谈英语演讲中的英语语法认知
aying how grateful I am to all of you to everyone who poured your hearts and your hopes into this campaign…(Hillary Clinton “Hillary Clinton’s Farewell Speech”)
b. What Indira didn’t tell you is that this lecture series used to be called the Last Lecture. (Randy Paush “Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams”)
(2)you用来指代包括听话人在内的更广泛的群体。例如:
a. You’re young, you’re educated, and you are the very best China has to offer. My young Chinese friends, I believe in your dreams. I believe that you can achieve them, and I believe you can make a difference, a big difference. All you have to do is just make the commitment. All you have to do is create the action and commit…(Arnold Schwarzenegger “Keep Your Dreams A Speech Given BY Governor Schwarzenegger at Tsinghua University”)
(3)you用来指代特定场合的群体。例如:
a. And this thing does parabolic arcs, and at the top of each arc you get about 25 seconds where you’re ballistic and you get about, a rough equivalent of weightlessness for about 25 seconds. (Randy Paush “Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams”)
(4)you表示一种泛指。例如:
a. If you had one last lecture to give before you died, what would it be? I thought, damn, I finally nailed the venue and they renamed it. (Randy Paush “Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams”)
以上是仅仅从演讲中学习英语语法,特别是人称代词的学习的一个简单分析。 从分析中不难看出演讲对形象学习英语和实际教学都有着一定的意义。