什么时候用youand me,什么时候用youand I,这个问题经常有人问我,这次在国内去听一些少儿英语培训课,也经常碰到老师错用这两个句型,听起来很刺耳。
我们先来看这个句子:You and I should have a break. 正确的形式到底是youand I…还是youand me…?说实在,就是英语是母语的人也经常混淆这两个说法。其实,有个非常简单的办法来判别在类似的句型里到底该用I还是me: 就是只要将句子里you拿掉,然后再看一下这两个句子:
·I should have abreak.
·Me should have a break.
这样子是不是很容易看出哪个句子是对的?当然是Ishould have a break. 所以正确说法应该是Youand I should have a break.
我们再看下面这个句子:
He will blame you and I. 同样的,将you去掉然后试着看这两个句子:
·He will blame I.
·He will blame me.
那么这样一看又是一目了然了,第二个句子是正确的,所以整个句子就是:Hewill blame you and me.
是不是很容易?
我们中国人学英语喜欢说语法,那我们就从语法的角度来解释一下。
You, I和 Me
首先这几个单词都是代词,他们可以被替换成Jessica,Sam等。代词可以是主语,宾语和所有格。代词又分为主格代词subjectpronoun和宾格代词objectpronoun,那么I就是subjectpronoun, me就是 object pronoun。其实,本来区分I和Me是很简单的,主语用I,宾语用Me,只不过如果和you一起合起来用,大家就容易混淆,因为You不管是主格代词还是宾格代词都是一样的,所以很多人就搞不清楚到底用I还是Me。
主语比较好理解,就是实施某个动作或行为的人或物:Youand I both need a break. 你和我要实施某个动作即要havea break! Me作为宾格就是接受某个动作: You love me。同时,在英语中,介词后面也必须跟宾格代词,如下表:
Preposition(介词) | Correct (正确) | Incorrect (错误) |
with | She went with me. | "She went with I." |
to | Tom gave it to me. | "Tom gave it to I." |
from | This came from me. | "This came from I." |
between | He wants to talk to you and me. | "He wants to talk to you and I ." |
This is between Tom and me. | "This is between Tom and I." |
同时,必须注明的一点是,当我们在用youand me, you and I或 them and us的时候,我们习惯性将自己放在后面,这是表示礼貌的一种说法。如我们经常这样说:
He will ask you andme later.
而不说:
He will ask me and youlater.