we
pronoun
ukstrong/wiː/weak/wi/usstrong/wiː/weak/wi/wepronoun(GROUP)
A1
used as thesubjectof averbto refer to agroupincludingthespeakerand at least one otherperson:
（用作动词的主语）我们Can we all go to theswimmingpoolthisafternoon?我们今天下午能都去游泳吗？
If you don'thurryup we'll be late.你不抓紧的话我们就要迟到了。
used by aspeakeror awriterto refer to themselves and thepeoplelisteningorreading:
（讲话者或作者用来指代自己与听众或读者）我们In today'slecture, we will beexploringtheworldeconomicsituation.在今天的讲座上，我们要探讨世界经济形势。
- We were justchattingabout what we did lastweekend.
- We weren'tmarriedinchurch, but we had acivilceremonyin aregistryoffice.
- Afriendrecentlysentme anewspaperclippingabout someone we were atschoolwith.
- As weapproachedthehallwe couldhearthesoundoflaughter.
- We'dsavetimeonourjourneyif we went bytrain.
Linguistics: personal pronouns
- 'em
- he
- her
- I, i
- it
- number one
- personally
- S, s
- s/he
- she
- thee
- them
- themself
- thou
- us
- y'all
- you
- you-all
- yours trulyidiom
- yous
wepronoun(ALL PEOPLE)
B1
used as thesubjectof averbto refer to allpeople,especiallywhenconsideredas agroup:
（用作动词的主语）所有人；（尤指作为一个整体的）我们Thisplaneton which weallliveshould becherishedand notexploited.我们生活的这个星球应该受到珍爱，而不该被掠夺。
- The way wewastethis planet'sresourcesiscriminal.
- Heclaimedthat we are alldescendedfromapes.
- We all havebasichumanrightsthat should beobserved.
- Theideasweholdinfluencethe way weseetheworld.
- We still don'tknowhow theuniversewascreated.
Linguistics: personal pronouns
- 'em
- he
- her
- I, i
- it
- number one
- personally
- S, s
- s/he
- she
- thee
- them
- themself
- thou
- us
- y'all
- you
- you-all
- yours trulyidiom
- yous
wepronoun(YOU)
informal
used as thesubjectof averbtomean"you",especiallywhentalkingto achildor someone who isill:
（用作动词的主语，用于对孩子或病人说话时）你，你们We don'twantto be late forschool, do we?你不想上学迟到，对不对？
"How are we thismorning,MrsFlanagan?" said thedoctor.“你今天上午感觉怎么样，弗拉纳根太太?”医生说道。
Linguistics: personal pronouns
- 'em
- he
- her
- I, i
- it
- number one
- personally
- S, s
- s/he
- she
- thee
- them
- themself
- thou
- us
- y'all
- you
- you-all
- yours trulyidiom
- yous
wepronoun(I)
formal
used by aqueenorkingwhenspeakingofficiallytomean"I"
（女王或国王在正式场合使用）朕，寡人Linguistics: personal pronouns
- 'em
- he
- her
- I, i
- it
- number one
- personally
- S, s
- s/he
- she
- thee
- them
- themself
- thou
- us
- y'all
- you
- you-all
- yours trulyidiom
- yous
Grammar
Pronouns: personal (I, me,you,him,it,they, etc.)
We use personal pronouns in place of noun phrases. We often use them to refer back to people and things that we have already identified (underlined):…Subject and object pronouns
Personal subject pronouns act as the subject of a clause. We use them before a verb to show who is doing the verb. We do not usually leave out the pronoun:…I,me
We use I and me to refer to the speaker or writer. I is the subject form and me is the object form:…You
We use you to refer to the listener or reader. It is both the subject and the object form. You can refer to one person or more than one person. It is usually clear from the context whether you is singular or plural:…He,him;she,her
He, him, she and her are singular third person pronouns. He and him are the masculine forms. She and her are the feminine forms:…It
We use it to refer to things:…We,us
We use we and us to refer to different groups of people, but always including the speaker. We and us can refer to the speaker + the listener, or the speaker + other people but not the listener, or people in general including the speaker:…They,them
We use they and them to refer to specific groups of people, things and animals:…Pronouns:one,you,we,they
One, you, we and they are generic personal pronouns. We can use one, you, we and they to refer to ‘people in general’.…One,youandwe
We can use one, you or we when we are making generalisations and not referring to any one person in particular. When used like this, one, you and we can include the speaker or writer:…They
We can use they to talk about a wide group of people, such as an authority or an institution. In such cases, they does not refer to specific people:…