指示詞

Demonstratives show where an object, event, or person is in relation to the speaker. They can refer to a physical or a psychological closeness or distance. When talking about events, the near demonstratives are often used to refer to the present while the far demonstratives often refer to the past.

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指示詞表達某物與說話者之間的關係，可以表達實際上或心理上的遠或近。當談到某些事物時，近指地點指示詞（如 here）常用來指目前的事物，而遠指地點指示詞（如 there）常用來指過去的事物。

	距離說話者近	距離說話者遠
副詞	Here	There
與單數名詞和不可數名詞連用的指示詞	This	That
與複數可數名詞連用的指示詞	These	Those

指示詞的用法

舉例

距離說話者近	距離說話者遠
Is this John's house?	Is that John's house over there?
This is a nice surprise!	That must have been a nice surprise for you.
These apples are mine.	Those apples are yours.
What are you up to these days?	Those days are long gone.
This time I won't be late.	We really surprised you that time.
This sugar is for my crepes.	You can use that sugar for your cake.