK, thanks, I'm off. Ooo wait!
好的，谢谢，我走了。哦，等等！
You're forgetting something. Oh yeah!
你忘了什么东西。哦，对了！
If you pass the quiz, you get a star. Wow!
如果你通过测验，你就会得到一颗星星。哇！
Thank you very much. But what about my money and the safe?
非常谢谢你。但我的钱和保险箱怎么办？
Oh. Talk to that man over there. We have a challenge for our viewers at the moment, for speaking English.
哦，跟那边那个人说吧。我们现在有一个面向观众们的挑战，就是英语口语。
If you're interested, there are still a few days left, so get your camera out and get busy. If you want to learn English you need to subscribe to Simple English Videos.
如果你感兴趣的话，还有几天时间，那就拿出你的相机，忙起来吧。如果你想学英语，你需要订阅“简单英语视频”。
We show you how English is used in action. Subscribe to our channel or else.
我们会教大家如何实际使用英语。欢迎订阅我们的频道。
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