跟《老友记》学英语（3）

经常看美剧的话，会发现口语中gonna，gotta，wanna，kinda等出现地非常频繁。

gonna

1. gonna
Gonna is used in written English to represent the words ‘going to’ when they are pronounced informally.
Gonna是going to的非正式发音的书写形式，与be连用，be gonna即be going to，表示将要之意

例句：
Then, what am I gonna do?
那么，我该怎么办呢？

第一集中包含gonna的台词：
(1) Ross: Y'know, here's the thing. Even if I could get it together enough to- to ask a woman out,... who am I gonna ask?
(2)** Monica:** Yeah... yeah, I think there is. -What were you gonna say?
(3) Rachel: I'm gonna go get one of those (Thinks) job things.

gotta

2. gotta
Gotta is used in written English to represent the words ‘got to’ when they are pronounced informally, with the meaning “have to” or “must”.
必须，不得不（got to的非正式发音的书写形式）

got to
You use have got to when you are saying that something is necessary or must happen in the way stated. In informal American English, the 'have' is sometimes omiited.
必须，不得不（美国英语的非正式语体中have有时可省略），SPOKEN口语

例句：
I'm not happy with the situation, but I've just got to accept it.
我对这一局面并不满意，但又不得不接受
There has got to be a degree of flexibility.
得有一点灵活性才行

第一集中包含gotta的台词：
(1) Joey: Come on, you're going out with the guy! There's gotta be something wrong with him!
(2) Joey: Great story! But, I uh, I gotta go, I got a date with Andrea--Angela--Andrea...
(3)** Chandler:** All right, kids, I gotta get to work. If I don't input those numbers,... it doesn't make much of a difference...

wanna

3. wanna
Wanna is used in written English to represent the words 'want to' when they are pronounced informally.
要，想 （want to的非正式发音书写形式）

例句：
I wanna be married to you. Do you wanna be married to me?
我想和你结婚，你想和我结婚吗？

第一集中包含wanna的台词：
(1)** Joey:** This guy says hello, I wanna kill myself.
(2) Ross: I don't want to be single, okay? I just... I just- I just wanna be married again!
(3)** Monica:** So you wanna tell us now, or are we waiting for four wet bridesmaids?

kinda

4. kinda
Kinda is used in written English to represent the words 'kind of' when they are pronounced informally.
kind of 的非正式发音书写形式

kind of
You can use kind of when you want to say that something or someone can be roughly described in a particular way
稍微，有几分，有点儿 SPOKEN口语

例句：
She wasn’t beautiful, but she was kind of cute.
她不漂亮，但她有点可爱
I'd kinda like to have a sheep farm in New Mexico.
我有点想在新墨西哥州开一个牧羊场
He looked kinda cool but kinda young.
他看上去有点酷但也有点嫩

第一集中包含kinda的台词：

(1)** Rachel:** So anyway I just didn't know where to go, and I know that you and I have kinda drifted apart, but you're the only person I knew who lived here in the city.
(2) ** Rachel:** Ooh, I was kinda hoping that wouldn't be an issue...
(3)** Rachel:** Well actually thanks, but I think I'm just gonna hang out here tonight. It's been kinda a long day.

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